Late NECROMANDUS Bassist Played In OZZY OSBOURNE's BLIZZARD OF OZZ

December 4, 2004

More information has surfaced regarding former NECROMANDUS bassist Dennis McCarten, who died of a kidney illness in London, aged 54.

Dennis McCarten was the very first bass player with Ozzy Osbourne's BLIZZARD OF OZZ band, alongside his NECROMANDUS colleagues, guitarist Barry Dunnery and drummer Frank Hall. The band recorded a number of tracks before Ozzy rejoined BLACK SABBATH for the "Never Say Die" album. This is all documented exclusively with first-hand accounts in Garry Sharpe-Young's Ozzy Osbourne biography.

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi reportedly took the group under his wing, introducing them to the recording studios where they recorded tracks for a debut album, "Orexis of Death".

But, despite gaining a prestigious slot as the set openers on BLACK SABBATH's successful British tour in 1973, which included a date at the then-Towbar Club in Nethertown, near Egremont, the album was shelved and the band disbanded soon afterwards.

After being heavily bootlegged for many years, the NECROMANDUS album "Orexis Of Death" was released in 1999 by the Italian Black Widow label.

(Thanks: Garry Sharpe-Young / Rockdetector.com)

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