ZAKK WYLDE Says New OZZY Album Will Contain Mix Of Rockers, Ballads

July 11, 2006

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) recently spoke to Gary Graff of Billboard.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for Ozzy's upcoming 15th solo album, tentatively due in early 2007. "There's a bunch of kick-ass stuff on there," Wylde said. "It is just ass-kicking, heavy stuff, and we've got the ballads, some piano stuff and some acoustic stuff."

"It would've been great if we got [Osbourne's album] done before the Ozzfest, but it's like trying to cram three pounds of crap into a two-pound leaking bag, if you know what I mean. There's not enough hours in the day to get everything done.

"But right now it's coming out slamming. I think once the Ozzfest is done, Ozz can start writing at home in the studio and start knocking vocals out."

The as-yet-untitled album is Osbourne's first featuring all original material since 2001's "Down to Earth".

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