Leaving behind an incredibly slender body of work – his far-too-brief career curtailed in a plane crash in 1982 at the age of 25 – the precision, melody and eye-popping technique Randy Rhoads brought ...

Randy Rhoads is known for pioneering and perfecting the traditional '80s metal guitar style. Fast riffs, big hooks and wild solos are all staples of the Rhoads brand of heavy metal. Virtually unknown ...

While a former Van Halen recording engineer has recently revealed why Eddie Van Halen shunned double-tracking his parts, Randy Rhoads’ sister has detailed the late virtuoso’s oddball recording tactics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Ozzy Osbourne recently celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his seminal solo ...

Reluctantly, the management flew Rhoads to London, continues Daisley. “Ozzy and I went into Jet Records in about October 1979, and Randy was already there. Now Ozzy had told me [that] Randy was a ...

Nearly 40 years after the untimely death of Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads, Billy Idol guitarist Steven Stevens and The String Revolution are honoring the late musician and his love of classical ...

Randy Rhoads would have celebrated a birthday on Dec. 6 annually, if not for the plane accident that cut his life tragically short. He gave fans less than 10 years worth of music – first with Quiet ...

Late guitar virtuoso and Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Randy Rhoads received the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Musical Excellence Award during the 2021 induction ceremony. Rage Against the Machine guitarist ...

Ozzy Osbourne once discussed his favourite guitarists, describing Stevie Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen were "too cold" for him to ...

Ozzy Osbourne always knew Randy Rhoads was a genius, but this became intensified when he insisted on triple-tracking in the ...