Yes! Ozzy Osbourne has premiered “Under The Graveyard,” his first song in nine years! The track is more of a ballad as it progresses towards a heavier and experimental style. Lyrics wise, you can hear the struggle Ozzy has been going through this year trying to recover and having to postpone his 2019 tour, which could make him think “my misery owns me.” The song is taken from the Prince of Darkness’ new album Ordinary Man, which is scheduled to arrive in early 2020, or as his wife, Sharon stated, January via Epic Records.
It has been confirmed that Zakk Wylde had no part on this record as it features producer Andrew Watt on guitars, Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) on bass, and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums.
Ozzy mentioned how his daughter Kelly asked him if he wanted to work on a Post Malone song as he had no clue “who the fuck” he was. This collaboration led him to work with producer Watt for a full-length follow-up to 2010’s Scream.
Ozzy commented:
“This album was a gift from my higher power–it is proof to me that you should never give up. It all started when [his daughter] Kelly comes in and says ‘do you want to work on a Post Malone song?’” OZZY explains. “My first thing was ‘who the fuck is Post Malone?!’ I went to Andrew’s [Watt] house and he said we will work really quick. After we finished that song, he said ‘would you be interested in starting an album.’ I said ‘that would be fucking great, but now I am thinking I don’t want to be working in a basement studio for six months! And in just a short time, we had the album done. Duff [McKagan] and Chad [Smith] came in and we would go in and jam during the day and I would go work out the songs in the evenings. I previously had said to Sharon I should be doing an album, but in the back of my mind I was going ‘I haven’t got the fucking strength…’ but Andrew pulled it out of me. I really hope people listen to it and enjoy it, because I put my heart and soul into this album.”
More details on the album will arrive soon.
In the meantime, listen to Ozzy’s first song in nine years with “Under the Graveyard” below:
Lyrics:
Today I woke up and I hate myself
Death doesn’t answer when I cry for help
No high could save me from the depths of hell
I’ll drown my mind until I’m someone else
Don’t take care of me
Be scared of me
My misery owns me
I don’t wanna be my enemy
My misery owns me now
Under the graveyard
We’re all rotting bones
Everything you are
Can’t take it when you go
I ain’t livin this lie no more
Ain’t livin this lie no more
It’s cold in the graveyard
We all die alone
Cover my eyes so I can see it clear
One sip away from everything I fear
Ashes to ashes watch me disappear
Closer to home because the end is near
Don’t take care of me
Be scared of me
My misery owns me
I don’t wanna be my enemy
My misery owns me now
Under the graveyard
We’re all rotting bones
Everything you are
Can’t take it when you go
I ain’t livin this lie no more
Ain’t livin this lie no more
It’s cold in the graveyard
We all die alone
I’m waiting for you
Under the graveyard
We’re all rotting bones
Everything you are
Can’t take it when you go
I ain’t livin this lie no more
Ain’t livin this lie no more
It’s cold in the graveyard
We all die alone
