27 Years Since “No Rest for the Wicked” Was Released!

September 28, 2015 Stig G. Nordahl Spotlight 0

Today marks 27 years since the release of Ozzy Osbourne’s fifth solo album No Rest for the Wicked. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. No Rest for the Wicked is also the recording debut of guitarist Zakk Wylde! \m/

Fun fact: The song “Miracle Man” was a pointed barb aimed at disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne’s music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal.

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Stig G. Nordahl

Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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