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Today (March 19), marks the 31st death anniversary of legendary Heavy Metal guitarist RANDY RHOADS. His tragic death is still mourned by the Heavy Music world. On March 19, 1982, RHOADS went on a plane ride around Leesburg, Florida, on board a small plane around while on tour with Ozzy when all of a sudden the pilot lost control and the plane clipped into the side of Ozzy's tour bus. Next thing you know, the plane crashed into a mansion garage. RHOADS died immediately from the impact! He was only 25 years old. RHOADS was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, is a drummer and vocalist who also arrange classical compositions, who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads. His sister's name is Kathy.
RHOADS can be blamed for being not a only a phenomenal musician, but also a true innovator when it came to music writing. His guitar skills with early Quiet Riot and obviously with Ozzy Osbourne, revolutionized music forever. His angelic face, blonde hair, and his amazing personality, will be remembered forever! To this very day his musical style and songwriting skills remain unmatched. RHOADS has influenced thousands of musicians worldwide, some of this musicians are: the late great Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera & Damageplan), Zakk Wylde from Black Label Society, and many more! Related links: Official Site of Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads would have celebrated his 56th birthday today (December 6, 2012). Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, is a drummer and vocalist who also arrange classical compositions, who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads. His sister's name is Kathy.
Rhoads can be blamed for being not a only a phenomenal musician, but also a true innovator when it came to music writing. His guitar skills with early Quiet Riot and obviously with Ozzy Osbourne, revolutionized Heavy Music music forever. His angelic face, blonde hair, and his amazing personality, will be remembered forever!
Today, 30 years after his death, his musical style and songwriting skills remain unmatched. Rhoads has influenced thousands of musicians worldwide, some of these musicians are: the late great Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera & Damageplan), Zakk Wylde from Black Label Society, and many more!
His tragic death is still mourned by the Heavy Music world. On March 19, 1982, Rhoads was on board a little plane while on tour with Ozzy, when all of a sudden the plane clipped into the side of Ozzy's tour bus. Next thing you know, the plane crashed into a mansion garage in Leesburg, Florida. Rhoads died immediately from the impact!
Last Wednesday April 11th, America’s only Hard Rock and Heavy Metal award show took over downtown Los Angeles! The fourth annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone® rocked out at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event was broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages.
Prior to the kick off of the awards show, we had the chance to chat with QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali about what the Golden Gods mean to the Heavy Music world and how QUIET RIOT plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'Metal Health'. Here is our interview with Frankie Banali at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards.
Today (March 19), marks the 30th death anniversary of legendary Heavy Metal guitarist RANDY RHOADS. His tragic death is still mourned by the Heavy Music world. On March 19, 1982, RHOADS went on a plane ride around Leesburg, Florida, on board a small plane around while on tour with Ozzy when all of a sudden the pilot lost control and the plane clipped into the side of Ozzy's tour bus. Next thing you know, the plane crashed into a mansion garage. RHOADS died immediately from the impact! He was only 25 years old.
RHOADS was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, is a drummer and vocalist who also arrange classical compositions, who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads. His sister's name is Kathy.
RHOADS can be blamed for being not a only a phenomenal musician, but also a true innovator when it came to music writing. His guitar skills with early Quiet Riot and obviously with Ozzy Osbourne, revolutionized music forever. His angelic face, blonde hair, and his amazing personality, will be remembered forever! To this very day his musical style and songwriting skills remain unmatched. RHOADS has influenced thousands of musicians worldwide, some of this musicians are: the late great Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera & Damageplan), Zakk Wylde from Black Label Society, and many more!
Randy Rhoads would have celebrated his 55th birthday today (December 6, 2011). Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, is a drummer and vocalist who also arrange classical compositions, who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads. His sister's name is Kathy.
Rhoads can be blamed for being not a only a phenomenal musician, but also a true innovator when it came to music writing. His guitar skills with early Quiet Riot and obviously with Ozzy Osbourne, revolutionized music forever. His angelic face, blonde hair, and his amazing personality, will be remembered forever!
Today, after almost 30 years after his death, his musical style and songwriting skills remain unmatched. Rhoads has influenced thousands of musicians worldwide, some of this musicians are: the late great Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera & Damageplan), Zakk Wylde from Black Label Society, and many more!
His tragic death is still mourned by the Heavy Music world. On March 19, 1982, Rhoads was on board a little plane while on tour with Ozzy, when all of a sudden the plane clipped into the side of Ozzy's tour bus. Next thing you know, the plane crashed into a mansion garage in Leesburg, Florida. Rhoads died immediately from the impact!
