Category: GUS G. (Ozzy Osbourne)

FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE, et all guitarist GUS G. said about his forthcoming solo effort ”Quantum Leap”: “I wanted to avoid making a boring album that’s 45 minutes of ‘widdly widdly’!” And he succeed.
That GUS G is a really, really good guitar player is obvious. Fortunately, Gus G. is also a gifted songwriter, and so while this undoubtedly conforms to many of the same tropes and tricks that will delight fans of balls-out shred, ”Quantum Leap” is also an album that has melody and memorable ideas in plentiful supply.
Much like Marty Friedman’s solo work, the Greek’s instincts are always to create something enduring, rather than just assault listeners with technical showmanship.
And while Gus G. is a metalhead, he drops here some AOR moments, melodic ‘heavy-pop’ and even some ’80s retro-synthwave sounds!

Guitar virtuoso GUS G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist and as leader of his own band Firewind, will release his new solo album “Fearless“, on April 20 via AFM Records. On “Fearless”, Gus joins forces with vocalist / bassist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic) and drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence). Of...

* GUS G. is mainly recognised as the guitarist for Firewind and Arch Enemy, but basically because he was handpicked by Ozzy Osbourne in to become his new lead axe-man. Last year was the time for his solo debut – a very good one – and now he has help from the mighty Jeff Scott Soto, Elize Ryd of Amaranthe,...