Ozzy Osbourne
finds a permanent replacement for
Randy Rhoads
in
Jake E. Lee
, a more standard
metal
guitarist without
Rhoads
'
neo-classical
compositional ability or stylistic flair. Still,
Osbourne
and his band turn in a competent, workmanlike set of
heavy metal
featuring the crunching title track, whose video (featuring
dressed as a werewolf) became popular on
MTV
. Unfortunately, substance abuse problems would prevent
from releasing another record up to the standards of
Bark at the Moon
for nearly the rest of the decade. ~ Steve Huey