EVERY HALLWAYS
PAINTED WHITE
AS THE LIGHT
THAT WILL GUIDE YOU
TO YOUR HELP
MAKING FRIENDS WITH STRANGERS
INSIDE MY MIND
'CAUSE THEY SEEM TO
KNOW ME WELL
Patient Number 9
is the thirteenth
and
final studio album
by the English
Heavy metal singer
It was released on
September, 9th 2022
through
Epic Records
and was produced by
Andrew Watt.
It was Osbourne’s
final album
before his death
in July 2025,
although he had stated
in 2024
that he was in the
studio to work on
"one more album".
Clocking in at
61 minutes
and
10 seconds,
Patient Number 9
is also the
longest studio album
that Osbourne released
as a solo artist.
Patient Number 9
received favourable reviews
from music critics
and won
Best Rock Album
at the
65th Annual
Grammy Awards.
It was ranked as
the 9th
best guitar album
of 2022
by
Guitar World readers.
Background and Promotion
Four days after
the release of
Ordinary Man,
Osbourne announced
that he had started
working on its
follow-up,
with Andrew Watt
returning as producer.
On June, 24th 2022,
the lead single
and title track,
"Patient Number 9"
featuring
Jeff Beck,
was released
along with an
accompanying music video.
The music video
was directed by
Todd McFarlane
and M. Wartella
The clip is the
first-ever video
to incorporate
Osbourne's
hand-drawn artwork.
"My demons were animated
and can be seen
during the
Jeff Beck guitar solo
in the song,"
wrote Osbourne
on Twitter.
The track subsequently
debuted at No. 1
on Billboard's
Hot Hard
Rock Songs chart,
while concurrently
achieving debuts
of No. 17
and 22
on Billboard's
Hot Rock Songs
and
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs,
respectively.
At the same time,
Osbourne
announced the album,
cover,
track listing
and release date.
The second single
"Degradation Rules",
featuring Osbourne's
former
Black Sabbath bandmate
Tony Iommi,
was unveiled on
July, 22nd
Four days before
the album release,
on September,5th
the third single
"Nothing Feels Right"
featuring
Zakk Wylde
was published.
Osbourne performed
during the halftime show
at the Los Angeles
Rams' NFL season opener
against the Buffalo Bills
on
September, 8th
in support of the album.
At the
65th Annual Grammy Awards,
Patient Number 9
received a total of
four nominations,
including Best Rock Album.
The title track
"Patient Number 9"
received nominations for
Best Rock Song
and Best Rock Performance,
and
"Degradation Rules"
was nominated for
Best Metal Performance.
The album would go on to win
two Grammys,
including Best Rock Album
and
Best Metal Performance
for
"Degradation Rules".
This win makes it the
third Grammy Award
that Ozzy Osbourne
and Tony Iommi
won together,
after previously winning
two as members of
Black Sabbath.
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