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
Osbourne dressed as a werewolf) became popular on MTV. Unfortunately, substance abuse problems would prevent
Osbourne from releasing another record up to the standards of
Bark at the Moon for nearly the rest of the decade. [The 2002 reissue adds "Spiders in the Night" and "One Up the 'B' Side" as bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Huey