I'll pitch a fit if I want to. People do it all the time here for less legit reasons. My point was - Ozzy was the first rumor from an actual credible source (
@Legacy ) which is the only reason I got excited. For this to be scrapped in favor of HMH - well, that's just stupid. Practically everyone on the planet knows who Ozzy was and he has millions of fans still mourning his passing. Outside of Orlando and the people who travel to HHN Orlando, who else knows what HMH is?? Logically, that move would make ZERO sense.
I mean, just because it doesn't happen does not mean it was "scrapped". Even from people who are generally reputable in this community, there are always rumors every year that do not end up being real. It is more likely that HMH was confused for Ozzy somehow.
Until it's formally announced, i'm taking the rumor to mean
Heavy Metal Hell featuring a soundtrack by way of Black Sabbath//Ozzy OR Ice Nine Kills. I'd prefer the former, but I'd understand the latter.
My questions for @hunnylvr would be:
-Would you be happy to have Ozzy represented at the event in
any capacity?
-What is it about Black Sabbath//Ozzy's music that wouldn't fit right in with a full-house-treatment for Heavy Metal Hell?
To answer those questions myself, i think anyone would be delighted to hear that Ozzy is going to be a soundtrack feature at an event of this caliber.
The alternative being:
I also think the theoretical overlap of imagery represented in a Heavy Metal Hell house would be SO similar to an idealistic Black Sabbath house that the ONLY differentiating factor I can think of would be the color palette and even that is a stretch because
it's about more than the name and not everything should just be BLACK.
Let's compare the two concepts thematically. We have...
Hell...
Demons...
Witchcraft...
Skeletons...
Frickin Bats...
What would a Black Sabbath House have that couldn't possibly be represented in a Heavy Metal Hell house that distinguishes it so significantly? And furthermore... Would the general audience attending HHN
notice or care?
The only thing i can think of is for Ozzy to literally be the sole focus of the house like THE WEEKND...
AND
Idk...
I don't personally want that. I'd prefer the way SLASH has collaborated with USH.
To each their own, but i'd rather have
something and have it be
sincere, than have nothing at all or something that really
doesn't make sense.
Heavy Metal Hell by way of Ozzy Osbourne makes perfect sense thematically and would be a fun way to celebrate the music he helped create.