With the winter holidays in full bloom and the impending arrival of the new year, rock and metal stars have shared holiday posts and well wishes across social media.
One legend who should be on your radar every holiday is the “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne. It’s almost always something crazy and/or hilarious. Ozzy’s terrifying photo shoot as the Easter Bunny can’t be beat, but going to choke out Santa Claus has to be a close second!
Wishing everyone a “merry f*cking Christmas” and a “happy holidays to all,” Ozzy’s post kicks off our round-up over 20 rock and metal musicians and bands who are full of holiday spirit.
Metallica posted a cartoon drawing by artist Squindo, showing the four members in a sleigh one a “1 night world tour,” alongside parody lyrics to “Jingle Bells”:
Thrashing through the snow / In a nitro-powered sleigh / Over the fields, we go / Headbanging all the way / Bellz and Whiplash blast / Making spirits bright / Acting like a maniac / With Metallica tonight
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As you’ll find below if you keep scrolling, there’s a mix of cheeky cheerfulness and sincerity and gratitude to be around loves ones and friends during this time of year.
And then there’s guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, or as he shared, Steve V-AI — you must check out his Instagram slideshow of some eye-popping AI-generated visuals of the icon.
See what rock and metal stars had to share this holiday season directly below!
Ozzy Osbourne
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Metallica
George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Cannibal Corpse)
Bret Michaels (Poison)
Alice Cooper
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Steve Vai
Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper)
David Ellefson (Kings of Thrash, Dieth, ex-Megadeth)
Caleb Shomo (Beartooth)
John Moyer (Disturbed)
Hinder
Andrea Ferro (Lacuna Coil)
Michael Sweet (Stryper)
Phil Demmel (ex-Machine Head, Kerry King)
Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Abbath (ex-Immortal)
Blaze Bayley (ex-Iron Maiden)
Matt Pinfield (KLOS, 120 Minutes)
Riki Rachtman (Headbangers Ball)
Mortician
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