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Sharon Osbourne To Release 20 yr Ozzfest Doc by Penelope Spheeris, Ft. Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Slayer

  • The Metal Voice
  • Nov 12, 2023
  • 3 min read

Jimmy Kay from Canada's The Metal Voice recently spoke to Hollywood filmmaker Penelope Spheeris about her documentaries (The Decline of Western Civilization, part 1-3) and her feature films (Wayne's World etc..) as well as her upcoming documentary that was shelved for 20 years 'We Sold Our Soul For Rock and Roll' OzzFest

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When asked about the upcoming never released 20 year old documentary 'We Sold our Soul for Rock and Roll' OzzFest filmed in 1999

"I did go to the motion picture Academy Museum because they screened 'We sold our souls for rock and roll' recently which is a movie that I did with Sharon and Ozzy (Osbourne) 20 years ago and it was never released. It has Black Sabbath, original Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, System of a Down um it's got Godsmack, Fear Factory, 10 bands in it. With Buckethead playing guitar in a cemetery. It's a great film and Sharon (Osbourne) says she's going to release it now after 20 years. I went on a tour bus and went to like 30 cities and filmed all the 10 bands. So it's really in my opinion my best documentary, no decline three is. But anyways, my second best documentary is 'We Sold ourselves for Rock and Roll' and Sharon says she's going to release it soon. It's like you are going on tour at the Ozzfest and you're seeing all these bands and I respect the bands. Slayer is in the movie. Whatever City we went to, for example San Francisco we were there and I went oh where can I film Slayer ah uh Alcatraz (prison).. okay. Slipknot we're in D.C. where I can film Slipknot? At the National Monument, so you see Slipknot walking around at the National monument in front of Abraham Lincoln. I put them (Bands) in different locations and I went backstage with all the band and Ozzy. A lot of Ozzy did a lot of stuff with Ozzy backstage. I worked three years on that movie and it never got released. I used to wake up in the morning, lay in bed and cry for a half an hour before I got out of bed because I never got the movie released. And now I mean it's a historical document at the 1999 Ozzfest. I am gonna get in touch with her (Sharon Osbourne) next week though and do whatever I can to help her get the movie out."


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When asked if she will do a Decline of Western Civilization part 4

"You see that computer over there, it's got the makings of (Part 4) let's put it that way. I've just been really busy managing all my properties and everything. I really need to get back to doing that movie and another documentary and I also wrote a book about my movie career. I can't figure out the title, so I can't submit it to Publishers. My partner Simon Abrams, he's a New York reporter and he helped me write it and he said we should call it 'The Decline of Penelope's World'


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8 Comments


datanova
Oct 20, 2025

Wow, talk about nostalgia. Ozzfest was a huge part of my teenage years, and hearing Sharon Osbourne is putting out a doc about it is exciting. Plus, Penelope Spheeris being involved gives it serious cred. I’ll definitely be lining up to see this. reanimal demo

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lunarforge
Oct 17, 2025

This is awesome news for metal fans! A 20-year Ozzfest documentary directed by Penelope Spheeris sounds like a must-watch. Ozzfest had so many legendary moments, I can’t wait to see all the behind-the-scenes stories. Thanks for the update!

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Sep 20, 2025

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Sep 18, 2025

So excited about the 20-yr Ozzfest doc! With Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Slayer and Spheeris at the helm, it’s sure to capture the magic of this legendary metal event. https://www.mirage2.org/

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