No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)

==Overview==
''No Rest for the Wicked'' is the recording debut of lead guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zakk Wylde Interview|date= 22 September 2010|url= http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/zakk-wylde-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|access-date= 28 May 2013}}</ref> After firing lead guitarist [[Jake E. Lee]] in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him after an audition.

Bassist/lyricist [[Bob Daisley]] made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former [[Black Sabbath]] bandmate [[Geezer Butler]] for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breakin' All the Rules" were released as [[Single (music)|singles]] with accompanying [[music video]]s. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at [[Televangelism|televangelist]] [[Jimmy Swaggart]]. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 [[Jimmy Swaggart#1988 scandal|prostitution scandal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/3486/greatest-celebrity-scandals/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428160213/http://www.vh1.com/news/3486/greatest-celebrity-scandals/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 April 2015 |title=Order In The Court! 100 Celebrity Scandals That Rocked The Pop Culture Universe: #69 Jimmy Swaggart Caught With Prostitute |publisher=[[VH1]] |date= 9 April 2015 |access-date=10 November 2015 }}</ref> The song "Bloodbath in Paradise" references [[Charles Manson]] and the Manson Family murders.

Creative Director John Carver was hired by [[Sharon Osbourne|Osbourne's management]] to conceptualize and direct the album sleeve for "No Rest For the Wicked". Carver's concept was to portray Osbourne as [[Jesus Christ]], with photographer [[Bob Carlos Clarke]] taking the cover photo.