Oz

Artist: Oz

LP: Heavy Metal Heroes — Hey You

Song: "In the Chains"

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For day #3 of Gay Pride Heavy Metal Week here at The Homoerratic Radio Show, I've selected something congruent with the theme for this year's Seattle Gay Pride festivities: "Over the Rainbow." Originally from Finland, Oz recorded and released this 1982 album in Sweden. You can read about Oz on Wikipedia here. On the record label, the group is actually credited as "The Oz," but that sounds stupid—and, speaking of stupid, I've included the 2010 Seattle Gay Pride poster below.