No More Tears

The harmony is grounded in natural E minor tonality, with power-chord movement through i–VII–VI forming the song's gravitational core. The use of a major V (B) chord rather than the diatonic minor v (Bm) introduces a moment of raised-leading-tone tension drawn from classical harmonic practice, a technique common in heavy metal that adds finality and weight to resolutions. The slow tempo and sustained articulation transform what is structurally a fairly standard minor progression into something cinematic and crushing.

"No More Tears" was written by Ozzy Osbourne alongside guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Mike Inez, drummer Randy Castillo, and co-producer John Purdell. The song became the centrepiece and title track of Ozzy's 1991 album, an unusually sprawling hard rock track stretching past seven minutes — longer than almost anything else in his catalogue.

The title track from Ozzy Osbourne's landmark 1991 album, 'No More Tears' is a sprawling hard rock opus built on Zakk Wylde's crushing guitar work and Ozzy's most restrained, haunting vocal delivery. Co-written by all five members of the recording lineup alongside producer John Purdell, it blends heavy metal intensity with a dark cinematic sweep unlike anything else in Ozzy's catalog. It anchors one of the best-selling heavy metal albums of the decade.