rhoads flew to england on the november 27, 1979. he stayed with osbourne, his wife at the time thelma, and their two children. after a short while, lee kerslake joined the band, which was at the time called the blizzard of ozz. the band recorded their debut album "blizzard of ozz" which was released on september 20, 1980 and became a success. "diary of a madman", their second studio album, was recorded between february and march 1981. it was released on november 7, 1981.