Oz Fox (born as Richard Alfonso Martinez on June 18, 1961 in Whittier, California to Richard Joseph Martinez and Jessie Maria Martinez. He is the lead guitarist of the Christian metal band Stryper. Martinez's high school friends called him Oz in honor of Ozzy Osbourne due to his ability to emulate the vocals of Osbourne while playing Black Sabbath covers in his pre-Stryper days. He was recruited by the Sweet brothers in 1983 to form what would become Stryper. As a founding member of the band, Fox recorded and toured with Stryper until the band's first break up in 1992.
The group reformed in 2003 and since then, Stryper has recorded new albums and are actively touring the world. Oz plays in two other bands, Bloodgood and Playground. He has three children and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Annie Lobert.
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