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UNBELIEVABLE: Prince of darkness - The Untold Story

“It’s crazy, ambitious and so out of the box. It’s like nothing you’d ever heard before.”: Zakk Wylde picks his favourite Randy Rhoads guitar solo – and explains why Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne were perfect for each other

Plucked from Quiet Riot, Rhoads was the transfusion of virtuosity Ozzy needed to launch his solo career. But Wylde says it goes both ways, and the Prince Of Darkness was the "perfect foil" for Rhoads' classically trained style

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“The Alamo incident, bat-biting, dove head-biting, snorting ants”: Ozzy Osbourne was at his “wildest” during early days of solo career, says Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler

Butler has penned a moving tribute to the late Prince Of Darkness, who died in July

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An old skit of Ozzy Osbourne acting as Gandalf The Grey in The Lord Of The Rings is going viral, and it’s magical

Glorious footage of The Prince Of Darkness battling a Balrog is doing the rounds on multiple social media platforms

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Ozzy Osbourne filed to trademark Prince of Darkness before death

Ozzy Osbourne filed paperwork to trademark his Prince of Darkness nickname in the US before he died last month.

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“You can do it, Ozzy! Bite his frickin’ head off!” A timeline of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest film, TV and videogame cameos

From screaming “boobs!” at a TV in Austin Powers to spilling orange juice during The Decline Of Western Civilization, these are the Prince Of Darkness’ greatest pop-culture moments

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Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show dubbed ‘most moving moment in metal’

Just weeks before his death, the legendary ‘prince of darkness’ was celebrated in a final hometown gig that raised £140m for charity

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RIP, Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76

The heavy metal singer had an extraordinary influence on music and popular culture, and appeared in 2009 Double Fine game Brütal Legend.

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Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light

Having escaped a life of drudgery in Birmingham, Ozzy became the rare rock frontman you could relate to – and then, against the odds, a national treasure

The Guardian - UK

Ozzy Osbourne's walking struggles continue after needing assistance for appointment

Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne needed the assistance of a helper when attending an appointment in Los Angeles earlier this week as his ongoing health issues continue to impact him

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne 'painted a hotel room' with the 'blood of a dismembered shark'

Ozzy Osbourne's band member Tony Lommi looked back on the chaos the singer caused back in the glory days. The rock singer was known for his gruesome stunts and wrecking of hotel rooms throughout his career

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Tea with Ozzy Osbourne: ‘I’ve sung that song for 55 years. I’m not going to forget the words’

When he stole the show at the Commonwealth Games, fans were delighted to see the Prince of Darkness back. Here, Ozzy Osbourne pours out his soul about overcoming illness, coming home – and why he owes it all to Sharon

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin 'could use Brits’ death sentences to push for ally’s release'

Russia may try and use two Brits facing the death penalty in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, said to be an ally of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis documentary This Much I Know to Be True reunites Bad Seeds collaborators with director Andrew Dominik

This Much I Know to Be True, Andrew Dominik’s new documentary, lifts the lid on a unique working relationship between Australia’s Prince of Darkness and one of his Bad Seeds.

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