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“Tony Iommi didn’t want a song by another guitarist on a Sabbath record.I never saw the money. But hearing Dio perform my song was unforgettable”: Jimi Bell may have lost out to Zakk Wylde in his Ozzy Osbourne audition, but he has no regrets

The drummer turned guitarist remains grateful for what Sharon Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Joan Jett and Randy Rand did for him, as he preps original music from his Deep Purple tribute band

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne ‘frail for a while’ and aware farewell gig would be his last, reveals close pal

The Black Sabbath frontman died last month aged 76

Evening Standard

“Metallica is nearly equal to Ozzy in terms of the respect factor – not all the way, but nearly”: When Jason Newsted swapped bands with Robert Trujillo

Why Jason Newsted got the call from Ozzy – and what lay in store for Robert Trujillo, who signed with Newsted’s old band, Metallica

Guitar World

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Kelly Osbourne shares heartbreaking realisation about late dad Ozzy in new documentary

Kelly made the moving admission in a BBC documentary filmed shortly before the Black Sabbath star’s death

The Independent UK

“Nobody walked away going, ‘That’s the last time we’ll see Ozzy’”: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich looks back on Black Sabbath’s retirement show, Back To The Beginning

Metallica’s drummer says Sabbath were “great, if not better than ever” at their final show, which took place just 17 days before singer Ozzy Osbourne’s death

Metal Hammer

Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne died of heart attack, death certificate shows

Osbourne died at home surrounded by his family on 22 July at the age of 76, just weeks after his farewell concert in Birmingham.

Euronews

“As soon as Jimmy Page came on, the roof came off the place! Afterwards, Plant was absolutely fuming”: The epic, ego-fuelled story of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath’s Live Aid reunions

In Juy 1985, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited for Live Aid. Cue the spats and ego clashes

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Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral procession to pass through Birmingham city centre

The Black Sabbath singer’s hearse will travel along Broad Street to Black Sabbath Bridge in his home city on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

“I’m a huge fan – why do you guys get to have all the fun?”: Jason Momoa looks back on joining the moshpit at Black Sabbath’s final show

The Aquaman and Game Of Thrones star, who emceed at Back To The Beginning, couldn’t help but join the melee at one point in the day

Metal Hammer

"I was physically frightened: 'What danger does it pose to me and my family?!'" Tom Morello on how Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath changed his life

Rage Against The Machine's mercurial guitarist helped curate the Back To The Beginning spectacular. It was a job he'd been training for his whole life

Metal Hammer

"He was actually much cleverer than people gave him credit for!" Rick Wakeman pays heartfelt tribute to his late pal Ozzy Osbourne

"I loved his madness," says Rick Wakeman as he pays an emotional tribute to his friend, the late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne

Metal Hammer

Judas Priest review – thrash, hellfire, dazzling guitar … Ozzy would have loved it

Still making stellar new music in their sixth decade, the Brummie band pay tribute to the late Black Sabbath frontman as they cement their place among the heavy metal gods

The Guardian - UK

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath helped cement my love of vinyl – RIP the Prince of Darkness

An ode, to one of music’s greats – your legacy extended far beyond metal

What Hi-Fi?

Ozzy Osbourne flung open hell’s musical gates – and changed the world

TRIBUTE: The Black Sabbath frontman personified metal as a raving, hell-bound lunatic, fully devoted to the nightmarish conceit. He sang of black masses and apocalyptic iron men with genuine menace and soul-staring intensity, a wild-eyed wolfman with a liver of steel. Mark Beaumont pays his respects

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

The incredible impact of Ozzy Osbourne, from Black Sabbath to Ozzfest to 30 years of retirement tours

Ozzy Osbourne, the “prince of darkness” and godfather of heavy metal, has died aged 76, just weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham in England.

The Guardian - UK

Ozzy Osbourne obituary

Heavy metal singer who found fame with Black Sabbath, launched the Ozzfest rock festival and became a reality TV star

The Independent UK

10 songs to memorialize Ozzy Osbourne, the great Black Sabbath frontman

The larger-than-life frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne has died

Guitar World

“I want someone that’s hungry. I want someone who wants to go out and kick Eddie Van Halen’s ass”: Ozzy Osbourne rates his guitarists – and reflects on the highs and lows of Black Sabbath

In this classic interview from the GW archives, the Prince of Darkness speaks candidly about bandmates past and present – from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde – and what he looks for in a guitarist

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PC Gamer

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.

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal who led Black Sabbath, dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, has died

Metal Hammer

Ozzy Osbourne 1948 - 2025

A true musical icon, Ozzy Osbourne was one of the architects of our world, the self-styled Prince Of Darkness who brought joy to millions, and inspired generations of musicians across the globe. We will never see his like again. This is his remarkable story

The Guardian - UK

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

Euronews

Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, family says

Either clad in black or bare-chested, the singer was often the target of parents’ groups for his imagery and once caused an uproar for biting the head off a bat.

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Yungblud’s career-affirming cover of Black Sabbath’s Changes from Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show is now available to stream

The UK rocker stole the show with his take on Sabbath’s 1972 track at Back To The Beginning, and the performance can now be relived again and again

Metal Hammer

"Thank you for a lifetime of beauty, horror, love, power, happiness, melancholy." Soundgarden salute the "majestic brilliance" of Black Sabbath, and say they were "super bummed" at not being able to play the band's Back To The Beginning show

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