Da Bad Moon Spoke To Me...

British heavy metal legend, Black Sabbath's frontman, and "The Prince of Darkness" Ozzy Osbourne has passed away on July 22, 2025 at age 76.

Ozzy Osbourne rose to prominence as founding member and lead singer of Black Sabbath in 1968. The band were pioneers in the heavy metal genre of music, writing classic tracks like "Paranoid", "War Pigs" and "Iron Man".

After leaving Black Sabbath in 1979 over rising tensions with its other members, Osbourne had a lengthy solo music career releasing more than a dozen albums. His debut single released the next year, "Crazy Train", is arguably one of his most famous songs.

The Birmingham-born performer was known for energetic and controversial live shows, including the time he mistakenly bit the head off a bat which the singer thought was rubber in a 1982 show.

His popularity among metal fans was so immense that his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne built a touring festival, Ozzfest, around him; it became one of the biggest box office attractions of the ‘90s and attracted a glittering lineup of support acts.

By the early 2000s, Osbourne and his family would become reality TV stars after launching The Osbournes. The program, which also included his wife Sharon, their daughter Kelly and son Jack, showcased their chaotic lives in Los Angeles.