There’s no replacing Ozzy Osbourne. The inimitable Black Sabbath frontman, who helped define and popularize heavy metal, passed away at 76 on July 22, 2025. A few weeks before his death, the “Prince ...

The death of the forefather of metal, Ozzy Osbourne has been met with heartfelt tributes from musicians across genres, but none as heartfelt as those from the musicians who knew him best: Tony Iommi, ...

From the time he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band in 1987 until Osbourne’s death in July, Zakk Wylde was not only the guitarist for the Prince of Darkness but his close friend and collaborator. Even when ...

After crossing nearly every major milestone in his career, Ozzy Osbourne had only one request before his death. He wanted to play one last concert with Black Sabbath. After making that dream known, ...

If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, then guitar was the vehicle that got him to the dream gig of stepping in as Ozzy ...

It is almost impossible to put into words how vitally important Ozzy Osbourne — who died today at 76 — and Black Sabbath, the band that he helped loft to fame, were to the history of heavy music. The ...