As English media report, Ozzy Osbourne died. The musician, who became known primarily as a singer of Black Sabbath, died at the age of 76. There are no details of the cause of death.
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Emotional words on Instagram
Ozzy Osbourne’s family said goodbye to her head with an emotional posting via Instagram. They shared a photo of the rocker and wrote: “With more sadness, as words, we have to say that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne died this morning. He was surrounded by his family and love. We ask everyone to respect the privacy of our family during this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis”
The last turbulent years
The past few years have been particularly turbulent for the Ozzy: he had to struggle with injuries after a fall at home, with pneumonia and spoke publicly about his Parkinson’s disease for the first time. In 2020, the planned North America tour had to be canceled due to health problems. In the 2020 documentary “The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne”, the legendary metal musician also spoke about his depression, which would be reinforced by the isolation during the Corona Lockdown. In 2022, Ozzy Osbourne’s last solo album patient number 9.
Farewell concert at the beginning of July 2025
It was only on July 5, 2025 that Black Sabbath gave a farewell to over 40,000 visitors: inside. In her hometown Birmingham. The title: “Back to the starting”. The event also acted as a tribute to her entire life’s work. Numerous artists: Inside the “Prince of Darkness” and the group proved the honor – some live on site, others by video message. But so great Slayer, Metallica, Gojira and everyone else were – of course you were eagerly waiting for Ozzy and his bandmates. They were rightly considered the inventors of the heavy metal and were courted by all sides. Honor to whom honor is due.
Finally, the Briton sat on a throne at the farewell concert, and one with bat decorations. It was clear that it would be emotional. One last time. The giants and inventors of the metal. For the first time since 2004 with Bill Ward at the drums. Geezer Butler, solid as always. And then of course the reef lord, one of the greatest guitarists in rock history: Tony Iommi. And ozzy? He triumphed. It didn’t need a big singing performance – it was enough that he was there. He sang the songs. He held out.
Black Sabbath wouldn’t play long, you knew that. In the end there were four songs. The setlist made sense: “War Pigs” was the opener, then you went into “NIB”, with an extensive outro. The band’s biggest hits followed, “Iron Man” and then, as the last song, “paranoid”. Reduce one last.