Ozzy Osbourne, star of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died. He was 76 years old. He died “surrounded by love” just weeks after reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a grand farewell concert in Birmingham, England.
This was reported by his family, according to Sky News.
In recent years, he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and other health problems.
During his career, Osbourne was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice — first with Black Sabbath and then as a solo artist. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and on Broad Street in Birmingham, as well as five Grammy Awards from 12 nominations. He is known for the hits “Iron Man,” “Paranoid,” “War Pigs,” “Crazy Train,” and “Changes,” which he performed both as part of the band and solo.
Ozzy Osbourne is also remembered for once biting the head off a bat on stage and later, under the influence of drugs, attempting to kill his wife Sharon.
Black Sabbath is considered one of the founders of the heavy metal genre and a pioneer of doom metal. The band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. The band played their last concert in 2017.
Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward participated in the farewell concert in early July 2025.