Ozzy’s legacy Osbourne ” will never disappear ”according to Louder’s executive editor, Merlin Alderslade, who said the late musician and his band Black Sabbath ” built the foundations of heavy metal as we know it ”.
“Ozzy Osbourne was not just arguably the most famous singer in Heavy Metal history, probably the most famous Heavy Metal personality, the final point. He was Marco Zero from where it all started – he and his four Black Sabbath bandmates,” said Alderslade, who directs the site and the Louder music and culture brand.
Known by fans as and “Godfather of Heavy Metal”, Osbourne died at age 76, as announced by his family in a statement on Tuesday (22).
The cause of death was not disclosed, but Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson. The disease
In his, Osbourne introduced herself sitting, sometimes seeming to have a hard time talking, while thanking the thousands of fans who loved him, some of whom were visibly thrilled.
“Ozzy looked very fragile on the stage, for sure. He was clearly present and present at the moment, and delighted to be there,” said Alderslade. ” It was an incredible afternoon … unexpectedly but appropriate, it served as a real farewell to him … We were very shocked by the news. But what an amazing way to leave. ”
Osbourne began his career in the early 1970s as vocalist of “Paranoid” to “War Pigs” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”. These successes, coupled with a series of solo releases, earned him more than 100 million records sold worldwide.
Heavy riffs and dark themes-from depression to war and apocalypse-combined with an instinct for the Halloween Theater. As an artist, Osbourne sprinkled the audience with raw meat and, in 1982, had his meeting with a bat thrown on stage by a fan.
He always insisted that he realized his mistake and ran to the hospital to get a rabies vaccine.
In 2002, Osbourne won legions of new fans when she starred in the American reality show.
Cameras followed the old rock god walking around his huge home in Beverly Hills, pronouncing events with his strong Birmingham accent and observing, confused, the antics of his family.
Osbourne’s family included wife and businesswoman Sharon, five children, including Jack, Kelly and Aimee, and several grandchildren.
“Ozzy has a very cross-cultural appeal … He has been seen almost like a bug of music for a while. And from this journey to become this funny, affectionate, hilarious and charismatic father in a reality show assisted by millions and helped consolidate him as a 21-century pop culture pillar,” said Alderslade.
Returning to the song, Alderslade said Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s legacy “will never disappear.”
” If nothing more, purely because Heavy Metal is here, it is one of the most prosperous, passionate and widespread subcultures on the planet. And all this takes us back to Black Sabbath, ‘he said.
