
Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy steel who led Black Sabbath, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who grew to become the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy steel, died on Tuesday (July 22, 2025), simply weeks after his farewell present. He was 76. Both clad in black or bare-chested, the singer was usually…