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“They were unfairly dismissed by critics and listeners with ‘good taste’ as mindlessly primitive”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Black Sabbath's Iron Man

Following Ozzy's passing, we put one of Sabbath's best-loved tracks under the musical microscope

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Debate: what is the greatest metal riff of all time?

Creeping Death? Raining Blood? The Trooper? Blind? Which metal riff towers above the rest?

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"Thirty-four minutes of pure unadulterated sonic sludge": Black Sabbath tweak the formula on Master Of Reality, invent even more genres

Black Sabbath: now heavier, denser and doomier than before

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“The whole place went, ‘What on earth is this?!’ It was nuts. The crowd went mental”: The story of the Black Sabbath gig that changed history

At a gig just outside Birmingham on August 1, 1969, music changed forever

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"I'm always looking for the rainbow I can't find": At the Classic Rock Awards in 2008, Ozzy Osbourne gave one of his most revealing interviews

After picking up the Living Legend Award at the 2008 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, Ozzy sat down to talk about being Ozzy Osbourne

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Google ‘Ozzy Osbourne’. You won’t regret it.

The search engine has included a touching tribute to the Prince Of Darkness for those who look up his name

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“The last text I got from Oz said, ‘Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you. Thanks for everything’”: Zakk Wylde looks back on his closer-than-close relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and their final moments together onstage

Wylde was the Black Sabbath icon's guitarist and friend for decades. He reflects on his instant connection with the Prince of Darkness, how their relationship evolved both on and offstage, and that emotional final show at Back to the Beginning

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"Sabbath were there for me before punk." Duff Mckagan on recording with Ozzy, jamming with Tony Iommi and why Black Sabbath were true punks

Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan shares what Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne mean to him

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“We had our ups and downs over the years – I hadn’t spoken to Ozzy since 2017. But I always knew if I reached out, he’d be there for me”: Geezer Butler remembers the genius and humor of his friend and Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne

The Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist shares his fondest memories of the iconic frontman, their unlikely first encounter, and his one regret about Back to the Beginning

Guitar World

Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler reflects on ‘strangest part’ of Ozzy Osbourne farewell show

Musician recalls final gig with his late bandmate, who died weeks after Black Sabbath’s farewell show in Birmingham

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"I think he really just held out to do that show”: Tony Iommi speaks of his shock at Ozzy Osbourne’s sudden passing

Guitarist says he’s “really glad” band did Back To The Beginning show

MusicRadar

'I'm worried about Sharon...' Carmen Electra shares tearful reaction to Ozzy Osbourne's death

Carmen Electra - a friend of the Osbourne family - admits she broke down in tears when she heard that Ozzy Osbourne had died and she is worried about how his widow Sharon Osbourne will cope without the man she has been married to for 43 years.

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‘Where will I find you now?’: Bill Ward and Tony Iommi pay heartfelt tribute to late Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne

The Prince of Darkness.

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“I look over at Zakk and he can’t work the fretboard. I’m screaming at him, ‘It’s from liftin’ them weights!’ I didn’t realize he’d taken all the antibiotics in the bottle”: How Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde became metal’s most beloved partnership

In this GW interview from 2018, the two metal greats sat down on the eve of Ozzy’s farewell tour to reflect on their three-decade partnership, from Wylde’s audition to their wildest stage story

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“I think he must have had something in his head that said, ‘Well, this is the last thing I’m ever gonna do’”: Tony Iommi opens up on Ozzy Osbourne’s passing – and his Back to the Beginning farewell show

Iommi says the legendary singer was determined to grace the stage one last time to say goodbye to his fans

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Tony Iommi is convinced that Ozzy Osbourne 'held out' for final Black Sabbath show

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi believes that his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne "held out" to perform one last gig with the band following his death just over two weeks on from his farewell gig.

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"I think he really just held out to do that show": Tony Iommi speaks publicly about Ozzy Osbourne's death for the first time

Tony Iommi has spoken of his shock at Ozzy's passing, and about what happened after Black Sabbath's historic Back To The Beginning performance

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'Bless you': Sharon Osbourne reacts to Gavin Rossdale's Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Sharon Osbourne has responded to Gavin Rossdale's social media tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in her first public comment since announcing the death of her husband.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarists through the years: the players who served the Prince of Darkness for his classic albums and tours, in pictures

The Black Sabbath frontman shared stage and studio with a pantheon of guitar greats, and made household names out of many of his six-string sideman

The Independent UK

Black Sabbath co-founder says Ozzy Osbourne’s last gig was ‘brilliant’

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Why Are Fans Flocking to Black Sabbath Bridge After Ozzy Osbourne's Death?

Fans are turning Birmingham's Black Sabbath Bridge into a shrine after Ozzy Osbourne's death, leaving flowers, candles, and beer at the bench dedicated to the heavy metal icon.

We Got This Covered

Heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne passes away at 76 following decades of health struggles

Drop down dead at the end.

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“Goodbye, dear friend. So glad we got to do it one last time”: Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness

Iommi, Butler and Ward reflect on the passing of their Black Sabbath bandmate, who has died aged 76

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne’s bandmates and fans pay tribute: ‘You’re forever in my heart’

The Black Sabbath frontman’s death was announced by his family on July 22.

The Independent UK

Black Sabbath co-founder: We had no idea last show with Ozzy Osbourne would be ‘this final’

Tony Iommi revealed that Black Sabbath didn’t expect their last-ever performance with Ozzy Osbourne would be “that final” as he paid tribute to the frontman following his death aged 76.

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