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That time Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat Washington Post Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post Published Jul 23, 2025 • 4 minute read One audience member chucked a dead bat at Ozzy, who thought it was a rubber toy, picked it up from the stage and ripped its head off. Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat-biting incident during a concert remains one of the most shocking moments in rock history. It’s the most rock and roll story you could ever imagine. In January 1982, Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneer of heavy metal music, shocked, disgusted and terrified the world when he bit a bat’s head off during a concert. Now, as the world mourns his demise, we take a look back at this bizarre incident and how it unfolded Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat live onstage in front of a stunned audience is perhaps most surprising because of how unsurprising it is; however, one must argue that the murder was committed in the name of performance. 4 The story of Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat is legendary and infamous and often distorted. We got some of your favorite rock and metal musicians, as well as some fans, to do their best to recall this historic moment as they’ve heard it through the years. Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, has long cultivated a reputation for doing insane, disgusting, attention-grabbing things. One of the oldest stories about Ozzy Osbourne's borderline behavior involves him biting the head off a bat. Here's the truth about Ozzy's bat-biting. Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career. When people look back at Ozzy Osbourne’s wildest pop culture appearances, they usually bring up The Osbournes, his cameo in Little Nicky, or that infamous bat incident, but buried deep in South Park’s Released in 2000, this comedy starred Adam Sandler as Satan’s most inept son, tasked with preventing his vengeful brothers from taking over the earth Ozzy makes a climactic cameo near the film’s end, helping Nicky defeat one of the film’s villains (disguised as a bat) by biting its head off—a reference to The Prince of [] In a 2022 PEOPLE interview, Ozzy Osbourne reflected on biting a head off a bat during his 1982 concert and how the moment would live on after his death. Osbourne's family announced his death at Famous moment in rock n roll history when legendary metal icon Ozzy Osbourne bit this unconcious bats head off! How did the Ozzy Osbourne bat-biting debacle become one of the greatest, most legendary tales in rock and metal? That's what we're here to explore! Mark Neal had good reason to ask that question Did rock frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, really bite the head off a live bat? Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76, but you can still revisit the Black Sabbath icon by watching his best TV and movie cameos Ozzy Osbourne sadly passed away on Tuesday, and one of the singer's most infamous moments was when he bit the head off a live bat. But what really happened? Ozzy Osbourne, the former frontman of Black Sabbath, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. CNN reports his death comes just weeks after Osbourne performed with his old bandmates in his hometown in England. The concert was billed as Ozzy's final bow, and the first time Black Sabbath had performed Today in yesterday: The Ozzy Osbourne bat incident, 1982 (video) January 20, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle While on tour in support of his second solo album, 1981’s Diary of a Madman, former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne shocked audiences at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, by biting the head off a live bat. After Ozzy shaped the sound of heavy metal, he became a reality TV star. Here's a look back at the iconic moments from his MTV show, "The Osbournes." Ozzy Osbourne, the “prince of darkness” and godfather of heavy metal, has died aged 76, just weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert in his hometown of
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