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Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne on the band’s anniversary 44 years ago. Here is our in-depth study of the incident and their affairs, with an emphasis on how it affected the group and Ozzy Osbourne personally. We are answering the question: When did Ozzy Osbourne leave the Black Sabbath band? On Ozzy Osbourne was a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1967. He sang and played harmonica on the band's first eight albums, the first three of which are considered classics. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, Ozzy left school at 15 and did odd jobs including factory work before teaming up with school friend Geezer Butler in several bands. Black Sabbath played their final concert on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. It was a historic night, the last time all four original members, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, would share a stage. The band, widely considered one of the origin points of heavy metal, closed the evening with a set of classics including “War Pigs,” “N.I.B,” “Iron Man About Osbourne's original stint with Black Sabbath, though. It's a known fact that the Ozzman parted ways with the heavy metal pioneers in 1979 – but why would he have done that? Did he somehow hate being the singer of a super-popular band, or something? Let's take a look at the real reason Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath. Ozzy wasn’t trying to get people to ignore the man behind the curtain, he wanted to reassure us the man on stage wasn’t so bad. But like the wolfman Ozzy sang about in “Bark at the Moon,” or the Robert Louis Stevenson character he referenced on an Ozzmosis deep cut, something horrifying kept breaking out of John Michael Osbourne. On April 27, 1979, after various attempts to get Ozzy back on the team, Black Sabbath fired their lead singer. Ozzy Osbourne has become a pop culture fixture in his own right. Musically speaking, however, he will always be tied to Black Sabbath. The band all but solidified metal as a rock and roll subgenre, and the controversial singer was their perfect avatar. They created indelible music during their golden period, and then Osbourne went solo. List of Ozzy Osbourne members Current and former members of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band performing live in 2009 (top) and 2018 (bottom) Ozzy Osbourne was an English heavy metal vocalist from Marston Green, Warwickshire. The Crown in Birmingham, where the band played their first show Following the break-up of their previous band, Mythology, in 1968, guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward sought to form a heavy blues rock band in Aston, Birmingham. They enlisted bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, who had played together in a band called Rare Breed, Osbourne having placed an advertisement in a Years before Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his last performance, the acclaimed singer left Black Sabbath. The group found plenty of success thanks to albums such as "Paranoid" and "Master of Reality," but the members of the band felt that it was time for a change. Once released, Osbourne and his friend, Geezer Butler, formed their first band, Rare Breed, with Ozzy on vocals. The band was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid (1970), Master of Reality (1971), and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973). Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs. A founding member of the band in 1968, Osbourne sang vocals on Black Sabbath's first eight studio albums, starting with their self-titled debut in 1970 and running through 1978's Never Say Die!. In fact, Osbourne abruptly quit the band in 1977 before having a change of heart and returning the following year. But why was he unceremoniously let go from Black Sabbath in 1979? Sharon Osbourne Says She Disinvited 1 Band from Performing at Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert with Black Sabbath "After the show I'll let everybody know who it was. The news of Ozzy Osbourne's death at 76 surfaced on the internet on Tuesday, July 22, after his family's announcement about the singer's death was posted by media outlets. Ozzy Osbourne—born John Michael Osbourne—was more than just a rock star. Known as the “Prince of Darkness,” he broke barriers in heavy metal, launched a crazy solo career, and even became a reality‑TV dad. Sadly, on July 22, 2025, Ozzy passed away at the age of 76, leaving fans worldwide heartbroken. But how did he die? And what did he leave behind? Let’s dig in. Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the legendary rock group Black Sabbath who did more than maybe any other musician to help shape the dark, hard-partying image of the heavy metal genre — even once biting the head off a bat on stage — died Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced. “It is with
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