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Earlier this month, the world of rock and metal descended on Birmingham to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. And now, musicians across the globe are paying tribute once more, following the shock news that Osbourne, with the dust barely settled on his triumphant homecoming, has passed Kiss rocker Gene Simmons described Osbourne as a “giant” in a post on X. “Admired and loved by millions of fans worldwide. Prayers and condolences go out to the Osborne family.” Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer known as "The Prince of Darkness," has died at 76. Osbourne's career stretched from his early days as lead singer of Black Sabbath, to a After Sharon Osbourne revealed she had disinvited a band from Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath farewell concert, fans took to social media to speculate which one it was. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons sits down with NBC News' Gadi Schwartz to discuss Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy, remembered by fans as the "Prince of Darkness," and their long-time friendship and The music world is grieving following the news Tuesday of metal icon Ozzy Osbourne 's death at age 76. Here are some of the reactions: Black Sabbath: "Ozzy Forever." Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong: "No words. We love you Ozzy." Elton John: "So sad to hear the news of @ozzyosbourne passing away. He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods When Kiss was the opening act for Black Sabbath at their performances, Ozzy Osbourne recalled: "When the Kiss army was happening, they blew us to smithereens. Pyro? Jeezus Christ, they were unreal. It was frightening going on after them." [2] John Michael " Ozzy " Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname " Prince of Darkness ". [5] Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their eponymous Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, performed his final concert with Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years on 5 July. The band's final gig was hosted at Villa Park in Aston The world of entertainment paid tribute to Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne who has died at the age of 76 “surrounded by love”. It comes just two weeks after he took to the stage one final time with his bandmates at Villa Park in Birmingham. In a statement, Osbourne’s family announced: “It Ozzy Osbourne used to be in Black Sabbath before he went onto a solo career. The current line-up for kiss is Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer. The original line-up for kiss was Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss - From a local review: "KISS, the Peter Pans of Rock, stole the show with their rock 'n' roll showmanship -- fireworks, personalized helicopters, painted faces and zany costumes. Together with Ozzy Osbourne, they took on the new breed of yell-it-with-attitude metal merchants. Ozzy Osbourne's "final moment" at his farewell concert has gone viral on social media. The Black Sabbath frontman, known as the "Prince of Darkness," died on Tuesday at the age of 76. In an interview with Metal Edge, former Adrian Vandenberg recalled his first gigs in America with Ozzy Osbourne and shared some details about the tour. “That was a very crazy tour, and Ozzy was such a nice guy, unlike the tour I did with Kiss the year after,” Vandenberg revealed. “Ozzy would tell us to [] Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76. Osbourne rose to fame as the lead singer of groundbreaking heavy metal band Black Sabbath before embarking on a triumphant solo career A totally extraordinary individual," said Simmons. The KISS frontman also credited Osbourne's reality show "The Osbournes" with paving the way for other celebrity family television shows. Vanessa Warwick interviews Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss at Donington 96, featuring live clips.00:00 - Ozzy interview03:44 - War Pigs, live clip07:03 - Ozzy interv Ozzy had a bigger stage show, a la Kiss and Alice Cooper, and the crowd helped out with the pyro by lighting a banner on fire. It has been announced that the “prince pf darkness”, Ozzy Osbourne has passed away Tuesday at the age of 76. The news comes just weeks after his retirement show with Black Sabbath, Black Former White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta recalled his opportunities to play with Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss in a September 2023 interview.
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