Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for The Ozzy Osbourne Years by Black Sabbath. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs. The discography of Black Sabbath, an English heavy metal band, includes 19 studio albums, eight live albums, 13 compilation albums, nine video albums, three extended plays and 37 singles. The band was formed in 1968 by John "Ozzy" Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitars), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has undergone multiple lineup changes. [1] Though the Ozzy Osbourne became famous as the front man for Black Sabbath, but in 1979, his bandmates let him go. The first five Black Sabbath albums and Ozzy’s first two solo efforts are masterpieces as timeless and essential as any in rock history. Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne (long the band’s famed frontman) have a heavy (metal) legacy of hit albums on the Billboard 200 chart, dating to when the group notched its first chart entry with “Heaven and Hell,” Black Sabbath’s ninth studio album, debuted in 1980, marking the introduction of vocalist Ronnie James Dio after Ozzy Osbourne’s departure. Ozzy Osbourne and co end their near 60-year career with one final performance at Villa Park - here's what you need to know about Black Sabbath's albums. A look at why Black Sabbath considered their fourth album 'Vol 4' their real debut rather than their actual self-titled debut album. 1980: “Mr. Crowley, ” Ozzy Osbourne Another classic cut from Osbourne's debut solo album, “Blizzard Of Ozz” — released one year after Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath for his Black Sabbath star and heavy-metal icon Ozzy Osbourne is dead at 76. A look back at his rock career in photos. 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 Coldplay performed a cover of Black Sabbath's ballad "Changes" and honored Ozzy Osbourne at their concert in Nashville. Emerging from the industrial heartland of Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 by vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. Initially performing as the Polka Tulk Blues Band and later Earth, they adopted the name Black Sabbath, inspired by the 1963 horror film of the same name. Their aim was to create music that evoked the same The first five Black Sabbath albums and Ozzy’s first two solo efforts are masterpieces as timeless and essential as any in rock history. The frontman, who with Black Sabbath helped pioneer heavy metal in 1970s England, always found new ways to reinvent himself. By Hank Shteamer Ozzy Osbourne’s journey to heavy-metal stardom “The songs, the artwork, the image, Ozzy’s sinister, untrained monotone, Iommi’s monolithic riffs. This was the emerging sound of heavy metal”: The complete history of Black Sabbath – lineup by lineup, album by album Ozzy Osbourne has died. So, what is the best Black Sabbath album? Let's talk about the underrated masterpiece that is 'Vol. 4' Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at age 76, made some of the greatest heavy metal and hard rock songs of all time with Black Sabbath and as a solo artist A lo largo de su carrera, Black Sabbath ha sido una fuerza imparable en el mundo del heavy metal. Liderados por la inconfundible voz de Ozzy Osbourne, sus álbumes han dejado una marca duradera en la historia de la música. A continuación, presentamos una lista detallada de todos los discos de Black Sabbath con Ozzy In honor of Ozzy Osbourne’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, we rank the nine albums that he released with Black Sabbath.
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