Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic singer of Black Sabbath, who went on to a wildly successful solo career after being fired, is the epitome of heavy metal singer in so many ways, much of which are common knowledge at this point by even casual fans.
During his 10 year stint to front the world’s first great metal band, Black Sabbath, Ozzy and his bandmates (Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass, and Bill Ward on drums) released eight studio albums containing songs that would dramatically change rock music.
Classics like “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” “Sweet Leaf,” “N.I.B.,” “Fairies Wear Boots,” and “Children of the Grave” influenced anyone who dare enter the darkness of the genre.
With all respect to Ronnie James Dio, a more than worthy successor to that mic, no one could belt out “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” in that screechy, scary way like John Michael Osbourne.
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