MUSIC FANS KNEW Ozzy Osbourne as the Prince of Darkness or maybe even the Messiah of Metal, but among the hard-rock guitar community, he’ll always be remembered as the Godfather of Heavy Guitar. Thank

WITHOUT A SINGLE doubt, the most familiar character in heavy metal, the late Ozzy Osbourne, was presented to the public as a madman, a maniac and a court jester whose life was a constant ricochet from

IF ONLY HALF the rumors about him are true, Ozzy Osbourne should be dead. Yet, after 21 years of twisted public behavior, the man who brought you songs like “Paranoid,” “Bark at the Moon” and “Childre

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BELOW, ZAKK WYLDE — who shared innumerable on- and off-stage experiences with Ozzy (and almost as many Guitar World covers) — looks back on his Wylde ride with the Prince of Darkness. More than any ot

On July 30, 2025, tens of thousands of people gathered in Birmingham to watch Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral procession. This is what happened when The Prince Of Darkness came home for the final time