John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath , during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness".

The discography of Ozzy Osbourne, an English heavy metal singer, consists of 13 studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), 65 singles, nine video albums and 41 music videos.

Dec 5, 2023 · But then, it's that indefatiguable spirit that has made Ozzy one of metal's most enduring icons, so to celebrate his 75th birthday, we've updated our massive list of the greatest Ozzy Osbourne songs of all time to include songs from his latest record - 2022's Patient Number 9 - and some choice collaborations from over the years. There's no ...

Jun 17, 2013 · I kind of missed the '90s, you know? I must have been in a cocaine haze, because I can't remember the '90s at all." Fortunately, says Ozzy, all that's behind him now.

6 days ago · Fear Factory clearly had their admirers in Sabbath, too. In 2024, bassist Geezer Butler explained his admiration for the group, and how Bell ended up singing on his 1995 album Plastic Planet. "I really liked Fear Factory at the time and I’d been writing all this stuff that was too heavy for Sabbath or Ozzy [Osbourne]," he told Knotfest. “Pedro [Howse, guitarist], my nephew, had this band ...

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Apr 2, 2020 · Successful through the 1980s, Osbourne sustained commercial success into the 1990s, starting with 1991's No More Tears, featuring "Mama, I'm Coming Home". Th...

Despite his fondness for the ’80s, Ozzy didn’t dismiss the decades that followed. However, he described a distinct shift as the ’90s arrived. According to him, it felt like someone “turned the ’80s off” and flipped a switch—ushering in a new era that carried a completely different energy.

Apr 11, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne - Over The Mountain (Diary Of A Madman, 1981) “Ozzy doesn’t get nearly enough praise for his vocals, especially on his early solo stuff. In a way it’s a bit like his performances on Sabotage stuff like Supertzar or Megalomania, these absolutely massive melodies. In Sabbath he’d got Geezer Butler writing the tunes, but solo ...

The following decade saw him ruling the rock charts and arenas with several successful headlining tours featuring bands like Mötley Crüe, Motörhead, and Metallica. In the ‘90s, Ozzy began regularly embarking on the national tour known as Ozzfest, which helped to further his reputation as the godfather of heavy metal.