The musicians metamorphosed into their final form: Adopting the name Black Sabbath, after a low-budget Boris Karloff film of the same name, they started writing lyrics that dabbled in death, black ...

The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

The first five Black Sabbath albums and Ozzy’s first two solo efforts are masterpieces as timeless and essential as any in rock history.

When Sabbath formed in 1968, the group took its name from a Boris Karloff horror movie. The members looked like Everymen who would have been bricklayers if they hadn’t stumbled on a unique ...

Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary heavy metal vocalist who fronted Black Sabbath, has died at age 76.

So they changed the name to the American title of the classic Italian horror movie “I Tre Volti Della Paura,” starring Boris Karloff: Black Sabbath.

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 ‘He was with his family and surrounded by love,’ a family statement said.

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 'He was with his family and surrounded by love,' a family statement said.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath singer and godfather of heavy metal, has died at 76 just weeks after a farewell show.