We....we lost him fellow Otaku & Metalheads.
It's not exactly uncommon to anyone in the Heavy Metal community (Or music fans in general), but for those exceedingly few people who live under a rock, John Michael Osbourne, best known to the Metal community as Ozzy Osbourne, passed away yesterday on the 22nd of July, 2025. The cause of death was his Parkinson's, which I didn't know he actually had since 2003 (He revealed it in 2020, which is why I thought he had it that year). Only 17 days after the monumental Black Sabbath concert in the band's home town, the Prince Of Darkness passed away peacefully, surrounded by family & friends, and in a tragic moment that echoed the passing of legends like Michael Jackson & Pete Steele, fans cried and wailed at the loss of such an iconic cornerstone of Metal.
Upon hearing this awful news yesterday, I picked up my tablet, went to Youtube, and repeatedly listen to Patient Number 9 (The song) over and over for about I think a half-hour, but emotionally it felt for a lot longer than that. I'm still reeling from his death throes: I've been listening to the Blizzard Of Ozz for over 2 decades as I type this, but it feels like he's been there beside me since I was born. It's ironic I say that, as it took me quite a while to like his music, and the main culprit in that regard was his voice. Something about it was incredibly grating to me, but it wasn't until I was 14-something years old when I came across Gets Me Through completely by random, and much like when I first came across Burn from Septicflesh, something in my brain just clicked, but from then on I became an eternal devotee, and I have the rest of my life to devour everything this man has ever done.
With that said, after I review the final no. 1 albums of 2020 (Along with a bonus at the end of August), the rest of the music that I'll be covering will be devoted to Ozzy, as I feel that it's only right to do so. I conclude this post with only one last thing......ROCK ON OZZY!
See you all on the 31st.
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I hope this is how he comes back one day:
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