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Daily Express US on MSNSharon Osbourne says fans will be ‘shocked' by band that made up ‘lies' pre Ozzy concert
Sharon Osbourne is preparing to let fans know just which band got kicked out of the lineup when it came to the final Black Sabbath concert featuring her husband, Ozzy Osbourne.The "Back to the Beginning" concert,
Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after farewell concert with Black Sabbath, closing a legendary era in heavy metal. Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.
The singer helped invent both heavy metal and the image of the wild rock star, before unlikely reality TV fame.
Black Sabbath’s 1969 self-titled debut LP has been likened to the Big Bang of heavy metal. It came during the height of the Vietnam War and crashed the hippie party, dripping menace and foreboding. The cover of the record was of a spooky figure against a stark landscape. The music was loud, dense and angry, and marked a shift in rock ’n’ roll.