Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76, with tributes pouring in from Elton John, Black Sabbath bandmates and other celebrities following his final reunion performance in early July.

As you’d expect, heartfelt tributes to the late self-styled “Price of Darkness” flooded in on my social feeds. My Facebook feed (I’m Gen X, so yes, I still use Facebook, sorry) was full of tributes, but one in particular I found a bit unnerving and off-color...

Pantera had performed earlier this month at the Back to the Beginning reunion concert in Birmingham on July 5 - the historic Black Sabbath event that saw Osbourne reunite with guitarist Tony Iommi for the final time. The show marked Ozzy's last public performance.

As the Ozzy Osbourne tributes continue to roll in, a number of members who played with Ozzy’s solo band over the years have provided their tributes. One overwhelming sentiment through a majority of the comments is gratitude,