Osbourne died 17 days after his retirement concert, Back To The Beginning. The show was an all-day extravaganza held at Villa Park in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, and Osbourne performed four songs as a solo performer and five songs with his fellow Sabbath co-founders: Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.

"Alice Cooper 2011" by Ross Halfin is licensed under CC BY 3.0. Heavy metal purveyor Alice Cooper paid tribute to his brother in sound, the late Ozzy

In the aftermath of Ozzy Osbourne‘s death, Geezer Butler has now shared a tribute he penned about his onetime bandmate that offers recollections and insights to the rocker we’ve all come to know over the years.

Several shared their personal stories, including Tom and Kellie who told the BBC how the Sabbath frontman's memory would always be kept alive at home. They named their nine-year-old son after him. "It started off as a joke really," Tom said. "We couldn't agree on a name and we just kept coming back to Ozzy.

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Pantera have canceled multiple upcoming shows and postponed others in the wake of Ozzy Osbourne's death, paying tribute to the metal legend who they called a "mentor" and "brother." In a statement posted to Instagram,

As the world continues mourning the late Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the "Prince of Darkness," his Black Sabbath bandmate, Geezer Butler, took a moment to pay tribute to his lifelong relationship with Osbourne,