Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said he thinks bandmate Ozzy Osbourne was "determined" to play the group's farewell show and "really just held out" to do so weeks before his death.

Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi said he thinks the late rocker "held out" for his farewell concert before he died.

Just weeks before his death, he reunited with Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for one final Black Sabbath concert at Villa Park stadium in the band’s hometown of Birmingham.

(Geezer Butler, his bassist, did that.) Osbourne’s role within Black Sabbath was frontman, a term that tells you more about the blocking of the stage than the requirements of the position.

Black Sabbath, comprised of Ozzy Osbourne, Terrence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, rose to fame in the 1970s. In the wake of Osbourne's death, here's where the original members of ...

Tommy Clufetos, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, and Tony Iommi perform onstage as Black Sabbath on “The End Tour” at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016.

To celebrate Osbourne's life and legacy, we've selected just a few songs that made the man, from timeless tunes to a few left-of-center selections.

Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates paid tribute to the late rocker after the "heartbreaking news" of his passing broke Tuesday.

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward have expressed their agony over the loss of the singer just two weeks after they reunited for their Back to the Beginning farewell show in their hometown of ...