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Streaming of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath tracks skyrockets in wake of beloved icon's death

Spotify numbers soar after Ozzy's death as Judas Priest, Oasis and Robbie Williams pay tribute to Prince of Darkness

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“Ozzy had a couple beers and said to me, ‘Let’s nick a taxi!”: The incredible story of Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy Osbourne’s plan to commit grand theft auto

Watch Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson reflect on a drunken night where he ordered 50 beers then plotted grand theft auto with the Prince Of Darkness

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"Has there ever been a more important week to celebrate heavy metal?" Judas Priest and Alice Cooper team up for massive O2 Arena co-headline show in London

Judas Priest's biggest ever UK headline gig comes tinged with sadness, but also victorious celebrations

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“We played to four people and one of them was a dog”: Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth remembers legendary 90s tour with Emperor

Cradle’s 1993 shows with Emperor have entered black metal folklore – but very few people actually showed up to see them

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Sabaton, Hatebreed and Helloween are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat." The bizarre story of Hulk Hogan's phantom 'audition' for Metallica

This week, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away aged 71. We revisit one of the strangest stories involving the Hulkster, which included the world's biggest metal band

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"It's like the story continues, but goes way back in time": Sabaton's upcoming album Legends will tell the stories of 11 great historical figures

Legends will be released in October ahead of the Legendary European tour

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Ozzy Osbourne’s chaotic cameo on Late Night With Conan O’Brien is the funniest Prince Of Darkness moment nobody talks about

Over the course of a six-minute skit, Osbourne forgets the lyrics to Crazy Train, calls Barry Manilow “the antichrist” and unintentionally strangles a guy

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Watch Paul McCartney and Elton John (and Spinal Tap) in the trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

41 years on, the trailer for the sequel to the original Spinal Tap movie is finally upon us

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Debate: who is the greatest heavy metal singer of all time?

Ozzy? Bruce? Het? Corey? Floor? Halford? Who is the true GOAT of heavy metal singers?

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“I saw a woman I did not want to become”: Halestorm are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer, as they prepare to release new album Everest

Lzzy Hale gives us the inside story of the personal journey that resulted in Everest – only in the new issue of Metal Hammer

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The 50 best Ozzy Osbourne songs of all time

The Prince Of Darkness, heavy metal's original madman and the architect for an entire genre - these are some of the finest songs Ozzy lent his talents to

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"He was actually much cleverer than people gave him credit for!" Rick Wakeman pays heartfelt tribute to his late pal Ozzy Osbourne

"I loved his madness," says Rick Wakeman as he pays an emotional tribute to his friend, the late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne

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Watch Machine Head pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by adding War Pigs and Children Of The Grave to their setlist at the very last minute

The US groove metal veterans learned about Osbourne’s death mere minutes before taking the stage in Austria on Tuesday

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Dave Mustaine wanted Megadeth to re-record songs from Metallica’s No Life ’Til Leather demo, ex-bassist David Ellefson claims

Mustaine has songwriting credits on four of the songs on Metallica’s now-legendary demo

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“The best nod to him possible”: Petition launched to rename Birmingham airport after Ozzy Osbourne

The heavy metal icon, who grew up in Birmingham, died of undisclosed causes this week at the age of 76

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Watch Ghost bewitch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a performance of Lachryma

Tobias Forge’s devil church returned to late-night TV in particularly thunderous form on Wednesday

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"I think he really just held out to do that show": Tony Iommi speaks publicly about Ozzy Osbourne's death for the first time

Tony Iommi has spoken of his shock at Ozzy's passing, and about what happened after Black Sabbath's historic Back To The Beginning performance

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Watch the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra perform an epic public tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy the Bull looks on as the CBSO play a Black Sabbath classic

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From drugs, despondency and dead bats to celebrity status and heavy metal godfather, the rollercoaster story of Ozzy Osbourne's solo career

After his turbulent exit from Black Sabbath, it turned out Ozzy's wild story was only just beginning

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“For being the Prince Of Darkness, he sure gave us a lot of light”: watch Ghost dedicate Madison Square Garden show to Ozzy Osbourne

The Swedish giants were playing in New York as part of their Skeletour, and paid tribute to the late metal icon

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Watch Ozzy Osbourne fans gather in Birmingham with flowers, speakers and a big screen to pay respects: "He never lost his roots...he was a Brummie through and through."

Ozzy fans have gathered in Birmingham across the night to pay tribute to the Prince Of Darkness, who has died aged 76

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"I invented Motörhead, and it’s Motörhead as long as I’m in it": At home with Lemmy - a classic interview

With a two-guitar line-up instead of the usual trio, Motörhead's Orgasmatron album signalled a decibel-driven new start

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Ozzy Osbourne RIP: the world reacts

Musicians, media organisations, politicians, sports franchises and Hollywood stars react to Ozzy Osbourne's passing

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"Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother": Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute to their frontman, who has died at the age of 76

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