Ozzy Osbourne has gained the rather regal status as the Prince of Darkness within the heavy metal scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has had a career spanning over 40 years as both a solo artist and within his band Black Sabbath<\/a> (taken from the 1963\u00a0horror\u00a0film that starred Boris Karloff) no less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has sung about witches at black masses, he has barked at the moon and rode a crazy train but what makes Mr Osbourne, or should we call him Prince Osbourne so deserving of this title? Well, let us explore the horror of Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read British Rock Music and its Supernatural and Fantasy Connections<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Ozzy Osbourne?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> or to give him his proper name, John Michael Osbourne, was born and grew up in the industrial city of Birmingham<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smog covered city was just one of Black Sabbath\u2019s influences in their music but what became a more prominent part of the band is their dark image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the inception of the band and their string of albums Ozzy has carried controversy around with him like a priest carries his bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hounded by the press and various religious groups Ozzy has always, to them, appeared as a bad influence, an agent of the devil due to his antics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His so called \u201cevil occult\u201d lyrics have caused uproar amongst some, even branding him a Satanist, something which he shares with Aleister Crowley<\/a>, a man Ozzy would later sing about in his solo work. \u00a0<\/p>

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