Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who dominated rock for decades as a solo artist and member of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76.

Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76.