Tony Iommi, Terence “Geezer” Butler and Bill Ward remembered the iconic frontman with touching tributes following his death on July 22

Following Ozzy Osbourne's death, founding guitarist Tony Iommi wrote that he and his bandmates had "lost our brother"

In the late 1960s, Osbourne and Butler first collaborated in the band Rare Breed, and they later joined Iommi and Ward, who had previously played together in Mythology, to form Polka Tulk Blues. They eventually renamed the band Earth, and changed it once more to Black Sabbath.

Following statements by Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, Black Sabbath founding drummer Bill Ward has weighed in with his first posting since the death of Ozzy Osbourne. Through the X social media platform,

Steven Tyler and Ozzy Osbourne played together just weeks ago at a farewell concert for Osbourne in Birmingham, England.

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ozzy Osbourne fans gathered at landmarks linked to the rocker in his birthplace of Birmingham on Wednesday, while artists paid tribute to his influence on heavy metal music.

Kelly Osbourne made her first public comments on Thursday, two days after the death of her father, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. "I feel unhappy I am so sad," Kelly Osbourne wrote in an Instagram story.

Osbourne played at least seven concerts in Jacksonville, dating back to 1971. Ozzy Osbourne, rock's "Prince of Darkness" who died this week, had a long history of playing concerts in the Jacksonville area.

Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, about five years after announcing he had Parkinson’s disease