A soulful performance from a heavy metal legend took on a new meaning Tuesday following the death of Ozzy Osbourne. After the announcement that the Black Sabbath frontman and "Prince of Darkness" died at the age of 76,

“The moment he walked out on stage, it was just like he was shot with a bolt of lightning and he came alive,” Glendenning recalled. “I didn’t even think it was physically possible for a person that existed day to day the way he did to have that much energy and to turn on that much and to be that much of a showman.”

Ozzy was crowned as the genre’s spokesperson, mascot, and lightning rod. He changed metal forever, but he also stuck around as it evolved further, helping to foster growth. While the other proto-metal jams fixated on good times and romance,

Kelly Osbourne spoke out about the death of her father, Ozzy Osbourne, for the first time on Thursday. Rather than issuing a formal statement, Kelly shared some lyrics from the Black Sabbath song "Changes,

Ozzy Osbourne had a long friendship with Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, and the two musicians now have something eerily in common in death. Both hard rock legends died exactly 17 days after powering through their final concerts amid illness.

There may be no more fitting tribute to the beloved Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, than his haunting ballad "Mama, I’m Coming Home," following his death Tuesday morning in Birmingham, England—the city where he was born 76 years ago. His death came just weeks after reuniting with his band Black Sabbath for a final farewell show in England.

The heavy-metal nearly bought a La Jolla estate. “Mind you, my wife finds another house she wants to buy every other week,” he said. “How many do we have? Seven.”

Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne performed his final show July 5 with original band members before his death at 76, closing a chapter in heavy metal history.