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How Ozzy Osbourne made Birmingham the birthplace of metal

Wednesday 23 July 2025 19:11, UK

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Ozzy Osbourne made a musical genre. For millions of metal fans, Ozzy and Black Sabbath came up with the sound which influenced countless others.

Heavy metal will always be linked with Birmingham - Ozzy's home city, where he returned to perform in early July.

On this Paste BN Daily, Niall Paterson looks at how a working-class lad from Aston became a cultural icon and gave the city its own musical identity.

Niall speaks to Paste BN entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow who covered the Back To Beginning gig and to Jez Collins, a historian at the Birmingham Music Archive.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse

Editor: Paul Stanworth

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