Introduction: The Bell, The Rain, and The Roar It began, as it had to, with the sound of rain, a tolling bell, and a thunderclap. For the 40,000 pilgrims gathered at Villa Park on Saturday, July 5, 2025, these were not mere sound effects; they were a sacred incantation. This was the opening to the song “Black Sabbath,” from the album Black Sabbath, by the band Black Sabbath—the foundational text of heavy metal. As the soundscape that birthed a genre washed over the stadium, it served as a powerful overture, a direct and unambiguous signal that this 10-hour marathon of The post The Last Amen: An Exhaustive Review of Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Concert at Villa Park appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.