THE DROP
Black Label Society have released an official live video for "Ozzy's Song," and it captures the track's first-ever live performance †. Metal Injection noted Zakk Wylde was visibly emotional during it — which tracks, given he spent years as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist *.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Official live performance video, documenting the debut live rendition of "Ozzy's Song" †.
- The title references Ozzy Osbourne, whom Wylde played guitar for *, †.
- Metal Injection described the performance as visibly emotional for Wylde *.
- Venue, recording date and release platform are unconfirmed — no full article text was archived *.
- The clip is out and watchable now †.
THE TAKE
A first live performance is the one that matters most, and doing it with a song named for the man who gave you your career is a heavy thing to walk onstage with. Wylde has never been subtle, but subtlety isn't the point here — the point is that the emotion reportedly showed *, and that's the rarest thing in a BLS video.