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,

For 48 years, Des Rumney has been captivated by Ozzy and his heavy metal band Black Sabbath, rocking out to 90 concerts.

He became known as the Prince of Darkness and, relatedly, the godfather of heavy metal, which emerged as the name for the subgenre that flourished and then fractured in the wake of Black Sabbath’s su...