Days after Ozzy Osbourne's demise on July 22, 2025, several incidents involving the Prince of Darkness have resurfaced, one of them being the time he bit a bat's head during one of his concerts.

I have been honoring Ozzy and Black Sabbath every day for years. With every cartoon I draw.

Sink your teeth into this -- Ozzy Osbourne ’s infamous bat-biting moment just got a jaw-dropping twist ... 'cause TMZ’s learned it took some fang-tastic bite power to rip that poor critter’s head ...

Yes, that's right, in what is considered one of the most notorious moments in heavy metal history, Osbourne literally bit the head off a bat on 20 January 1982, during a show at Des Moines ...

On January 20, 1982, Ozzy famously bit the head off a bat while on stage, becoming one of the most notorious moments in rock history.

Here's everything you need to know about the infmaous night that Ozzy Osbourne bit a bat's head off with his teeth mid-concert.

The infamous 1982 incident summed up the chaotic excess that marked Osbourne’s decades in entertainment.

Ozzy Osbourne was already a heavy metal legend in the 1980s, but one act launched him into mainstream fame.

As the music world mourns the loss of a musical icon, it's time to revisit one of rock's biggest stories: did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a bat?