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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are hosting a one-day event in honour of late Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

Legacy of a Madman: A tribute to the Prince of Darkness – which is in addition to the Museum’s ongoing Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibition – will take place on July 25 in the Industrial Gallery.

“Legacy of a Madman is a free memorial and legacy event celebrating the lives, music and cultural impact of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath,” say the organisers. “Created in partnership with Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, the event brings together fans, musicians and the wider community to celebrate Birmingham’s place as the birthplace of heavy metal and honour the artists who inspired generations around the world.”

The event is being held in conjunction with a pair of guided walks, which will take participants through some of the most significant landmarks in Ozzy’s story, before arriving at BMAG for two hours of live music.

The walk departs from BMAG at 10am on the 25th, with a second leaving at noon, and will visit the Black Sabbath Bridge and the Black Sabbath Bench, the Black Sabbath mural on Navigation Street, Ozzy the Bull at New Street Station, and the Crown Pub, widely recognised as the birthplace of Black Sabbath. The live music runs from 2pm to 4pm, and an after-party will follow.

The event’s organisers include Children Of The Grave Bookings, an organisation dedicated to the preservation of Birmingham’s musical heritage, and the UK branch of the Black Label Society, who organised the fan memorial held just days after Ozzy’s passing in July 2025.

For more information, visit the Children Of The Grave Bookings Instagram page.

Album Review: Moonspell – Far From God

Reviewed by Rich Oliver

Portugal’s finest metal exports Moonspell return with their fourteenth album “Far From God”. Formed in 1989 as Morbid God before changing their name in 1992, Moonspell have been flagbearers for European gothic metal and one of the most popular and influential bands to come from Portugal and the south Mediterranean. There has been a fair gap since their last release – 2021’s “Hermitage” – and this is an album that the band cites as a rebirth and rediscovery. An album that “reconnects with the darker spirit of Moonspell’s classic era while sounding powerful and contemporary. Their “Irreligious” of the 21st century”.

When the title track and lead single was released back in March, my first thoughts was that it felt like a throwback to the band’s 90’s sound recapturing that dark romanticism that made albums like “Wolfheart”, “Irreligious” and “Sin/Pecado” gothic metal classics. This is definitely not Moonspell retreading old ground as it captures the mature moody feel of previous album “Hermitage” with the gothic atmosphere of those 90’s albums but with a very stripped back and minimalistic feel. “Far From God” is a testament to the expression “less is more” with the stripped back feel of the album allowing everyone to shine and to ensure the most gorgeous moments of the album knock you off your feet. The guitar work from Ricardo Amorim is gorgeous with less reliance on traditional metal riffs but rather carries the atmosphere and emotion, the rhythm section of bassist Aires Pereira and drummer Hugo Ribeiro is a tight unit but keeps things simple for the majority whilst the keyboards from Pedro Paixão create the backbone of the gloomy atmosphere. The vocals from Fernando Ribeiro lean very much to his baritone cleans with his harsh vocals making a few fleeting appearances.

The album highlights include ‘The Great Wolf In The Sky’ which is the most epic song on the album featuring gorgeous strings courtesy of special guest Alicia Nuhro. ‘For The Love Of Mortals’ really leans into the gothic romanticism and is one of the most beautiful songs on the album whilst album opener ‘Cross Your Heart’ really sets the scene for the rest of the album and is a defining Moonspell song. The heaviest moment of the album comes in ‘Our Freedom To Fall’ with chugging metal riffs and dark atmosphere and is another definite highlight.

“Far From God” is far more rooted in mood and atmosphere and for that reason it is classic Moonspell. It reaffirms why they are one of the greats and sees Moonspell reaching to reclaim that gothic metal crown. Considering that there was talk of the band coming to an end a few years ago, it is superb to see the band in such good form. The five years between albums has served Moonspell well and allowed to write an album that will certainly be seen as a classic.

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