Iron Mountain Media & Archival Services team remembers Ozzy Osbourne’s 2015 visit to the site, and why music preservation matters.
Imagine it: you hear some of rock music’s most recognizable opening chords, followed by “All Aboard!” and the iconic laugh that’s known around the world. Ozzy Osbourne, known as the “Prince of Darkness”, who helped define heavy metal as Black Sabbath’s iconic frontman, is hearing the unmixed tracks of his 1980 recordings for the first time in decades.
On July 22, 2025, Ozzy Osbourne passed away, leaving behind his family, millions of international fans, and a rock and roll legacy.
In late 2015, Osbourne, accompanied by his son Jack, visited Iron Mountain’s Boyers, Pennsylvania facility, a unique experience captured for their Discovery Channel series, Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour. The episode, aptly titled “Iron Mountain Men,” paid homage to Osbourne’s iconic Black Sabbath song, Iron Man. “It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my career,” remembered Robert Koszela, Global Director of Studio Operations for Media & Archival Services. The journey began with a tour of the Sony Music Vault, where Osbourne’s master recordings are securely stored, followed by a visit to the preservation studio. Koszela noted, “The energy in the studio was electric, our team was absolutely buzzing with excitement to meet him. Ozzy couldn’t have been more gracious.”
The most poignant moment arrived in the audio studio when Osbourne listened to the original multi-track recording of Crazy Train. Koszela described the emotional impact: “Hearing just his voice and the iconic guitar solos from the late, great Randy Rhoads was incredibly moving.” A surreal discovery followed when an unreleased track began to play, unknown even to Osbourne himself.
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