Judas Priest's Rob Halford cried 'for hours' after Ozzy Osbourne's death: 'Curled up in a ball an...

The Black Sabbath frontman died after suffering a heart attack on July 22, just weeks after performing his final concert. Judas Priest's Rob Halford cried 'for

The Black Sabbath frontman died after suffering a heart attack on July 22, just weeks after performing his final concert.

Judas Priest's Rob Halford cried 'for hours' after Ozzy Osbourne's death: 'Curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out'

The Black Sabbath frontman died after suffering a heart attack on July 22, just weeks after performing his final concert.

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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford was devastated to learn of the death of fellow metal icon Ozzy Osbourne.

The "Bloodstone" singer, 73, revealed that he was on tour with his bandmates when he was notified that Osbourne had died of a heart attack on July 22.

"I got a call the day it happened and I just put the phone down in the hotel room in — I think I was in Leeds, in England — and I just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours," Halford told Detroit radio station 101 WRIF. "I just couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it now. I'm still grieving like so many people."

Richie Faulkner, Rob Halford and Andy Sneap of Judas Priest.

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Halford explained that Judas Priest had a concert scheduled in Scarborough, England, the day after Osbourne's death, during which they paid homage to the Prince of Darkness.

"We did the show and we came to this song… called 'Giants in the Sky,' from the* Invincible Shield* album, and that song talks about people that we love in music that have moved on to this beautiful place," he recalled, shouting out artists like Lemmy Kilmister, Ronnie James Dio, Janis Joplin, and Freddie Mercury.

"For that show, we added Ozzy at the end," Halford remarked. "And I said to everybody… This is so much to try and comprehend, and so tough, but Ozzy would say, 'Let's party. Let's rock and roll. Let's live it up. Let's enjoy.' That was in his heart, his soul, and his spirit, you know?"

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The Grammy-wining metal vocalist, who was a huge fan of Osbourne, noted that the Black Sabbath frontman always made sure to check in on him whenever they played concerts together across their respective decades-long careers.

"He would always say to me, 'Did you have a good time? Did you really have a good time?'" he said. "The stuff he pushed out from himself to his fans to everybody, the generosity, the caring, all of the incredible things that he did in music, he was the embodiment of kindness in that respect."

Halford added that he will never stop talking about Osbourne even after his passing.

"I always talk about Ronnie. I always talk about Lemmy. These were all friends of mine. And we have to celebrate, you know?" he said. "That's the way of helping you through the grief. You think about the memories. You think about the joy. You think about the good times and that's what we will always do with Ozzy."

Halford also explained that, prior to Osbourne's death, it'd "been a while" since he'd been in touch with the fellow singer outside of texting. "I just have the wonderful memories of the two opportunities I was able to sing for him with Sabbath and then this recent opportunity to cover 'War Pigs,'" he said. "That connection will never be severed in that respect."

Due to a scheduling conflict, Judas Priest was unable to perform at Sabbath's Back to the Beginning charity concert last month. The Birmingham event reunited Osbourne and his Black Sabbath bandmates for one final concert, during which the 76-year-old performed as both a solo artist and alongside Tommy Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward.

Despite being unable to attend, Judas Priest still paid tribute to Sabbath by releasing a cover of their 1970 hit "War Pigs" on social media.

"WE ARE HONORED TO SHOW OUR LOVE FOR OZZY AND BLACK SABBATH WITH OUR HOMAGE OF 'WAR PIGS,'" the band wrote on Instagram. "A SONG WE PLAY AT EVERY SHOW AROUND THE WORLD THAT FANS SING ALONG TO - REINFORCING THEIR LOVE AS WELL FOR THE LEGENDARY PRINCE OF DARKNESS....!!"

At the event, Osbourne personally thanked all of the metalheads in attendance during Sabbath's set.

"I just want to say to you on behalf of the guys in Black Sabbath and myself, your support over the years has made it all possible for us to live the lifestyle that we do," he told the adoring crowd. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you. We love you."

Watch Halford discuss Osbourne's death in the clip above.

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