There have long been rumors that Ozzy Osbourne had a feud with Ronnie James Dio, who took over vocals in Black Sabbath when Ozzy was fired in the late ’70s. Turns out, those rumors are bullshit, according to drummer Vinny Appice.Appice played in Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell — a heavy metal supergroup that also featured Dio and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler — so he was very well acquainted with both men. In a recent episode of Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM, the drummer assured metal fans that Osbourne and Dio actually “really liked” one another. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eddie Trunk (@eddietrunk)“Ozzy would always tell me how he loved Ronnie,” he said. “Everybody created this thing that they hate each other, but Ozzy used to talk about him all the time. He used to talk about my brother [Carmine], saying, ‘You know, I really like your brother.’ He would tell me the same things the next day, too, [and] tell me about Ronnie.”“He really liked Ronnie… and there are some pictures on the internet where they’re hanging out, actually,” Appice also said. “You know, things get blown up on the internet. You don’t know the truth – really – of what’s going on.”Ozzy Osbourne Passed Away on July 22, 2025Ozzy Osbourne passed away on Tuesday, July 22. He was 76. In a statement, the Osbourne family said: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.”The legendary metal singer’s last live performance was earlier this month at the Back to the Beginning festival, a concert event celebrating his career both solo and with Black Sabbath. No cause of death has been shared at this time, but Ozzy had been living with Parkinson’s and faced multiple health issues over the last several years.Ronnie James Dio died in May 2010, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer just months prior. His final live performance was with Heaven & Hell on August 29, 2009, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.The post Did Ozzy Osbourne Really Have a Feud with Ronnie James Dio? appeared first on VICE.