Watch Ozzy Osbourne star in video to launch new Aston Villa kits as fans praise ‘best promo we’ve ever seen’

ROCK LEGEND Ozzy Osbourne was the surprise star of the show as Aston Villa launched their new kits.

And fans were blown away by the video clip as they hailed it as the “best promo we’ve ever seen”.

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Ozzy Osbourne was a surprise face in the launch of Aston Villa’s new kit[/caption]

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The Black Sabaath legend stunned fans with his cameo in the unveiling vid[/caption]

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Ollie Watkins was among the stars in the brilliant kit launch[/caption]

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But it was Osbourne and his fellow Black Sabbath band member that stole the show[/caption]

The 75-year-old Villa supporter Osbourne and his fellow Black Sabbath member Geezer Butler made guest appearances in the unveiling clip.

The video starts with the pair on a phone call, with the vocalist saying: “Ay, Geezer!” 

Bassist Butler, also 75, replies: “Alright Ozz?”

Osbourne then declares: “Let’s play Villa Park.”

That leads to Butler replying: “As long as I’m left wing!”

The band’s 1970 hit Paranoid then kicks in as the soundtrack to the video as the footage then shows a young fan praying to a photo of Villa legend Paul McGrath.

A yoga instructor is then shown taking “high line practice” before it cuts to Villa boss Unai Emery at his desk taking a video call from the club’s ex striker Gabby Agbonlahor.

He tells the Spaniard: “Unai, I got this. I’m ready to play.”

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Emiliano Martinez is then shown pointing at fan dressed in a full kit inside the changing room and asks: “Who is that?”

The fun continues and then Osbourne and Butler reappear to interrupt their song and put on the Champions League theme music.

Osbourne then shouts to his wife: “Sharon, have you seen my preds?”

Star players John McGinn and Ollie Watkins make appearances at the end before a series of fans, including Osbourne, shout: “Up the Villa”.

The clip was clearly a big hit with fans, and X exploded with delight at the clip.

“Unreal,” said one as another wrote: “What a bloody video.”

A third declared: “Now this is content.”

Another said: “This is bloody excellent. The best promo we’ve ever seen. So good.”

A fellow fan said it was an “absolute masterpiece” while another wrote: “This video is AMAZING.”

Meanwhile, as revealed back in May, Villa have ditched the club badge after just ONE SEASON and replaced it with a new design.

The West Midlands side introduced a circle design after fans voted for it halfway through last season.

However, shortly after the 2023/24 season started, it was decided that the new design was not for them.

Villa have now come up with a design ahead of the club’s 150th anniversary which is a bit more familiar.

The new credit is almost identical to the one that served the club between 2016 and 2023.

It has reverted to the classic shield shape but has the worst “Aston Villa” running along the bottom – and it now sits proudly on their new shirt.

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Black Sabbath members, from left, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward[/caption]

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Aston Villa have ditched their crest from last season[/caption]

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The new crest was revealed on social media[/caption]