Many musicians have made a name for themselves with their onstage antics, but I don’t think there are many as memorable as Ozzy Osbourne biting a bat.

The historic moment occurred in 1982, long before many of us were even born. But whether you’re a fan of Ozzy or not, chances are you’ve still heard of it.

Everything came crashing down at a show in Des Moines, Iowa, when Ozzy appeared as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

During the show, a fan threw what Ozzy thought at the time was a fake rubber bat onto the stage.

Ozzy was performing with Black Sabbath when the incident came to light (Harry How/Getty Image)

Wanting to give his fans a good show, the singer picked up the object and sank his teeth into it – but as soon as he did, he realized he had made a big mistake.

According to Far Out magazine, the rock star recalled: “Immediately (…) something felt wrong. Very wrong.”

A chilling simulation from YouTuber Zack D. Films helps shed light on exactly what Ozzy went through in the moments that followed, as it shows a simulated version of the star realizing his mouth has filled with liquid when he discovers that the bat is actually real.

Ozzy recalled: “First of all, my mouth was immediately full of this warm, sticky liquid with the worst aftertaste imaginable. I could feel it staining my teeth and running down my chin.”

The simulation shows Ozzy’s mouth filling with blood (YouTube/Zack D. Films)

The simulation shows blood running down Ozzy’s chin before he is taken to the hospital to counteract potentially dangerous health effects.

At the time, the musician initially feared that the bat was still alive when it was thrown onto the stage and that he had killed it by biting off its head.

However, later the person who threw the bat confirmed that he was already dead.

Viewers were horrified by the simulation retelling the incident. One wrote: “His face full of horror as he realized…”

At the hospital, Ozzy was given a rabies shot as a precaution, and although he appeared to survive the incident physically unscathed, the incident quickly became something he would be associated with for decades to come.

In 1997, the singer told journalist Edward Helmore that the story had haunted him “every day since 1982.”

“It’s not Ozzy Osbourne, the man who has traveled more miles than an astronaut and sold x billion records. “That’s all they’ll remember!” he said. “When I die, it will be OZZY Osbourne, THE bat biter is dead; Bats can now live in peace.