Osbourne told the lead vocalist of Fozzy , Chris Jericho , that he used to follow the Aston Villa Highway football team with his Black Sabbath bandmates as youngsters in Birmingham , and the song `` A.V.H . '' is an homage to them .
According to professional wrestler Chris Jericho , when asked what `` A.V.H . '' stood for , Osbourne responded with `` Aston Villa Highway '' .
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