Several consecrated names of heavy music will participate in an event with the English group, but there were those who did not accept the call
The original formation of Black Sabbath He will meet for a final show July 5 at Villa Park, stadium in Birmingham, a city in England where the group was formed in the late 1960s. In addition to the band, big names in rock and metal, as Metallic, Guns n ‘Roses, Slayer, Alice in Chains and Anthraxare confirmed in the lineup.
The guitarist Alex Lifeson and the vocalist/bassist Geddy Leeboth from Rushthey were also invited to participate in the celebration, but refused the invitation. After the drummer’s death Neil Peart By 2020, the remaining members of the trio gathered only on special occasions.
Lifeson and Lee They still play together often, but informally and privately. The pair is weekly and already has even unprecedented material, although there are no plans to launch. It just won’t give it to participate in the festival. In an interview with LOUDWIRE NIGHTS (via Blabberouth), the guitarist explained:
“All this thing they are doing this summer [inverno no hemisfério sul], [Geddy e eu] We were invited to be part of it and agreed to do it, but other things came up and unfortunately we had to give up because it would have been so much fun. And we like to play with other people, and that unites Geddy and me to do things, and all that. ”
Black Sabbath’s farewell
The vocalist Ozzy Osbournethe guitarist Tony Iommithe bassist Geezer Butler and the drummer Bill Ward It will go to the stage together for the last time at a charity festival, with a series of artists and metal bands. See below the list of attractions:
- Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
- Metallic
- Guns n ‘Roses
- Tool
- Slayer
- Panther
- Gojira
- Alice in Chains
- Halestorm
- LAMB OF GOD
- Anthrax
- Mastodon
- Rival sounds
Additional guests:
- Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
- David Draiman (Disturbed)
- DUFF MCKAGAN
- Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
- LZZY HALE
- Jake E. Lee
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- Kk Downing
- Mike Bordin (Faith no More)
- Pope V Perpetua (Ghost)
- Rudy Sarzo
- Sammy Hagar
- Slash
- Sleep Token II (Sleep token)
- Tom Morello
- Wolfgang van Halen
The event will be charity, with all the profit for three charity institutions: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Awk Children’s Hospice.
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Source: Rollingstone
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