Music good surprise in the formation of Guns N ‘Roses at the Black Sabbath festival

Comments on the show Guns n ‘Roses node Back to the beginningfestival in the English city of Birmingham that marks the farewells of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne soil, have been divided. While the performance of vocalist Axl Rose attracts criticism, there is a good surprise in the formation of the group.

This was only the 22nd presentation of the legendary hard rock band with its new drummer, Isaac Carpenter. Many do not even know him yet. The 45 -year -old American was brought to replace Frank Ferrerwho has held the post for almost two decades and could never be considered unanimous among fans, usually homesick by the returns of Steven Adler or Matt Sorum.

Evergic and with good performance, Carpenter gave new gas to the group led by Rose, the guitarist Slash and the bassist DUFF MCKAGAN. During the Back to the beginningit did well both when performing the easy lines created by Bill Ward For Sabbath – in “Never Say Die”, “Junior’s Eyes” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” – As for reproducing Adler’s creations in their own “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Paradise City”. He managed to touch everything respectfully to the original recordings, but introducing his own style, with a punk -oriented pinch, different than Ferrer brought.

What is surprising is not the mere presence of Isaac, since its entry was informed by the group and widely reported by the press – including by Rolling Stone Brazil. The surprise is at the level of your performance, to the point of justifying your entry into such a big band.

The festival Back to the beginning It has online transmission on the backtothebeginning.com website. To access, you must pay a ticket of $ 82.25 + eventual fees. Stream is delayed in two hours compared to what happens on site.

Isaac Carpenter, the new Guns N ‘Roses drummer

Isaac – who, as far as we know, is not a relative of the singer Sabrina Carpenter or the duo The Carpenters -Born in tri-cities, Washington, in the United States, and was initially noted by the band Loudermilkwhich would soon become Gosling. He participated in all project activities, active between 1995 and 2006.

Guns more attentive fans can meet Carpenter for their period with the group’s bassist, DUFF MCKAGANin the project Loaded. The drummer participated between 2009 and 2011 and recorded the album The Taking (2011).

In addition, he played with Awolnation, Adam Lambert, The Perfect Circle, The Exies, Tygabetween others. It also has a career as a musician for films and series.

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

The event will be charity, with all the profit for three charity institutions: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and AHREN CHILDREN’S HOSPICE.

The festival Back to the beginning It has online transmission on the backtothebeginning.com website. To access, you must pay a ticket of $ 82.25 + eventual fees. Stream is delayed in two hours compared to what happens on site.

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