American band brought a repertoire of six songs to the farewell of the English idols at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham
Before Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne say goodbye to the public, the festival Back to the beginningin the English city of Birmingham, had a show of the Metallic. The decans of American Thrash Metal performed six songs, two of their British idols.
The set started with “Hole in the sky”very heavy Sabbath track that Metallica even executed on special occasions in 2006 and 2009. Then the group led by James Hetfield (voice and guitar) and Lars Ulrich (battery) amended with their own “Creeping Death” and “For Whom The Bell Tolls”.
As a fourth music of the repertoire, they brought another composition of the idols: “Johnny Blade”from Never Say Die! (1978), the last album of Sabbath original. Finally, they brought two other classics of the band today completes by Kirk Hammett (guitar) and Robert Trujillo (low): “Battery” and “Master of Puppets”.
In a statement registered by TmdqaJames Hetfield celebrated the occasion and thanked Black Sabbath not only for the invitation, but also for existing. He stated:
“Metallica is so grateful for this invitation and seeing those beautiful faces of you and celebrating the band Black Sabbath, because without Sabbath there would be no Metallica. And thanks, boys, for giving us a purpose in life. Thank you, Black Sabbath!”
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.
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.
See also:
+++ Read more: Why Black Sabbath brought mobsters to be his entrepreneurs
+++ Read more: Ian Gillan’s opinion on ‘Born Again’, his only album with Black Sabbath
+++ Read more: Black Sabbath’s best song with Ozzy, according to Ronnie James Dio
+++ Read more: the social character of Black Sabbath music, according to Tom Morello
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+++ Follow journalist Igor Miranda @igormirandasite on Instagram
Source: Rollingstone
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