Music young rock bands that Dave Grohl preferred to see in place of Black Sabbath

Over time, Dave Grohl has already expressed unconditional love for Black Sabbath countless times. The leader of Foo Fighters is a famous fan of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and company.

Thus, it caused its absence in the festival Back to the beginningwho marked the farewell to the parents of heavy metal.

Grohl and his band were not among the artists who participated in the festival honoring Sabbath, last Saturday, 5, in Birmingham. In addition, the former Debourist of Nirvana Nor was it present at the event as a fan or audience.

On the contrary, the American was seen honoring different bands at a festival held in another city in the England. He attended the presentations of Kneecap and Fontaines DCtwo novice groups that performed in the FINSBURY PARKin Londonfor an estimated audience in 45 thousand people (via Louder).

In records, it appears next to the daughter, Harperand Jordyn Blumwith whom he married in 2003. The current status of the relationship has not been known since the musician announced last September the birth of a daughter out of marriage.

THE Fontaines DC It is an Irish post-punk band founded on Dublinin 2014. Already the Kneecapfrom Belfastin North IrelandIt is a trio that mixes rock and hip hop.

Dave Grohl and Black Sabbath

Curiously, about a year ago, when the Foo Fighters performed at Birmingham in June 2024, the bassist of Black Sabbath, Geezer Butlertook the stage to play a cover of “Paranoid” with the band.

In 1997, in an interview with Kerrang!Grohl showed all his love to Black Sabbath in an emotional statement:

“I love Sabbath, they were amazing, they were great, were dark and made an incredible contribution to today’s music. They taught everyone that it was possible to tune their guitars in reverse, pity or there, and that’s very important.”

He added, quoting Sabbath’s enormous influence:

“Almost all bands that were successful in the 1990s, including Soundgarden and Nirvanahave a debt with them. We were totally in love with them in Nirvana. When you are sitting in the rehearsal room and someone breaks up with a Sabbath riff, everyone participates – they are classic riffs. I also love Ozzy. He has already been considered ‘the most evil man of rock’ and yet he is the cute and funniest guy in rock as well. He is just a child … with a hashish pipe in his mouth! “

Current moment of Foo Fighters

Last Wednesday, 2, the Foo Fighters released an unprecedented single, “Today’s Song”. This is the band’s first new song since the album But here we are (2003), who marked the return of the group after the drummer’s death Taylor Hawkinsin 2022.

In addition, it is also the first new song after the band dismissed the drummer Josh FreeseIn May this year, and Grohl’s marital crisis, which in 2024 revealed to have everything out of marriage.

Last week, the Foo Fighters released a cover to “I Don’t Wanna Hear It”from Minor Threat.

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