“Back To The Beginning” – A Salute To Metal
The sold out “Back To The Beginning” charity event on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom will mark the last-ever performance by Black Sabbath’s original lineup and the final appearance by Ozzy Osbourne as a solo artist.
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello will serve as the musical director for the planned ten-hour event. Over a dozen bands are scheduled to perform.
“Heavy Metal is the music that made me love music, and Black Sabbath is the band that invented Heavy Metal,” commented Morello,
The show is going to ” be a salute to a genre that people all around the world love,” added Morello. “You know, it’s been the music that has really made me love music.”
Black Sabbath formed in 1968 with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. Ozzy was dismissed from the band in 1979 and embarked on a successful solo career becoming the “Prince of Darkness.”
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