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Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning Will Be the ‘Most Important Day’ in Heavy Metal History, Tom Morello Teases
Black Sabbath's last show event will be the "most important day" in heavy metal history, musical director Tom Morello teases of Ozzy's final concert.
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler does not hide his amusement — and perhaps be musement — when asked if the Back to the Beginning mega-concert scheduled for July 5 in the band’s home town of Birmingham, England, will truly be, as advertised, the final stage appearance by the original quartet, as well as by frontman Ozzy Osbourne. Similar to the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert back in 1992 in London, they’ll be joined by a who’s-who roster of metal and hard rock luminaries such as Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and Rival Sons. Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale started listening to Black Sabbath when she was “around 11 or 12 years old” — ironically via the early ’80s Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules albums, when the late Ronnie James Dio fronted the band and Osbourne was beginning his solo career.
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