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An Ozzfest Oral History: Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Rob Halford, Randy Blythe & More on the Game-Changing Metal Fest
An Ozzfest Oral History: Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Rob Halford, Randy Blythe & More on the Game-Changing Metal Fest
Over the next few years Ozzfest continued to stack the festival’s main stage with metal’s biggest names: Tool, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and return trips for Ozzy, Sabbath, Pantera, Slayer and others. One such bill came in 2004, when Ozzfest was headlined by a fully reunited Black Sabbath, with metal icons and fellow Birmingham, England, natives Judas Priest – also in the midst of an historic reunion moment, with the return of singer Rob Halford after an eleven-year absence – in direct support. Throughout the summer, reports surfaced of Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson taking public shots at Ozzy, including mocking him for appearing in a reality television show [the then-popular The Osbournes], and criticizing aspects of the tour itself.
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