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Black Sabbath Announce ‘Final’ Concert, ‘Back to the Beginning,’ With Metallica, Slayer and More


Black Sabbath have announced the 'final' show by their original lineup, a benefit titled 'Back to the Beginning' with Metallica, Slayer and others.

Also performing at “Back to the Beginning” will be Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and a supergroup featuring Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Wolfgang Van Halen and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, who has suffered a number of ailments that have caused him to cancel shows in recent years, will play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow. Formed in Birmingham in 1968, Sabbath are universally regarded as the godfathers of heavy metal and have sold more than 75 million albums worldwide across their career.

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