At a concert by the band in the Scarborough Open Air Theater, singer Rob Halford dedicated a song to his late contemporary.
“Listen, the last 24 hours were hard, right? It was hard. But he would want us to do that he would want us to be together, he would want us to have a good time, and that’s exactly what we do right now. We love you, ozzy!”
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With these words Rob Halford, the front man of Judas Priest, initiated a memory of Ozzy Osbourne. The band had only one day after the sad announcement that the singer of Black Sabbath died at the age of 76, an appearance at the Scarborough Open Air Theater in England.
Then he devoted Ozzy to her myth -reflecting classic “Giants in the Sky”. Halford: “The next song is about him and all the other sizes that we have lost. Your music lives on for and on. In the past, you were down here on Earth, now you are up there in heaven, as we say.
Judas Priest worship Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath
Although Judas Priest could not be there at the now legendary farewell concert by Black Sabbath a few days ago, they never made a secret of their affection for the band. So they have just published a cover version of “War Pigs”, which they have played as a pre-opening since 2011.
In addition, Halford has often raved about the inspiring power of Black Sabbath ‘debut album in recent years (“The drive for all great things in the heavy metal”). The singer also emphasized several times that both had literally grew up the door on the door and, so to speak, simultaneously set the metal in motion.
Ozzy Osbourne only died shortly after his last live appearance on July 5 in Birmingham when he apparently collected the last forces for the “Back to the Beginning” concert. The cause of death was not mentioned, but it is known that Ozzy had been struggling with a variety of health problems for many years, including Parkinson’s. His family emphasized that the singer could let go of his loved ones.