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Judas Priest will not be part of Black Sabbath in Birmingham next Saturday (July 5).
Judas Priest have no time
As Frontmann Rob Halford emphasized at the beginning of the year, he was “destroyed” to miss the final of the metal pioneers. Due to an existing obligation, Judas Priest are bound to the weekend. As a sign of respect, they have now published a performance video of their cover of the anti-war anthem from 1970.
Judas priests covered “War Pigs”
“We feel honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage. Pigs was allowed to show. A song that we play on every show around the world and sing along. Dressed in black leather with rivets, Halford celebrates the Lyrics, while his band climbs into the classic reef and drum thunderstorm.
The Judas Priest singer forms the devil horns symbolically during the “War Pigs” line “Satan Laughing spreads his wings”. This little gesture is also a bow to the 76-year-old Ozzy Osbourne and his band, who want to return to the stage for a show in Birmingham.
Big farewell concert
Even without Judas Priest, the Sabbath final in Villa Park promises to become an event for the metal history books. On the stage there are metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Guns N ‘Roses, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Anthrax, Mastodon and a Super Group with members of Smashing Pumpkins and Limp Bizkit. Rage-Against-the-Machine guitarist Tom Morello takes over the musical direction of the evening.
Great honor for Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath recently received the highest award in her hometown: the “Freedom of the City of Birmingham”. As part of a private ceremony on June 28, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward from the Lord Mayor von Birmingham were honored with honor roles and medals. An appreciation of her role as a pioneer of the heavy metal and as a pride of the workers’ city of Birmingham.
“We were often mocked because of our accent. But Birmingham has always been behind us,” butler recalled during the event. Osbourne added emotionally: “My father went into debt at the time to buy me a microphone. I think he would be very proud today.”