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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”

Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.

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“There are very few artists whose best work was the very last thing they ever did in their lives”: Ronnie James Dio is the exception that proves the rule, says ex-Skid Row star Sebastian Bach

Bach performs at the Rock for Ronnie event this month

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“I dreamed everything went wrong on stage and we all turned to dust.” Geezer Butler is having nightmares ahead of Black Sabbath's final show

Anticipation for Black Sabbath's farewell bow is making even the most experienced musicians nervous

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Geezer Butler having nightmares ahead of Black Sabbath gig

Black Sabbath star Geezer Butler has confessed he's having nightmares and "palpitations" ahead of the band's huge reunion gig in July.

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“I thought: Oh, f_____g hell, she’s got an idea. Here we go. Then everyone and their f_____g mate started jumping on board”: Ozzy Osbourne confirms his attendance at this summer’s Back To The Beginning mega gig

Dispelling doubts as to whether the Black Sabbath frontman would make his farewell gig, Osbourne is in fine form in a new interview

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First Thing: Judge rules Alien Enemies Act does not allow Trump to deport alleged gang members

Ruling is strongest pushback yet on use of 18th-century law. Plus, Black Sabbath give their first interview in two decades

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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne to open animal rescue centre after Black Sabbath reunion gig

Ozzy Osbourne is planning to give up performing and spend more time with his family after Black Sabbath's reunion gig while his wife Sharon Osbourne will devote herself to opening animal rescue centres.

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Ozzy Osbourne ‘prayed he would die in his sleep’ after agonising surgery

Heavy metal legend opened up about his ongoing health issues as he prepares to take his final bow at a massive show in his hometown of Birmingham this summer

The Independent UK

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals

The legends will join Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and other rock/metal stars at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5

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‘I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere’: Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell

Heavy metal’s godfathers are preparing a star-studded farewell – but will Ozzy Osbourne, after ‘horrendous’ surgery, be well enough to perform? In their first interview for two decades, the original lineup talk about their hopes and fears for rock’s ultimate gig

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Ozzy Osbourne feared health issues would never end

Ozzy Osbourne feared his many health problems would never end but Black Sabbath's upcoming farewell concert has given him "a reason to get up in the morning”.

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Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne says he ‘may be sitting down’ for his final gig this summer amid health woes

Ozzy Osbourne will join his Black Sabbath bandmates for their first show together in 20 years in Birmingham on July 5

Evening Standard

‘I’ll be there’: Ozzy Osbourne insists he will perform final concert amid health doubts

Exclusive: Black Sabbath frontman details training he is doing to ensure he is fit to play all-star reunion gig in July

The Guardian - UK

Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports

And one of them will be No More Tears

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Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show

The singer/guitarist believes that other leading women in rock and metal will “be there in spirit”

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Halestorm's Lzzy Hale feared Back to Beginning performance invite was fake and didn't reply at first

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale left Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne hanging for two days after she emailed the frontwoman to invite the band to perform at Black Sabbath's last-ever concert, 'Back to the Beginning', in July, but Lzzy wasn't sure if it was "real" or not.

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“Tom Morello comes back and says, ‘Guess what? Ozzy wants to sing No More Tears’”: Sammy Hagar reveals how many songs Ozzy Osbourne will perform at his final show

Ozzy previously said he’ll only do “little bits and pieces” during the historic show

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"It's gonna be killer. What we're doing is cool." Kerry King has picked the Black Sabbath song that Slayer will cover at Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show, and says it's an "honour' for Slayer to pay tribute to the Godfathers of Metal

Kerry King is more than a little excited at the prospect of Slayer honouring Black Sabbath at Villa Park on July 5

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“It really is like starting from scratch”: Ozzy Osbourne is doing “endurance training” ahead of final Black Sabbath show

The Prince Of Darkness will step onstage for the last time at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5

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“Driven by a mammoth riff that could give Black Sabbath a run for their money, they never recorded anything so primitive or heavy again”: Four songs that will make you rethink everything you know about Queen

Think you have a handle on Queen’s sound? These songs sound like nothing else they recorded

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“He was, without question, the best rock drummer in the world”: What Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward really thought of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham

Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together

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"They'd throw shrapnel at us - coins. I collected enough to buy a beer." Burton C. Bell recalls the trials of supporting Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath in the 90s

The former Fear Factory frontman did meet Brian May though, so it wasn't all bad

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“We ended up getting into the punk rock scene ’cos the metal people hated us. We were this weird, crazy, slow band that played to punk crowds”: The tangled story of Saint Vitus, the US misfits who helped give birth to doom metal

The modern doom scene owes a huge debt to Saint Vitus

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We got rock and metal's best bands to pick the greatest Ozzy Osbourne (and Black Sabbath) songs ever

Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness

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No, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs don't regret choosing that name, and yes, that is El-P from Run The Jewels on their new single. Be advised: when Black Sabbath bow out this summer, this lot will officially be Britain's best stoner/doom/psych band

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs sound heavier, dirtier, and nastier than ever before on their excellent new album Death Hilarious. What's not to love?

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