Heavy metal legends Black Sabbath, including Ozzy Osbourne, will reunite for the first time in 20 years at a one-off concert on July 5 in Birmingham
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The gig will feature guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward — who along with charismatic frontman Osbourne pioneered heavy metal music in the early 1970s with hits such as “War Pigs”, “Paranoid” and “Iron Man”. Osbourne’s wife, music manager and TV personality Sharon, said that while other bandmembers might continue to make records and perform, Black Sabbath’s gig at the birthplace of the band will certainly be the 76-year-old’s final performance.Osbourne has produced new music in recent years including a Grammy-winning album but the singer has made fewer public appearances since revealing in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Black Sabbath will top a line-up of rock and heavy metal icons including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Lamb Of God and Anthrax at the Villa Park event.
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