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Duff McKagan and Slash have released a new single ‘I Can Breathe’, which was recorded for a charity project by guitar brand Gibson. Listen to the track below.The Guns N’ Roses bandmates are the latest rock veterans to participate in the ongoing project, which saw a collaboration between System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi last year.Per Consequence, ‘I Can Breathe’ sees McKagan on lead vocals, with Slash taking on lead guitar duties alongside Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian on rhythm guitar and piano.The five-minute track sees McKagan and Slash build on the hard rock bombasity from their main band, but with a prog-rock attitude towards songwriting – with lyrics penned by McKagan – that sees a fiery guitar solo from Slash.All proceeds from the song will benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) through the brand’s non-profit organisation, Gibson Gives.McKagan said in a press release: “The musical slant and progressive rock-ness of this huge epic pushed me in a whole new direction.

Jason Momoa has spoken to NME about hosting Black Sabbath’s farewell gig at Birmingham’s Villa Park later this summer – check out his full interview with NME above.Earlier this year it was confirmed Black Sabbath would be playing their final ever show on July 5. The epic ‘Back To The Beginning’ event will see the iconic Black Sabbath lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward play live together for the first time in two decades.The metal legends will also be joined by a star-studded cast of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Gojira and more.

Black Sabbath hologram show in the future.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one final live concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5.The gig will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play on stage together for the first time in two decades.There is also a stacked line-up of other major acts set to perform at the event, dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’. These include Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and KoRn.Additionally, Tom Morello will be performing and serving as the show’s musical director.

Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello has teased “huge superstars” as “surprises” for the final Black Sabbath show later this year.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announced details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Now, Morello has shared further details about the upcoming colossal gig, for which he’s taken on the role of “musical director”.Speaking to Australian Musician, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist said that “preparation” is well under way. “Where it’s at now… First of all, when we first sat down, we have a very, very simple goal, and that’s to make this the greatest day in the history of heavy metal,” Morello explained.“And to that end, you’ve probably seen the listed setlist.

Ghost‘s Tobias Forge has opened up about the “tremendous influence” Black Sabbath have had on him throughout his life.The frontman of the Swedish occult metal band is slated to play at Ozzy Osbourne and co’s final concert at Villa Park in the latter’s hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5 as Papa Perpetua. The upcoming show will see Black Sabbath’s most iconic line-up – comprising Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.The stacked line-up also includes the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons.While appearing as the latest guest on NME‘s In Conversation series, Forge discussed how Black Sabbath impacted his life. He explained that they “have been a tremendous influence on me.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime collaborator and guitarist Zakk Wylde has teased that the frontman could be in a “throne that flies over the stadium” for Black Sabbath‘s final gig.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Speaking to Riff X’s Metal XS recently, Wylde said the magnitude of the gig is going to be “pretty mind-blowing”, and shared some insight as to how Ozzy could navigate the mammoth concert.“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing,” he said (via Billboard).“Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s ex-bassist, has said he is “honoured” to be playing at the final-ever Black Sabbath show.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5. The upcoming show will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.The all-star line-up joining them, put together with the help of Tom Morello, consists of the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons.Sarzo, who played bass for Osbourne for a year in the ’80s, recently spoke to WDHA-FM 105.5 FM about being approached for ‘Back To The Beginning’.

Tom Morello has spoken about how “honoured” he is to be the musical director of Black Sabbath‘s final-ever show this summer.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5. The upcoming show will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.They’ve got an all-star line-up joining them which Morello helped to put together.

Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe has spoken to NME about his new book, Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head, and explained how sobriety has led to him having a new perspective on life.The book marks the follow-up to his 2015 memoir Dark Days, and sees the metal icon recall how he has been moulded by his previous struggles. Less focused on personal anecdotes than its predecessor, the project instead encourages readers to take a look at their own experiences and uncover the tools they need to improve their lives and the world around them.“It’s not a straight memoir in the way Dark Days was.

Ozzy Osbourne is reportedly back in the gym in preparation for the upcoming final Black Sabbath gig.The comments come after the start of the month saw the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Now, ahead of the gig taking place later this summer, it has been shared that the frontman is looking to build up his strength for the gig and has been starting to return to the gym ahead of the massive show.The comments were made by producer Andrew Watt during a new interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show.In the discussion, Watt – who worked with the Prince Of Darkness on his last two studio albums, 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’ and 2022’s ‘Patient Number 9’ – shed light on his current health status.“He’s OK. It’s just his body is not doing what he wants it to do all the time,” Watt explained.

Black Sabbath‘s 2013 concert film Live… Gathered In Their Masses has been released onto YouTube for free – check it out below.In 2013, Black Sabbath performed in Australia for the final time – and was coincidentally the band’s first time in the continent with Ozzy Osbourne in over four decades – where they filmed a live album and accompanying concert film.Dubbed Live… Gathered In Their Masses, the film and album was recorded over two nights at the Rod Laver arena in Melbourne, and was packed to the brim with beloved Black Sabbath classics as well as new tunes from their final studio album ’13’. Among the songs performed were ‘War Pigs’, ‘Black Sabbath’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and ‘Paranoid’.Now, the complete concert film has been uploaded onto YouTube for free, courtesy of American concert-streaming platform Qello.

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon have revealed he will not be able to remain on stage throughout Black Sabbath’s farewell show because he can no longer walk.

Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons have been added to the bill at Black Sabbath‘s final reunion gig.They join already announced star-studded opening acts and special guests, including the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira and more. Guns ‘N’ Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan were also on the original bill but now they will instead play in the full band line-up.As well as playing live, former Rage Against The Machine member Tom Morello will also serve as musical director of the show.

Black Sabbath‘s final-ever live show went on sale this morning (February 14) – with eager fans rushing to secure their place. Find a range of reactions below.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5, as announced last week.It was later revealed that tickets were priced between £197.50 and £834 (including fees) with a handling fee of £2.75 per order.

Black Sabbath‘s final-ever show have been revealed. Find all the details below.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5, as announced last week.The gig will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.There is also a stacked line-up of other major acts set to perform at the event, dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’.

Ozzy Osbourne has said he “can’t walk” in a new interview about Black Sabbath‘s final show, with his wife and manager Sharon assuring that his illness “doesn’t affect his voice”.On Wednesday (February 5) it was confirmed that the legendary heavy metal band would be reuniting for one last gig at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5.The concert will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.Dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’, the massive event is also set to play host to appearances from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst and many more.Osbourne – who is living with Parkinson’s disease and has had various health issues in recent years, stemming from multiple surgeries – spoke about his current condition on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard this week.“I have made it to 2025. I can’t walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive,” he said.

Black Sabbath announced their final show this week, but the metal legends have bid farewell multiple times in the past too – see footage and setlists from their previous “final shows” below.On Wednesday (February 5), the band announced they would be reuniting with their original line-up of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward one last time this summer.The all-day show will go down at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5, with a stellar supporting line-up that includes the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, members of Limp Bizkit and KoRn, as well as Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello (who also acts of musical director of the concert).Tickets go on sale next Friday (February 14) at 10am GMT, and all profits will go to charities Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice – a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa. Visit here for tickets.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)While it is very likely that this will truly be the final Sabbath show, it is not the first time they have bid farewell to playing live together.Their first farewell came on November 15, 1992 in the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, California on the final night of Osbourne’s solo tour, dubbed ‘No More Tours’.

Tony Iommi have spoken to NME about what to expect from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne‘s final concert – letting a few surprises slip – and what it means to be going out with such a bang on home turf.It was announced yesterday (Wednesday February 5) that the metal icons would be reuniting with their original line-up of Osbourne, guitarist Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. It will mark their first time playing live together in two decades, and come as the very last performance from the band and frontman.

Geezer Butler has shared his first statement on Black Sabbath‘s forthcoming final live show. Watch the video below.Yesterday (February 5), it was confirmed that the legendary heavy metal band would be reuniting for one last gig at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on July 5.The concert will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.Dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’, the massive event will also play host to slots from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst and many more.Fans have since been sharing their reaction to the news of ‘The Final Show’ from Sabbath.

has been living with the brain disorder since 2019, announced his final farewell show with Black Sabbath this week before he fully retires from the rock-and-roll lifestyle.“He’s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this,” Sharon told the Sun of her husband’s last hurrah.“Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs,” she went on.

Sharon Osbourne has revealed her husband Ozzy Osbourne can no longer walk as continues to live with Parkinson's disease. The rock star, 76, is set to retire his Prince of Darkness title later this year in a final performance dubbed "the greatest heavy metal show ever", reports the Mirror.

Tony Iommi has shared an emotional statement following the announcement of Black Sabbath’s final-ever live show.Today (February 5), it was announced that the legendary metal band and its most iconic line-up – comprised of frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – will play live together for the first time in two decades on July 5 at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham.The show, which will also feature support from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax and more, was announced at the home of Aston Villa by Iommi and Sharon Osbourne, the manager and wife of the iconic frontman.Following the announcement, Iommi posted an emotional statement on social media.It’s been an incredible journey, but it’s only fitting that it ends here, where it all began in Aston. It’s great to be honoured by your fellow musicians and at the same time support good causes.