The stacked invoice works like this: Reside Assist fashion, a rotating stage, quick units with about 5 minutes between them. Some are full bands, some are supergroups of legends. Everybody does a Sabbath or Ozzy cowl. Hunky Hollywood beefcake and steel maniac Jason Momoa acts as compere for many of it, interspersed with humorous Ozzy clips and messages from absent mates like Judas Priest, Korn, Def Leppard and ELTON FUCKING JOHN, in addition to a really emotional, sensible message from Kathy Rhoads, sister of late, legendary Ozzy axeman Randy. Between that, Slipknot’s Sid Wilson spins the tunes, wearing a Villa shirt.
All of it occurs so quick and relentlessly that, even with no-shows from Jonathan Davis, Freddy D annd Wolfgang Van Halen, there’s no time for meals, drink, a piss, something apart from watching the best present on Earth dashing at you at lightspeed.
At simply gone 1pm, the day’s first heroes seem. After tearing by means of Black Tongue and Blood And Thunder – cursed by a large number of sound coming by means of the PA – Mastodon’s Brann Dailor takes on the job of not simply drumming the expert-level jazzy rhythms of Sabbath’s Supernaut, however singing it as nicely. The Atlanta heavies, decked out in Sabbath shirts, had been all the time going to be a certain factor right this moment – however on type like this, they set the bar impossibly excessive on the first throw.
Rival Sons observe, with singer Jay Buchanan trying like end-of-days Jim Morrison, however delivering a near-perfect model of Electrical Funeral. Ten minutes later, Anthrax – clad in Sabbath Bloody Anthrax shirts – to tear by means of Indians, and a note-perfect model of Into The Void. Then Halestorm seem, trying like The Midlands’ most excited individuals, with Lzzy Hale in tasseled jacket and sporting no finish of crucifixes, to do Ozzy banger Perry Mason. After that, Lamb Of God arrive, do an unimaginable model of Redneck, put their very own spin of Kids Of The Grave, and Randy Blythe, inan odd match of pleasure, chucks his smeggy trainers into the gang.
This all occurs with change to spare from an hour. It’s that quick. Then it’s time for the primary of the day’s a lot talked-about supergroups curated by Tom Morello. Lzzy Hale joins Religion No Extra/Ozzy drummer Mike Bordin, Excessive/Rihanna guitar whiz Nuno Bettencourt, ex-Megadeth bassist Davis Ellefson, keyboardist Adam Wakemen and one-time Ozzy axeman Jake E Lee for The Final Sin, earlier than Disturbed’s David Draiman (who arrives to refrain of boos) takes on Candy Leaf and Shot In The Darkish. He’s the day’s solely weak hyperlink, unconvincing in his supply. Significantly better is Ugly Child Joe’s Whitfield Crane, backed by Sleep Token drummer II. Weirdly, although, it’s YUNGBLUD who steals the phase, with a genuinely touching rendition of weepy Vol. 4 ballad Adjustments, preceded by a dedication to late Liverpool soccer hero Diogo Jota from Nuno, in Portuguese. Shocked as some could also be at YUNGBLUD turnung up, he’s fucking sensible, understanding each the task, and the best way to get a stadium full of individuals in your aspect.
