Rage In opposition to The Machine rocker Tom Morello has teased that some “big superstars” might make a shock look on the final ever Black Sabbath live performance.
Tom Morello reveals that shock ‘big superstars’ will seem in closing Black Sabbath present
The 60-year-old guitarist is the musical director of the ‘Again to the Starting’ present which can happen at Villa Park – the stadium of Premier League soccer membership Aston Villa – in Birmingham, England, on July 5 and will probably be the ultimate time Black Sabbath’s authentic line-up, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Invoice Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, will carry out collectively.
The road-up additionally consists of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon, in addition to supergroup of musicians additionally taking part in, together with Billy Corgan, David Draiman, Duff McKagan, Frank Bello, Fred Durst, Jonathan Davis, Scott Ian, Sleep Token’s II and extra.
Morello has now teased that followers in attendance might see another metallic legends take to the stage on the day.
Chatting with Australian Musician journal, Morello mentioned: “The place it’s at now… Initially, after we first sat down, we have now a really, quite simple purpose, and that’s to make this the best day within the historical past of heavy metallic.
“And to that finish, you’ve in all probability seen the listed setlist. And let me let you know, there’s some big superstars who’re gonna be surprises on that day too. So, the thought is to essentially acknowledge the significance of that band in a manner that the entire world will perpetually comprehend it.”
Morello additionally revealed he bought the musical director job as a result of 76-year-old Ozzy – who resides with Parkinson’s illness and the lung situation emphysema – and his spouse Sharon Osbourne, 72, personally requested him.
He mentioned: “It happened [because] Ozzy and Sharon requested me to do — they shocked me in the future and mentioned, ‘There’s gonna be another Black Sabbath present, all 4 authentic members, the last-ever Ozzy Osbourne present. We wanna have an enormous day of celebration and can you assist curate it?’ And I used to be, like, ‘Nicely, that’s loopy. However sure, in fact.’”
Beforehand talking in regards to the job being an honour on Chicago radio station WBEZ, Morello mentioned: “Heavy metallic is the music that made me love music, and Black Sabbath is the band that invented heavy metallic. So, when Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne requested me to be the musical director of what is going on to be the final Black Sabbath present — the final Ozzy Osbourne present within the soccer stadium that is like a half-block down from the place Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler, the bass participant of Black Sabbath, grew up — I used to be honoured to try this.”