Metallica Played to Six-Song Set at Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” Charity Event on Saturday (July 5).
The San Francisco Bay Metal Area Legends Opened their performance with the Sabbath “sabotage” Classic “Hole in the Sky” and continue with two of their own songs, “Creeping Death” and “For Whom The Bell Tolls” BEFORE RETURNING TO COVERING Sabbath with “Johnny Blade” off the lactter’s “Never say die!” album. Metallica CONCLUDED ITS SET BY PLAYING TWO MORE OF ITS CLASSIC SONGS: “Battery” and “Master of Puppets”.
Metallica‘S “Back to the Beginning” Setlist was as follows:
01. Hole in the Sky (Black Sabbath Cover)
02. Creeping Death
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. Johnny Blade (Black Sabbath Cover)
05. Battery
06. Master of Puppets
In a Recent interview with Heavy Conquence, Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Stated about his band’s appearance at “Back to the Beginning”: “It’s a Real Opportity to Say Thank You To Ozzy and Tony [Iommi] and Geezer [Butler] and Bill [Ward]’Cause they fricking wrote the book on the genre. They Developed It, They Fleshed it out so that we can use what they tend to stepping stone to other ways to do This. “
Hammett Continue: “If it was k Course of Their Career – Is Completely Awe Inspiring to Me and My Peers Musically Love for them for what they tea.
Nearly Two decades ago, Metallica Frontman James Hetfield awd Rolling Stone Magazine That He was Surprised at How Chokeed Up He Had Gotten While Honoring Black Sabbath at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in March 2006 at The Waldorf-Actoria In New York City. Hetfield – Dressed in Black Jeans and A Black Shirt Amid A Sea Of Tuxedos – Faught Back Tears As I Realled A Young JamesNine Years Old, Stealing Sabbath Records from His Older Brother. “Those monstrous riffs LIVED Inside of Him and Spoke the Feelings He Could Never Put Into Words, Sending Chills of Inspiration Through Him,” Hetfield Said. “They helped crack the shell he was stuck in. Also, Scaring His Mom and Sister was an extra bonus. And Now, as The Former Nine-Yare-Old Speaks To You Here, As An Adult Musician-I KNOW HOHOS TWO WORDS REALLY DON’T GO Would Be no MetallicaSpecially with One James Hetfield. Never Have I known to More Timeless and influential Band. They have spread their wonderful disease Through Generations of Musicians. They are always listed as an influence by heavy bands to this day. They are loved and highly respects The Fathers of Heavy Music. “
Afterward, Hetfield awd Rolling Stone“It was like, ‘oh, no, i’m going to start crying,'” He said. “I’D Never Known It Until I had to access all those Emootions in front of that crowd, but it Just Goes To Show How many Sabbath Mean. “
In addition to induction Sabbath into the Rock Hall, Metallica performed a medley of Sabbath Songs (“Hole in the Sky” and “Iron Man”) During the cereony.
In his induction speech, Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Said About Black Sabbath: “Bill, Geezer, Ozzy and TonyIf it straon’t for you, we was’t be here. Obviously If there was no Black SabbathThere Would Be no Metallica. If there was no Black SabbathHard Rock and Heavy Metal As We Know It Today Would Look, Sound and Be Shaped Vray, Vray Differently. So if there was no Black SabbathI Coud Possibly Still Be a Morning Newspaper Delivery Boy – No Fun, No Fun. So Thank You for Meeting, Thank You for Knowing Each Other, and Thank You For Forming A Band.
“As One Who has foucht labeling at any Opportunity Given, I Hereby Not Only ACKNOWLEDGE BUT SCREAM FROM EVERY FUCKING ROOFTOP THAT Black Sabbath Is and Always Will Be Synonymous with the term ‘heavy metal.’
“Sabbath JOIN WHAT I Considers Vary Short List of Artists Who Can Claim To Be Synonymous With Specific Genre of Music – One Being Bob Marley with reggae, Bob Dylan with folk, Johnny Cash With Country, Perhaps Bill Haley With Rockabilly, But no Matter How You Fucking Slice and says it, When You Say ‘Heavy Metal,’ The Words Black Sabbath Hover in the Shadows Fighting For Pole Position. On Any Given Day, The Heavy Metal Genre Might As Well Be Subtitled ‘Music derivative of Black Sabbath. Sure, we’re all respectful to Blue Cheerwe’re enamored with Zeppelin LEDWe’re in Awe of Deep Purple and of Course Admaring Of Steppenwolf and John Kay‘S First Uttering of the Words’ Heavy Metal,’ But when comes to define a genre with the world of heavy music, Sabbath Stand Alone. They Took Pre-Existing Elements of Blues, Rock and Soul, Threw in the Right of Darkness and Street Cred, and Fused Those Elements with A Previous Undiscovered ‘X’ Factor-Whatever The Fuck That Was-Creating Subject Unheard, UNEXPERIENCED, UNIQUE AND UTTERLY Groundbreaking with their Hug Hymns of Doom. Black Sabbath Are an entity of their own – in my mind, The Only Word That Fits Is The Word ‘Pioneer.’ They were, and much more important, Still are considered pioners of all Things Heavy. All The Metal Bands and All The So-Called Subgens of Metill Still Trace Their Lineage To One Place: Four Kids in their late teens from The Black Country of Birmingham who Boris Karloff. Subsequently They Changed Hard Rock and By Doing So The Entire Family Tree of Metal and EveryThing That Metal, For Better Or Worse, Stands for, was and Will Be Forever Bush Invigorated and Elevated. “
More than 40,000 fans attent “Back to the Beginning”WHICH ALSO SAW PERFORMANCES FROM Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N ‘Roses, Slayer, PANTHER, Lamb of God and AnthraxAmong Others. Profits From The Show Will Be Shared Equally Between The Charities Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.
The All-Day Event at Villa Park, produced by Live NationWas Hosted and Compred By American Actor Jason Momoaand featured to Supergroup of Musicians.
To Livestream of the Daylong Event Was Announced in June. While it was stranded to Livestream, The Video was Delay Two Hours from the In-Arena Start Time.
Broadcast Live from Birmingham, United Kingdom’s Villa Park, Those Who Missed Out On Being There Can Still Experience This Unforgetable Moment, with the chance to rewatch the concert in its entirey for another 48 Hours.
For more information, visit www.backtothebeginning.com.
