Machine Head paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by enjoying two impromptu Black Sabbath covers onstage on Tuesday (July 22).
The American groove steel band discovered about Osbourne’s loss of life on the age of 76 shortly after it was introduced on Tuesday night, proper earlier than they had been on account of take the stage on the Posthof venue in Linz, Austria, for a headline live performance.
The four-piece shortly determined to change their setlist, opening their live performance with renditions of Sabbath’s Struggle Pigs and Kids Of The Grave earlier than enjoying their conventional opening monitor, Imperium.
Footage of the 2 covers has made its approach on-line. Watch beneath.
On Wednesday, (July 23), Robb Flynn, Machine Head’s founding singer/guitarist and sole fixed member, wrote about Osbourne and his band’s Linz live performance on Instagram.
He put: “We discovered that Ozzy had handed away from Sky Information 20 minutes earlier than we walked onstage to the opening night time of our European tour.
“In a state of unhappiness and shock we made the choice to forgo our traditional opening setlist. Following our intro of Ozzy’s [1981 solo song] Diary Of A Madman (that we’ve opened each Machine Head present with for the final 30-plus years) we began the present with two Black Sabbath songs, Struggle Pigs and Kids Of The Grave.
“Everybody sang, everybody knew tonight meant one thing, there wasn’t a dry eye in the home
“There’s a lot extra to say in regards to the energy of the Ozzy’s songs, however for now, we’ll let his music do the speaking.
“Our deepest condolences to Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s band, and the Osbournes.”
Osbourne’s household confirmed his passing in an announcement on Tuesday night. His reason for loss of life stays unclear. The Prince Of Darkness performed his retirement present slightly over two weeks earlier than he died, the place he carried out each a solo set and a set with the opposite founding members of Sabbath at Villa Park in his hometown of Birmingham.
The present was a charity live performance that raised greater than $190 million for native causes, making it the highest-grossing charity gig of all time. A live performance movie compiling the perfect bits of the day – the place the likes of Metallica, Weapons N’ Roses, Slayer and Gojira additionally carried out – will hit cinema screens subsequent 12 months.
Machine Head’s European tour continues tonight (July 24) at Purple Stage @ Barba Negra Csepel in Budapest, Hungary. The band will headline Bloodstock Open Air within the UK in August, alongside Trivium and Gojira.