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05-07-2025
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Crowds boo as 'controversial' first supergroup takes to stage at Black Sabbath gig
The first supergroup has performed at the Black Sabbath gig today - but their arrival got a mixed reaction, with many fans booing. Our reporter Kirsty Bosley is in the Back to the Beginning crowd today and explained what she saw on stage. She said: "We got our first supergroup of the day. Lzzy Hale is fronting it, one of the only - if not the only - woman on today's bill. Read more: Black Sabbath live updates as thousands descend on Villa Park today for Back to the Beginning gig Read more: Black Sabbath at Villa Park - line-up, times, set list, tickets and how to get there "Members of Faith No More (Mike Bordin), Megadeth (David Ellefson) Ozzy Osbourne's legendary guitarist Jake E Lee. "They're playing The Ultimate Sin by Ozzy." However, she said the arrival of one artist drew some boos from the audience. She added: "David Draiman from Disturbed is now joining them to huge boos from the crowd. He's caused controversy with his political opinions online and the crowd are not welcoming. "Despite boos, hands are still up in the air to clap along to the Draiman-fronted rendition of 1986 Ozzy track Shot In The Dark." Disturbed may be best known for their brooding version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic The Sound of Silence, but singer David Draiman caused controversy following Glastonbury earlier this week. The singer responded to some politically charged statements made at the festival, but received a mixed reaction from fans. Don't miss our glossy Black Sabbath - End of an Era magazine celebrating their final show! Read more here. Join our Black Sabbath WhatsApp group for the latest updates so you don't miss a single thing this weekend. If you're going to the Black Sabbath gig, we hope you have an amazing time! Please share your photos and comments with us by emailing - we'd love to share them.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
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'Sabbath gave bands like Slipknot the blueprint'
With Black Sabbath's final concert just days away, metal bands and musicians explain how the band influenced the course of their lives - and paved the way for a new generation of artists. "Sabbath gave us the blueprint, Sabbath gave us the recipe. They gave us the cookbook, man," says Slipknot's Corey Taylor. "The mystique was in the lyrics. It was in the sound. It was in the way that everything was just a little darker." The song that shares the band's name is "one of the scariest songs I ever heard" says Taylor, which he plays when he "wants to go someplace mentally". "I don't have to look for, you know, [The Omen's] Damien Thorn. I don't have to look for Mercyful Fate. "I go back to the beginning. I go back to Black Sabbath, the song and the rest is history." The frontman is among musicians paying tribute to the band ahead of their final performance on Saturday. The all-day Back to the Beginning event at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday will feature Metallica, Slayer, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon among many others. Halestorm's frontwoman Lzzy Hale says she would not be the singer, songwriter or guitarist she is today without the influence of the band. "For whatever reason Black Sabbath caught me early on and it was something that I didn't even know how to describe, but I understood it," she says. Being part of the show "wasn't even on my bucket list of dreams," she adds, "because it was an indefatigable dream to even consider because it was impossible." Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath, initially called Earth, emerged from a "vibrant music scene" in 1960s Birmingham according to their first manager Jim Simpson. Setting up Big Bear Records in 1968, he had invited the foursome to play at Henry's Blueshouse at The Crown pub on Hill Street, where they were an instant hit with punters. "There was much more attention paid to them than the average band," he recalls. The four started out playing blues, before turning their attention to writing their own material. The band had initially made a "horrendous racket," adds guitarist Iommi, "but it worked out in the end, it was great." They were a "product of the time and a product of the city" says Jez Collins, founder of Birmingham Music Archive. "I don't think it would have happened from any area other than Aston with all of those foundries and factories and the smelts and the bomb sites," he adds. Slipknot's Taylor agrees. "One hundred percent Iowa is the reason why Slipknot was Slipknot and the Midlands are absolutely the reason Sabbath was Sabbath," he says. "You are where you come from." The band's distinctive sound, which helped propel them to worldwide success, was partially down to Iommi's earlier job at a steel factory. Planning to leave work in order to take up a place with another band, he had lost the tips of two fingers on a steel-cutting machine. "After the accident I went to various doctors and they said 'you'd better pack up really, you're not going to be able to play,'" he says. "But I wouldn't accept that," he adds, describing how he had fashioned new fingertips from a melted down Fairy Liquid bottle and parts of a leather jacket. Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford, who grew up a few miles away in Walsall, picks up the legendary story. "When Tony had his accident, and had to detune some of the strings, things started to get lower and heavier, and that's when the magic really started," he says. "And certainly for me and for all of us in Priest, from day one, those bands and more were a tremendous influence to us all." Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple were also forefathers of the movement, but it was Sabbath that "cemented it," adds Taylor. He and other artists have been speaking to BBC Radio WM for a new documentary, Forging Metal, looking at the history of the genre. Black Sabbath at Villa Park: All you need to know City's shrines to Black Sabbath and where to find them Barney Greenway, lead singer of Napalm Death, also from Birmingham, says the "density and the depth of the music they were making was completely new". "There were bands doing darkly heavy music at the time, but arguably nothing like Black Sabbath. "Heaviness and musical extremity before that was even thought of," he says. The eyes of the world will be on Birmingham for the Villa Park gig which is a "profoundly important centre for metal," says city academic Dr David Gange, author of the Why Metal Matters project. But, he adds, "metal was global from its origins, with indigenous Americans such as [guitarist and songwriter] Link Wray, and others, particularly from Latin America, being crucial to it's emergence". The genre had spawned "literally hundreds of sub genres, probably thousands," he explains, with some now being used to promote social and environmental activism, in far flung corners of the globe. "There's an absolutely wonderful band in the very, very far north of Finland, called Unearthly Rites, who are as heavy as can be," he says. "They are crusty, they are dirty, they are just glorious, their key thing is protesting open-pit mining, and their musical heritage runs directly back to Birmingham bands like Napalm Death and Bolt Thrower". Many of the "most interesting" artists taking metal forward are currently women or non-binary people, the Birmingham University history lecturer added. Birmingham's Debbie Gough, who fronts metal band Heriot, says the scene is "the most diverse space" she has ever known it to be. Heriot has just completed its second headline tour of the UK and are about to embark on a 32-date tour of North America supporting "super influential" Trivium. "I feel very welcome and feel like it's a very accepting space and a very informed space as well which has allowed for lots of different people in bands to experience music," she says. There had been a marked change since the Covid-19 pandemic, she claimed. "Before that I could maybe count on one hand the amount of times there had been female crew, or other bands with females on the line-up, and now nobody even flinches, which is super cool. "I'm just overjoyed about the blueprint of who gets to be in a metal band has just been completely destroyed and anybody can be in any band now - and that's really amazing to see," she added. Emily Drummond, vocalist for the all-female Birmingham band, Cherrydead says she is also "absolutely buzzing" about the future of metal. "Not just in the West Midlands, all across the UK and it's something that we are so glad to be a part of," she adds. Cherrydead are among acts playing a BBC Radio WM celebration gig Metal in the Midlands. She says there had been a "real shift" for women within the scene. Although not perfect, she added, "there is a transformation coming and I feel things have really moved in that sense". The metal scene faces "all kinds of crises", Dr Gange says, with many music venues under threat. "But metal thrives off crisis, metal is the music for how we process crisis and the bands are doing it in such exciting ways," he adds. "It's a profoundly supportive community, the mosh pit itself is an allegory for all the best things in life - you give yourself total, total freedom, let yourself fall over, let anything happen with the complete knowledge that someone is going to reach out and pick you up if you go down." BBC Radio WM's Forging Metal will be available on BBC Sounds from Friday 4 July. Follow BBC Birmingham on Facebook, X and Instagram. 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Scotsman
30-04-2025
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Halestorm Glasgow: How to get tickets, from presale to prices
Halestorm have announced a show in Glasgow as part of their upcoming tour. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... American rock band Halestorm are set to play a huge gig in Glasgow later this year. US band Halestorm is fronted by Lzzy Hale. | Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima It follows the announcement of their sixth studio album Everest, with the group heading on a tour of the UK and Europe from October. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad With a show lined up for the OVO Hydro on Friday, November 21, here is everything you need to know about Halestorm tickets, from presales to prices. When will Halestorm play Glasgow? All UK tour dates Halestorm will thrill audiences in Scotland on Friday, November 21 following a show in Wales. Thursday, November 20 - Utilita Arena Cardiff Friday, November 21 - Glasgow OVO Hydro Sunday, November 23 - Birmingham BP Pulse Live Monday, November 24 - Manchester AO Arena Wednesday, November 26 - London O2 When do tickets go on sale? Tickets for Halestorm's upcoming UK tour dates will go on sale from 10am on Thursday, May 8. They will be available through sites including Ticketmaster, with fans keen on grabbing some advised to log in to the website at least fifteen minutes ahead of the sale. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Halestorm presale There are a number of ticket presales for Halestorm's 2025 tour, including several specific to the band's Glasgow show. The first is artist presale, which fans can access by preordering their upcoming album Everest or by registering for emails on their official website before 12pm on Monday, May 5. Artist presale will begin at 10am on Tuesday, May 6. Then, available for some of Halestorm's UK tour dates, fans who are customers of O2 or Virgin Media will be able to access O2 Priority early access tickets from 10am on Tuesday, May 6. The OVO Hydro in Glasgow. | Rob - There are then an additional two Halestorm presales, available only for their Glasgow tour date. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Available only to OVO customers registered for the firm's OVO Live rewards program will be able to purchase presale tickets from 10am on Tuesday, May 6. You can check out their website for further details. Meanwhile, there is then a separate venue presale through the Scottish Events Campus (SEC). To access venue presale for Halestorm - which begins at 10am on Wednesday, May 7 - you can register for SEC's newsletter. Halestorm UK tour presales: Artist presale: 10am on Tuesday, May 6 O2 Priority: 10am on Tuesday, May 6 OVO presale: 10am on Tuesday, May 6 Venue presale: 10am on Wednesday, May 7 General onsale: 10am on Thursday, May 8 Halestorm ticket prices Wondering how much it will cost to see Halestorm? Well, for their Glasgow show at least fans can expect to play anywhere between £56.45 to £76.30. This will depend on whether you choose to sit or stand and where in the venue you select. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Halestorm UK tour support For all dates on the UK leg of their upcoming tour, Halestorm will be joined by Bloodywood and Kelsy Karter. Bloodywood are an Indian heavy metal band, whose music combines a number of different genres. They have recently visited Scotland on tour, with a gig at SWG3 in Glasgow.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Halestorm Return with '80s-Inspired Anthem 'Darkness Always Wins': Stream
The post Halestorm Return with '80s-Inspired Anthem 'Darkness Always Wins': Stream appeared first on Consequence. Halestorm have unleashed a new song titled 'Darkness Always Wins.' The single offers the first taste of the band's as-yet-untitled new album, set for release later this year. 'Darkness Always Wins' features Lzzy Hale's powerhouse vocals on full display, with the first half of the song reminiscent of an '80s power ballad. In fact, there are lyrical nods to the era (intentional or not), with such lines as 'running with the shadows' (Pat Benatar) and 'fading into black' (Metallica). Get Halestorm Tickets Here Around the 2:30 mark, things get heavier, as Joe Hottinger's guitar kicks in, followed by a primal scream from Lzzy shortly thereafter. ''Darkness Always Wins' is not a song of hope, nor is it a song of despair,' stated Lzzy of the single. 'It is reality. History repeating. Evil prevails and the good depart first. But we are not doomed as long as we persist and keep our fires burning. The war may not be won in this lifetime. But our mission is to pass the torch so that those who follow have a light to fight with.' The song was produced by Dave Cobb, known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, and others. The upcoming Halestorm album will be the follow-up to 2022's Back From the Dead. Halestorm will play the Welcome to Rockville and Boardwalk Rock festivals in the US in May, followed by a support stint on Iron Maiden's UK/European tour in the early summer. The band will then support Volbeat on a US tour beginning in mid July (pick up tickets here). Listen to Halestorm's new single 'Darkness Always Wins' below, or via all major streaming services. Popular Posts deadmau5 Apologizes for Blacking Out During Coachella Set The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time New Pornographers Drummer Joseph Seiders Charged with Child Pornography Reggie Watts Bummed Out by Coachella: "[Its] Soul Feels Increasingly Absent" Haley Joel Osment Arrested for Public Intoxication At Ski Resort 4chan Likely Gone Forever After Hackers Take Control Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
