#309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

“There were some heroes and there were some zeroes…”

 

BACK TO THE BEGINNING, the final concert performance by the O.G. lineup of BLACK SABBATH featuring Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Ozzy Osbourne (along with an all-star roster of top shelf rock & metal artists) was held at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England on 05/07/2025 (that’s July 5th, 2025 for people in the United States) and raised nearly $200 Million for charity. 

 

While BACK TO THE BEGINNING will go down in heavy metal history as “The Live Aid of Metal”, it also represents a significant turning point and an emotional marker for metal fans from all over the world who came to pay homage and bid a celebratory yet poignant farewell to the Founding Fathers of Heavy Metal and The Prince Of Darkness.

 

Ladies, prepare to comprehend why Pantera playing Sabbath songs at a Zeppelin tribute is as much a faux pas as “showing up to a funeral wearing a bridal gown”, gentlemen, understand how Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is an absolute genius when it comes to remembering landmark dates with that special someone, and as for everybody else, break out your assortment of relaxers and various modalities of twanglification and JOIN US as we celebrate Sabbath, Ozzy, and all things metal with our take on BACK TO THE BEGINNING.

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Show Notes:

 

(00:01): “Mr. Black or Mr. Monkey?” / NOTE: that was actually #CoalChamber with #OzzyOsbourne / “Going forward, I need you to know…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #christmaspeanutbutterballs / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN FENG SHUI BUNKERPOON PARADISE!!!***/ #ragefulreflections #freeair #gasstations / “Dude, that’s a thing…”/ #DiscountTire #DriveUp #FreeService / “Now you go to 2 or 3 and they’re all fucked…”/ “Is it some kind of conspiracy?” / “If anybody sees somebody doing that…”

(05:55): “We have a little #shittah…”/ ***EMAIL US at [e-mail] or VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 or PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast*** / “Maybe knuckle deep…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “Apparently…I dropped the whole sack today…”/ #wellplayyourshittah WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!! / #Kalmo from #Finland #BlackenedDoomMetal THY CHOSEN ONE / “Oh that made all the difference…”/ #spokenwordASMR / “The release month is the 16th month and the 7th day…”/ “Smallest to biggest…no, y’all go big, small, big again…” / #ThankYou

(12:00): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  BLACK SABBATH & OZZY OSBOURNE – BACK TO THE BEGINNING POST-SHOW WRAP-UP / “We now live in a #PostSabbathWorld…”/ “I had a really, really, REALLY, bad 4th of July…it was awesome!”/ “Luckily, for some strange reason…”/ “The first thing I saw was this…”/ #BackToTheBeginning #MetalLiveAid #MetalCharity / #JackBlack MR. CROWLEY (Blizzard Of Ozz – 1980) / “Things move fast in the metal community…” / “The only things that I had questions about...WHY?” / NOTE:  #LedZeppelin is NOT from #Birmingham / #NunoBettencourt / #onmicburp / “There were some heroes, and there were some zeroes…”/ “Apparently he’s got a really thick Rolodex…”/ #SabbathBloodyAnthrax / #RussellsReflectionsASMR 

(22:22): “She sang amazing dude…she hit a note…the whole band quit playing…” / #LzzyHale #Halestorm PERRY MASON (Ozzmosis – 1995) / “I’m gonna gush…”/ “Bark at the Boon?” / BARK AT THE MOON (Bark At The Moon – 1983) / “Hit it Vernon…” / “All-righty-then…” / #NunoSolo / #onmicburp / “That’s helpful…”/ #rotatingstage / “Oh…play it…trainwreck…”/ #AliceInChains FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS (Pa