Judas Priest has released an official cover version of Black Sabbath‘s War Pigs ahead of the Ozzy Osbourne-fronted heavy metal legends’ final concert this weekend.
Although singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner and Andy Sneap, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis aren’t scheduled to perform at Saturday’s massive Back To The Beginning event in Birmingham, United Kingdom, they have paid tribute by recording a studio version of the 1970 Paranoid classic that they have used as walk-on music before hitting the stage. They have also released a performance video for the track, which can be seen below.
PRIEST said in a statement, “We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage of War Pigs, a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to, reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince Of Darkness!”
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Great great cover!!! Saturday was one of the greatest days in the history of rock and metal. So many bands paying tribute to the almighty Black Sabbath. No gimmicks, no fancy outfits, just basic, raw metal and rock. I sat on my couch and watched the entire 10+ hours and didn’t miss a note. Ozzy never got to say goodbye before and he went out on his terms. He sounded very good for his age and condition. All bands kicked ass and I’m so glad it happened.
After hearing so many different vocalists singing Sabbath and Ozzy songs, it really showed just how great of a singer Ozzy has been. Nobody could match his greatness on those tunes. He is one of the all time greats for sure.