Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi reunited for ‘Paranoid’ at Birmingham Commonwealth Games [Videos]
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Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi reunited for ‘Paranoid’ at Birmingham Commonwealth Games [Videos]

By Judy J. Beasley

The 2022 commonwealth games in Birmingham, England, came to a fiery conclusion on Monday with a meeting of black sabbathit is Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi. The respective singer and guitarist delivered a surprise performance of “Paranoid” to close out the British multi-sports competition in the hometown of heavy metal’s forefathers.

The Prince of Darkness made his presence known by bellowing “I am Iron Man” from backstage as Iommi alongside the bassist Adam Wakeman and drummer Tommy Clufetos-who played on Sabbath’s 2016-17 The end farewell tour – teased “Iron Man”. As Ozzy emerged onto the stage on an elevated platform, Iommi launched into the iconic heavy metal-defining riff of “Paranoid.” Osbourne’s voice rang out loud as it echoed around the stadium above the roar of fireworks, Ozzy punctuating the performance by shouting “Birmingham forever!”

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Monday’s appearance marked Ozzy Osbourne’s first time on stage since 2019 when he joined Post Malone on their collaboration, “Take What You Want”, at American Music Awards. Before that, his last full performance was on New Year’s Eve in 2018, by rolling stone. Since then, The Ozzman has faced a number of health issues, including a staph infection and a fall which delayed his More visits 2 farewell tour, originally launched in 2018. In addition to the limitations posed by the pandemic, Ozzy also revealed a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and recently overcame a bout with COVID. Even in the face of these deadly odds, the heavy metal icon has long maintained that he would never retire.

“Do you know when I will retire? When I can hear them nailing a lid on my box. And then I’ll do a fucking encore. I am the prince of darkness,” Ozzy said in 2020.

Watch Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi reunite for ‘Paranoid’ at the closing of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The guitarist opened the 11-day event – which includes 25 sports with competitors from more than 70 countries – late last month with an original song called ‘Hear My Voice’ featuring the London-born saxophonist and rapper . Soweto Kinch.

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi – “Paranoid” – 08/08/22

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Judy J. Beasley
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