VENOM paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by enjoying a medley of BLACK SABBATH‘s “Kids Of The Grave” and “Symptom Of The Universe” on Saturday, August 9 on the Hellsinki Steel Competition at Nordis in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the efficiency could be seen beneath.
Just a few years in the past, VENOM frontman Conrad “Cronos” Lant informed Steel Hammer journal that BLACK SABBATH was one of many bands which acquired him into heavy music. “Within the late ’60s, early ’70s, it was LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH,” he stated. “These early SABBATH albums actually did one thing to me.”
Cronos additionally stated that SABBATH was an early inspiration for his function because the frontman of VENOM.
“I all the time wished to hold the Ozzy factor to the nth diploma,” he defined. “I used to be all the time studying up on Satanism and demonology and witchcraft. I went out with a woman who was in a witch coven and that sparked one thing in me. I liked SABBATH, however I noticed that they’d solely touched the tip of the iceberg. This might go thus far. Ozzy was singing about being chased by the Satan. I assumed: I will be the Satan!”
Cronos elaborated on his mindset when approaching the VENOM gig throughout a separate interview with Guitar World. He stated: “I used to hearken to SABBATH, and Ozzy can be going off about all of the fuckin’ witches or elves. After which abruptly he would cry, ‘Oh, God, assist me!’ And I’d assume, Oh no! You are purported to be the evil bastard. Why are you asking God for assist? So I made a decision I’d be the evil bastard. However the music needed to be evil, too. So, whereas all these different teams would get to their lead breaks and play these fairly little leads, I wished to have divebomb solos and guitars crashing in opposition to amplifiers and all this insanity.
“Since day one, we stated, ‘We’re horror motion pictures to music,’ Cronos added. “If BLACK SABBATH had been ‘Frankenstein’, VENOM are the ‘Evil Useless’.”
Ozzy died on July 22 of a coronary heart assault, his loss of life certificates revealed. The certificates filed in London additionally stated Osbourne suffered from coronary artery illness and Parkinson’s illness.
A personal funeral service for Ozzy was held on July 31 on the 250-acre grounds of the home the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer and his spouse purchased in 1993 in Buckinghamshire, England. Solely 110 of the singer’s family and friends members attended the service, together with his SABBATH bandmates, Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),Rob Zombie, Zakk Wylde, Marilyn Manson and Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT).
The day earlier than the personal funeral, 1000’s of followers gathered within the streets of Birmingham to pay tribute to Ozzy. His spouse and supervisor Sharon, together with their kids Aimée, Kelly and Jack, joined mourners for the emotional tribute.
