Overview

• Speaking on The Metallica Report, Trujillo recalls watching Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward warm up on July 3 at Villa Park as onlookers smiled, headbanged and some were moved to tears.
• He compares the intensity to Muhammad Ali shadowboxing, noting Iommi’s jazz chords flowing into a slow, heavy Into The Void while Ozzy remained offstage.
• Back To The Beginning served as the final public performance by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s original lineup, who played four songs before more than 40,000 in the stadium and 5.8 million on the livestream.
• Ozzy died on July 22 of a heart attack, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s listed on his death certificate, and a private funeral was held on July 31 with about 110 attendees.
• The all‑day Villa Park tribute featured Metallica alongside acts including Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Gojira, Anthrax and Mastodon, and Ozzy also delivered a seated five‑song solo set.