Will the once great festival return?
With the original Black Sabbath set to return with a new album and a slew of festival dates, should we expect the resurrection of Ozzfest for 2012? Black Sabbath headlined several Ozzfests in the 90s and 2000s so once their return was announced internet rumors began to amass about the heavy metal forefathers bringing back Ozzy's defunct festival.
While there is no official word on Ozzfest returning in 2012, the rumor is that Ozzfest will tour America this summer for 29 dates with the following lineup:
Mainstage
Black Sabbath
System of A Down
Megadeth
Killswitch Engage
Machine Head
2nd Stage
Lamb of God
Testament
Suicide Silence
2nd Stage Rotating Bands
36 Crazyfists
All Shall Perish
Dirge Within
Impending Doom
If this list is legit, than we should have a great Ozzfest, but don't put too much stock in it until we here some official word from Sabbath or Ozzy that there will even actually be an Ozzfest this summer. I for one wouldn't mind just a Sabbath stadium tour. Of course all of this depends on Tony being well enough to tour giving his recent diagnosis with lymphoma.
What do you think of the rumors of a huge tour with sabbath metalica and slipknot that has been rumored by i belive it was loudwire. Do you think this might be the return of ozzfest lineup
ReplyDeleteNo Slipknot is doing the mayhem fest with KoRn, Five Finger Death Punch, As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel, Anthrax, Skeletonwitch and others this year. So no this lineup is much more likely for Ozzfest.
ReplyDeleteThis story has been around for a while. Although it's a good line-up to most people, it actually looks more like a wish list than something legit, simply because this list of bands may be too expensive for organizers. Doesn't anyone remember the long list of no-name bands that packed all previous Ozzfest line-ups? And what about the dates? Even IF Iommi's health is not an issue, considering Sabbath's European dates would mean that Ozzfest would start around mid-August - with 29 dates pushing Ozzfest into mid-October. Nobody wants to hold an outdoor festival in the Northern states past mid-September, so they would have to do all the Northern dates (Boston, Hartford, Detroit, Chicago, etc.) first, the finish up in the warmer states (Cali., Texas, Arizona, etc.). Can we really envision an Ozzfest where only the first few dates occur during the summer? A summer tour is important to attract kids who are off from school since most of the shows end up being on weekdays. Why would organizers offer a wildly expensive line-up with most of it's dates on weekdays after school has begun? An abbreviated Ozzfest tour (10 dates or less) with Sabbath as the crown jewel an the rest of the line-up mostly filled with no-names would sound more believable. As for this story... looks like bull to me.
ReplyDeletewish list? LOL Looks lke total CRAPOLA aside from Sabbath, Megadeth and Testament - the rest are weak, crappy new metal cess. SOAD shouldnt even be welcome! They are Anti Amercian towel heads.
ReplyDeleteLog of Turd headlining over Testament? What a joke!
Fuck you , you stupid pile of dog vomit, you put out an album that attracts a wide array of fan base and brings something special to just about every genre of music out there and maybe I'll give a fuck about your ignorant comments. Towel Heads? You are a fucking idiot sir
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Deletesystem of a down, fucking awsom!
OBVIOUSLY YOU DONT PAY ATTENTION NO KORN FFDP AT MAYHEM
ReplyDelete^^I'm not even going to waste my time on you because you're obvious too narrow minded but to the comment above me he posted that before January 25th which was when they announced the bands
ReplyDeleteWell if not theres gwar, slip knot, and anthrex in chicago this summer ill be there!!! O and megadeth is touring this summer so there busy just fyi, but good wish list
ReplyDeleteO and motor head that will be just as good if not better then ozz fest because they do go for alot of no name bands remember how alot of the good bands we listen to today started just saying
DeleteSo 3 of the 4 weren't born in america.
DeleteWho cares. They r all americans & their heritage is also Armenian. Do u have a problem w/that as well? Wow! How hateful can some people be? I think they r still one of the best damn bands around & always will b!