"We have a very, very simple goal, and that's to make this the greatest day in the history of heavy metal"
The Rage Against The Machine guitarist's high school band with Tool’s Adam Jones will “play together for the first time ever at the show” with Billy Corgan
Corgan tells NME about his new journalistic venture, why "things are so tilted towards influencers", being part of Black Sabbath's final gig and 30th anniversary anniversary plans for Smashing Pumpkins' classic 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'
RZA of Wu-Tang Clan also performed at the charity events
"They’re all from Chicago so they’re all doing their bit"
Announcing the metal icons' spectacular farewell with Metallica and a host of legends, Osbourne and Tony tell NME about what to expect and let a few surprises slip, as well as the chances of new material, how Ozzy's doing, and his chance to "finally say thank you to everyone"
Billy Corgan, Fred Durst and Tom Morello will also appear at the July 2025 spectacular at Villa Park
"I still went to the after party," recalled Tom Morello
The band have campaigned for his release since the ‘90s
"Righteous proof that rebel music and irony are alive and well," Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello said of the news