{"id":11261,"date":"2025-08-02T03:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=11261"},"modified":"2025-08-02T03:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:13:45","slug":"when-metallica-set-madison-square-garden-on-fire-and-summoned-ozzy-osbourne-to-tear-through-black-sabbath-classics-in-a-night-that-shook-rock-history-to-its-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=11261","title":{"rendered":"When Metallica Set Madison Square Garden on Fire and Summoned Ozzy Osbourne to Tear Through Black Sabbath Classics in a Night That Shook Rock History to Its Core"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-Osbourne-Metallica-James-Hetfield.jpg\" alt=\"Metallica Remember Their Friend and 'Hero, Icon' Ozzy Osbourne\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2009, beneath the blazing lights of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, Metallica unleashed their thunderous brand of thrash metal at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\u2019s 25th Anniversary concert. The energy was electric as fans reveled in the raw power of one of metal\u2019s most iconic bands. But the night was far from over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid-set, frontman James Hetfield stepped to the mic with a grin and a tease: \u201cPlease say hello to my friend Ozzy.\u201d And just like that, the Garden exploded. Without fanfare, Ozzy Osbourne\u2014the godfather of heavy metal and voice of Black Sabbath\u2014strode onstage, sending shockwaves through the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MetallicA & Ozzy - Iron Man & Paranoid (RnR Hall of Fame &#039;09)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6LXp9uWQUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a once-in-a-lifetime moment, Metallica and Ozzy tore into Sabbath classics like \u201cIron Man\u201d and \u201cParanoid,\u201d shaking the arena with pure metal fury. The performance wasn\u2019t just a concert\u2014it was history. Online, the moment quickly became legendary, amassing over 34 million views and counting. 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