Judas Priest may not have been part of the “Back to the Beginning” show that marked the final live performance by both Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. But they did make sure to pay homage to the band in their own way.
The band has officially released their cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” In the video posing on YouTube the band wrote, “we are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage of “War Pigs”- a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to- reinforcing their love as well for the legendary prince of darkness!!”
The cover is pretty much a driving, intense, straight ahead take on “War Pigs,” but it’s Judas Priest playing “War Pigs.” What more do you want? The band has also used the Sabbath original as their walk-on music before performances.
