Ozzfest's Metal Marathon: A 20-Year Journey

0:00It's April 28th. Music news today starts now. AI powered and ready to play. I'm Cory with the story. Osfest kicked off back in 1996 with Ozzy Osborne headlining, pulling in just 11 acts total like Slayer, Danzig, and Sepultura. It was a small affair, hitting only Phoenix and Devora, California, and October, way before it blew up into the metal marathon we know. From there, it exploded into a full traveling beast, packing bigger lineups and hitting more cities, even going international with stops in the UK, Israel in 2010, and later Japan. Gates opened crazy early, sometimes 11am, so fans could catch every non-overlapping set, without missing a riff. Metalheads still rave about how Osfest launched up-and-comers alongside legends, building a massive community over two decades with more than one. Hundred bands tearing it up. It stood tall against rivals like Warb Tour and La La Paloza, becoming the go-to for heavy sounds. The end came with epic team-ups by pairing with Notfest in San Bernardino in 2016 and 2017, featuring

1:06Black Sabbath, Disturbed, and Ozzy. The last bash hit, New Year's Eve 2018, at the Forum in Inglewood, with Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and Corn's Jonathan Davis joining Ozzy. Sharon Osborn's teasing a comeback in 2027, so that full list of every act that ever rocked Osfest keeps the fire alive for what? Next in metal history.