ROBB FLYNN of MACHINE HEAD Joins TRIVIUM At Bloodstock For BLACK SABBATH Cover In Honor Of OZZY OSBOURNE

Last night in the UK at Bloodstock Festival, Trivium played “their greatest festival set ever. Yep, even better than THAT Download one,” according to Louder‘s Rich Hobson.

“Trivium‘s Bloodstock show isn’t just a masterclass in how to put on a stellar, headline-worthy performance, it’s an affirmation of just how special that band are,” Hobson continues, before noting that the band’s covers of the night – including a cover of Black Sabbath‘s “Symptom Of The Universe,” which they dedicated to Ozzy – were “another rool to be deployed in a set that celebrates heavy metal in its entirety.”

Videos quickly started making their way around socials, offering snippets of the band’s five-star set, as well as fan filmed videos of Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn joining Trivium for the cover of “Symptom Of The Universe.”

Before diving into the cover, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy took a moment to honour Ozzy Osbourne (transcribed by Blabbermouth):

“So, we recently lost a hero of metal. I shouldn’t even say a hero of metal. A man without whom’s influence none of this shit would exist. I wouldn’t be here, we wouldn’t be here — none of these fucking bands would be here. Metal would not sound the fucking same, rock wouldn’t sound the same, fucking metalcore, deathcore, none of that shit would fucking exist without this man. And you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

The crowd starts chanting “Ozzy” halfway through Heafy‘s speech, which he returns halfway through the performance of “Symptom Of The Universe.”

“So, we wanna pay a special tribute to the man that made this all happen. But we can think of no fucking better way to have another one of our heroes on stage with us right the fuck now to sing this with us. Ladies and gentlemen, another person without whose influence we wouldn’t be fucking standing here right now. Make some noise for Robb Flynn from MACHINE HEAD.”

You can watch the cover below.

Trivium just announced a brand new EP this past Thursday (7th August) titled, Struck Dead, out on Halloween (31st October). There are three tracks on the EP, with their newest single, “Bury Me With My Screams,” being included on it. It’s the band’s first release since their 2021 record, In The Court Of The Dragon. They also announced in early June that they would be embarking on a massive North American tour this coming fall. It kicks off in Myrtle Beach on the same day that Struck Dead is released.

You can pre-order the EP here, and check out tour dates below.

10/31 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
11/1 – VA Beach, VA @ The Dome
11/2 – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
11/4 – London, ON @ Centennial Hall
11/6 – Québec, QC @ Videotron Centre
11/7 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
11/8 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena
11/10 – Warren, OH @ Packard Music Hall
11/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo River Works
11/12 – Lancaster, PA @ Freedom Hall
11/14 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
11/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom
11/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/18 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
11/19 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall
11/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
11/22 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
11/24 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
11/25 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Events Centre
11/26 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
11/28 – Spokane, WA @ The Podium
11/29 – Garden City, ID @ Revolution Concert House
12/1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
12/3 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
12/5 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
12/6 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
12/7 – Fayetteville, AR @ JJ’s Live
12/9 – Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
12/10 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
12/12 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans
12/13 – Dothan, AL @ The Plant
12/14 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live