Image: Trivium with Robb Flynn doing an Ozzy Tribute live at Bloodstock Open Air on 8th August 2025 [YouTube]
The Bloodstock Festival 2025 had a very special Trivium show in store for fans. Over the weekend, the band brought several other bands on stage with them, making their set truly unforgettable.
Of course, singer Matt Heafy also spoke about the recently deceased Ozzy Osbourne:
"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."
"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."
But Machine Head were not the only ones Trivium brought on during the evening. Sleep Token bassist III, Emperor frontman Ihsahn and Malevolence guitarist Josh Baines also took to the stage for various songs.
You can check out some glimpses of the live spectacle here:
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