OZZY Fans Hated FEAR FACTORY So Much In 1996 They Accidentally Bought BURTON C. BELL A Beer

Ozzy Osbourne returned to touring in 1996 after a short retirement from the street. The tour was aptly named The Retirement Sucks Tour and featured – amongst others – Worry Manufacturing facility as one of many openers.

In a latest interview with the Everblack podcast, former Worry Manufacturing facility vocalist Burton C. Bell stated the European Ozzy followers hated Worry Manufacturing facility a lot that they threw cash at them… which Bell used to purchase a beer. I assume throwing cash at a band you hate is the equal of shopping for their information to burn ’em – you are still giving them cash.

“Worry Manufacturing facility had been opening for Ozzy already on his ‘Retirement Sucks’ tour, which was, like, ’96. And we did three months all through the USA and Europe. And Europe was fucking powerful, as a result of we had been the one opening band and all these folks in Europe, they did not wanna see us. They only needed to see Ozzy.

“So that they had been simply actually standing there watching us. And I am within the entrance singing, simply [with my middle finger extended]. And after each one among our reveals, they only threw shrapnel up — cash. And I collected sufficient cash to purchase a beer. It was value it. I acquired spat on quite a bit.”

In the identical interview, Bell additionally recalled a extra constructive expertise when Worry Manufacturing facility opened for Black Sabbath for his or her first reunion in 1999.

“I keep in mind the primary time, very first Black Sabbath reunion, Worry Manufacturing facility was the one opening band. It was ’99 in Birmingham on the NEC. And we had been the one opening band. And I keep in mind standing whereas Black Sabbath was enjoying. Henry Rollins was there, and I am standing subsequent to this tall dude. I am, like, trying up. I am, like, ‘It is fucking Brian Might. Holy fuck. I am standing subsequent to Brian Might. Holy fuck.’