Des Moines, July 5 -- American metal band Slipknot's frontman, Corey Taylor, has paid a tribute to English heavy metal legends Black Sabbath, as the band performs their final show today in Birmingham, in a mammoth concert that includes all four original members and several prominent metal and hard rock musicians as supporting acts.
Though the masked band known for their aggressive vocals, heavy guitars, and booming drums, won't be partaking in the Sabbath's 'Back To The Beginning' gig, Taylor said that he and the band was profoundly influenced by the group, reports Metal Hammer.
"Sabbath gave us the blueprint, Sabbath gave us the recipe," he said. "They gave us the cookbook, man. The mystique was in the lyrics. It was in the sound. It...