At what was supposed to be a legendary farewell concert for Black Sabbath in Birmingham, UK, one key band was notably absent: Megadeth. The reason? According to backstage sources, Ozzy Osbourne thought they were a fast-food chain.
“I’m not having that McBurger band on my stage,” Ozzy reportedly mumbled while double-fisting a microphone and a yogurt. “That Mustaine fella sells cheeseburgers in his solos. I’m on gluten-free now.”
🧠 When Brain Fog Becomes a Branding Issue
Rumors of Ozzy’s memory being more fried than a Waffle House hashbrown have circulated for years, but this may be the most iconic moment yet. A source close to the organizers said:
“He thought Dave Mustaine was Ronald McDonald’s guitar player. Kept shouting, ‘No fries in my farewell!’”
Megadeth’s management tried to clear the confusion by sending Ozzy a box of albums, shirts, and a DVD. He replied with a 47-second voice memo where he sang “I’m lovin’ it” to the tune of Paranoid.
Black Sabbath Finale Goes Full Keto: No Megadeth, No Fries
🍔 Metal vs Happy Meal
Older rockers have been struggling with modern branding for a while. One thinks Spotify is a birth control brand, another believes TikTok is Ozzy’s alarm clock. But Ozzy mistaking Megadeth for a burger joint? That’s new.
“He was convinced they were gonna grill patties onstage,” said one of the roadies. “We tried to explain it’s thrash metal, not trash meals, but he was already halfway through his almond milk.”
🚬 Mustaine Fires Back
Dave Mustaine himself simply posted a photo of a double cheeseburger with the caption: “More metal, less margarine.” Fans immediately launched the #McMustaine trend, remixing Megadeth riffs with cash register sounds and renaming songs like:
- Symphony of Destruction (Drive-Thru Edition)
- Peace Sells… But I’m Lovin’ It
- Hangar 18 McNuggets Remix
Progressive Twitter users accused Mustaine of “fast-food shaming,” and started a petition to rename him “Dave Veganaise.” It got 11 signatures and one retweet — from someone named @TofuLars.
🎸 Conclusion? Never Underestimate the Power of Rock… or Dementia
Whether you side with Ozzy or Mustaine, one thing is clear: rock legends are not immune to mixing up metal and meat. While fans were expecting a blast from the past, they got a blast of burger confusion.
In the end, Back to the Beginning became the first metal concert in history to be derailed by a McNugget hallucination.
Chord F. Discord, the Beethoven of Buffoonery, is a self-taught expert in music who once claimed he could “play the kazoo in four languages.”
Born in Crescendo, Indiana, Chord’s first brush with fame came when he accidentally entered a yodeling contest thinking it was a pie-eating competition—and won both categories.
Chord F. Discord: proving that laughter, much like a poorly tuned ukulele, is truly universal.
