The music world experienced a major loss Tuesday morning when heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

A year later, they'd slimmed down, found a new name and invented heavy metal. Few bands are so inextricably linked with a musical genre, but Sabbath set the template for everyone from Motörhead and AC/DC to Metallica and Guns 'n' Roses.

T he opening salvo by Metallica at the final performance of Black Sabbath in Birmingham was not only a preparation for the crowd, but it blew them away. Making their way to the stage of Villa Park ...

Metallica opened their time on stage by performing Black Sabbath’s 1975 track “Hole in the Sky.” It’s a track they’ve performed live before, but not in more than 15 years.

Thousands of Black Sabbath fans have been flocking to Birmingham to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne since his death last week - including a family forever touched by the singer's legacy. People from as far away as Mexico,