Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of the central England city where Black Sabbath was formed to catch a glimpse of the heavy metal icon’s hearse.

The metal icon will be laid to rest at a private ceremony in his hometown in the Midlands later in the day on Wednesday (July 30).

Just over a week after his death, Ozzy Osbourne was honored by thousands of emotional fans and his surviving family members on Wednesday morning. The heavy metal singer's funeral procession took place in Birmingham,