"This might be the greatest one-day lineup in the history of rock," says Billy Corgan of the event celebrating the band and Ozzy Osbourne's final show.

With heavy metal officially coming home to Birmingham on July 5 for the massive Back To The Beginning gig by Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, we thought it high time to celebrate some of the city's best metal bands from across the decades.

Darkthrone, whose path has crossed with Anselmo’s, nearly reimagined Black Sabbath’s “Under the Sun.” These legends have unexpectedly put unforgettable spins on “Bad Attitude” (Testors) and “Love in a Void” ( Siouxsie and the Banshees ).