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.

Tens of thousands of fans gathered in Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England on Wednesday for the funeral procession of the legendary rocker and Black Sabbath frontman, who died on July 22 at the age of 76.

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,