Headbangers shed tears and piled flowers as they mourned the Black Sabbath star and heavy metal showman, who remained a “Brummie lad” even after moving to Beverly Hills.

A hearse containing the musician's body traveled along Birmingham's Broad Street and made its way to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench.

Black Sabbath fans are honoring Ozzy Osbourne in a funeral procession in his hometown. The heavy metal legend, who died July 22 at 76, is riding through the streets of Birmingham, United Kingdom, on the morning of Wednesday, July 30.