This is not the first instance of Black Sabbath being honored in their hometown of Birmingham. Back in 2019, the band was given an honorary bench constructed in the city, and they also had a ...
Black Sabbath’s founding members are set to be honoured with the Freedom Of The City by Birmingham City Council ... to finish it all off next year back in Aston, at the Aston Villa ground.
Black Sabbath ... as the first heavy metal band. They enjoyed a 49-year career, with Iommi being the sole constant member, before retiring in 2017 after a farewell tour that ended at Birmingham ...