Metallica rocked Birmingham, England’s Villa Park as part of Black Sabbath‘s gargantuan Back to the Beginning concert, storming through a six-song set of Sabbath covers and originals that got the audience primed for the evening’s main attractions.

The music world experienced a major loss Tuesday morning when heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne‘s final live performances — on July 5 in Birmingham, England, will be special for the myriad musicians involved. But Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has a different stake in the proceedings.

These metal bands took the sound Black Sabbath created and ran with it, creating a subgenre filled with heavy riffs and dark lyrics.

The death of Ozzy Osbourne has spurred an outpouring of love and fond memories from fans and friends, including Elton John, Metallica, and more.

But Sabbath was the band that basically wrote the rule book on metal. Without them, there would likely be no Metallica. Winner: Black Sabbath. Category 3: Best frontman. This one’s a doozy.

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Faith No More, Judas Priest, Linkin Park and Smashing Pumpkins all trace their roots back to the music put out by Ozzy and co. Electric Wizard literally take their name from an amalgam of two Black Sabbath songs (Electric Funeral and The Wizard).