We're all guilty of leaving things to the last minute, but there are still hotels available if you're coming to Birmingham Super Weekend. With Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra and international cricket at Edgbaston,

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.

Black Sabbath have been given the freedom of the city of Birmingham. All four original band members were present at Saturday's private ceremony, with Terence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward presented with scrolls and medals by the Lord Mayor.