Chris Martin and Dave Matthews covered “Changes,” while Greep played a Sabbath medley in the band’s Birmingham hometown

Jack White, Metallica, Rob Zombie, Elton John and more paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the Black Sabbath frontman died at 76 on Tuesday morning. Osbourne had been recovering from several spinal surgeries as well as his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease.

A year later, they'd slimmed down, found a new name and invented heavy metal. Few bands are so inextricably linked with a musical genre, but Sabbath set the template for everyone from Motörhead and AC/DC to Metallica and Guns 'n' Roses.

Metallica paid tribute to their friend, Ozzy Osbourne, calling him a 'hero, icon, pioneer, inspiration, mentor' in a tender tribute.

Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when

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

Ozzy Osbourne fans have come together at Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham to honour the late rock legend with a shrine and to celebrate his legacy.