Thousands of metal fans are due to descend on Birmingham on Saturday 5 July, as Black Sabbath hosts its Back To The Beginning concert. Held at Villa Park, the gig features dozens of huge names from the industry performing across the day.

Metal fans across the world were not missing Black Sabbath's farewell, no matter how far away they live. From Bulgaria and France to Canada and Switzerland, BirminghamLive spoke to an abundance of international fans over the weekend. One person who travelled among the furthest was Valentino Turigutti who travelled 24 hours from Mendoza, Argentina.

Black Sabbath held a huge one-day event at Birmingham's Villa Park called Back to the Beginning, bringing their legendary story full circle. The renowned band's last event in their hometown, where heavy metal was born,