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'I am Lego man' Black Sabbath immortalised in Lego with pint-sized Prince of Darkness
The iconic legends of Black Sabbath have been immortalised in plastic in new Lego figurines.
The creation comes as Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with all his original Black Sabbath bandmates for his final performance on Saturday in what has been labelled as "the greatest heavy metal show ever".
The Back To The Beginning show will see the 76-year-old singer deliver his own short set before Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward play together for the first time in 20 years.
The all-day event at Villa Park in Birmingham, the city where the heavy rock pioneers formed in 1968, will also feature sets by a host of major metal bands including Metallica, Slayer and Alice In Chains.
And as excitement builds across the city, the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre has unveiled a special minifigure of mic-wielding Ozzy, a devilishly-detailed tribute to the city's most famous rockers.
Amy Langham, General Manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham, said: "Black Sabbath are true Birmingham icons, and this felt like the perfect way to honour their final hometown show.
"Our Master Model Builders had great fun bringing Ozzy and the band to life in LEGO form - and we hope it strikes a chord with Sabbath fans young and old."
Set inside a mini-Villa Park, the venue where Black Sabbath will take their final hometown bow, the brick-built scene stars Ozzy at centre stage.
The pint-sized Prince of Darkness is complete with his signature round specs and flowing locks and he is stood alongside his bandmates in front of stained-glass windows.
Fans can rock up and see the miniature metal heads from, Tuesday 1st July.
The show in July will also see performances by Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.
Other musicians on the line-up include Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan and Slash, Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst, Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.
Anthrax's Frank Bello and Scott Ian, Disturbed's David Draiman, Korn's Jonathan Davis, Faith No More's Mike Bordin, Ghost's Papa V Perpetua, guitarist Jake E Lee, Judas Priest's KK Downing, bassist Rudy Sarzo, guitarist Sammy Hagar, Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Sleep Token have also been confirmed for the day.
Speaking ahead of the event, Ozzy Osbourne said: 'It's my time to go back to the beginning, time for me to give back to the place where I was born.
'How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham forever.'
