{"id":61616,"date":"2025-06-30T09:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=61616"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:53:49","slug":"black-sabbath-recibe-la-freedom-of-the-city-de-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/black-sabbath-recibe-la-freedom-of-the-city-de-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Sabbath awarded Birmingham\u2019s \u201cFreedom of the City\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" translation-block\">The four original members of Black Sabbath \u2014 Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward \u2014 were honored at a ceremony in Birmingham\u2019s Council House with the Freedom of the City, one of the highest honors granted by the city for cultural and social contributions. Each member received a scroll and medal, and their names were engraved on a marble plaque inside the town hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award highlights the band\u2019s deep ties with their hometown and their global impact as heavy metal pioneers. Since forming in Aston in 1968, Black Sabbath has sold over 75 million records and is considered one of the genre\u2019s most influential acts. Commemorative plaques and local monuments \u2014 including a bridge and a bench dedicated to the band \u2014 reinforce their legacy in Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61618\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-390x293.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61618\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69-390x293.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-69.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In their statements, the members expressed pride and emotion: Iommi emphasized the bond with the city, Osbourne called himself a true \u201cBrummie,\u201d Butler said it was a great honor for someone born and raised in Aston, and Ward remarked that Birmingham shaped his identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process to grant this honor began in January, when the council approved the proposal unanimously. In addition to the ceremony, exhibitions featuring Ozzy and the band have opened, showcasing plaques, memorabilia, and murals across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recognition coincides with Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s farewell concert on July 5 at Villa Park, a historic event for Birmingham. Ozzy also announced he will donate his awards to a local museum to preserve his legacy in the city.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los cuatro miembros originales de Black Sabbath \u2014Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler y Bill Ward\u2014 fueron homenajeados este s\u00e1bado en una ceremonia realizada en el Council House de Birmingham con la distinci\u00f3n Freedom of the City, uno de los mayores honores que la ciudad otorga por contribuciones culturales y sociales. Cada integrante recibi\u00f3 un pergamino y medalla, y sus nombres fueron grabados en una placa de m\u00e1rmol dentro del ayuntamiento. La premiaci\u00f3n reconoce la profunda conexi\u00f3n de la banda [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,260],"tags":[582],"class_list":["post-61616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heavy-metal","category-new","tag-black-sabbath"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61619,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61616\/revisions\/61619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}