BLACK SABBATH New Album

BLACK SABBATH Continue Recording New Studio Album; Photo Available



BLACK SABBATH frontman OZZY OSBOURNE has checked in from the studio
where he, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi are working on
their first studio album since 1978's Never Say Die! Ozzy has posted
this photo from the studio:





In a recent chat with Nzherald.co.nz, Osbourne revealed that the band have "done about 15 songs" for their reunion album.





"It's been more than 30 years since I really seriously worked with
the guys," Ozzy says. "We had a try a few years back but nothing came of
it. But for some reason the timing is right. Black Sabbath is very
unique in the respect that nothing is formulated. It's very
unpredictable. I just hope the people who have waited all these years
aren't disappointed."


"But we've done it all so what it boils down to now is the music,"
Ozzy continues. "And that's what got us where we are in the first place.
We have come through the other side, we're still able to work together,
and that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's been a lot of fun
making this record."


Read more at Nzherald.co.nz.

BLACK SABBATH's Ozzy Osbourne Describes New Album As "Satanic Blues"; More Song Titles Revealed




BLACK SABBATH have been recording their long-awaited reunion (minus
Bill Ward) album at Malibu's Shangri-La Studio with producer Rick Rubin
(SLAYER, METALLICA). Original members Ozzy Osbourne - vocals, Tony Iommi
- guitar, and Geezer Butler - bass, along with session drummer drummer
Brad Wilk (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) are creating the group's first
studio album - tentatively titled 13 - since 1978’s Never Say Die!


In a new interview with David Browne from Rolling Stone, Osbourne describes the new album as "Satanic blues."


In a nod to their roots, tracks like 'End Of The Beginning' and 'Age
Of Reason' stretch out to as long as eight minutes. "I don't know
what's going on in the music world," Osbourne says. "My wife mentions
bands to me and I don't know what the fuck she's talking about. We just
do what we always did."





"I wanted to make an album that stood alongside their first four
albums," Rubin adds. "The first album wasn't a straightforward heavy
metal record. You could hear the jazz influence, so that was the goal,
and to capture that live interaction."


Another new Sabbath song is the provocatively titled 'God Is Dead'
takes an unexpected turn. "It starts off, 'God is dead,'" Osbourne says,
before adding a bit wistfully, "but at the end it says, 'I don't
believe that God is dead.'"


Iommi also comments on the Bill Ward situation, when he announced
last February that he wouldn't be participating over what he calls
"contractual difficulties."


"It was quite confusing," Iommi says. "We wanted him involved, but it was just getting too hard."


Adds Osborne: "You can't go, 'Well, I don't like it.' You get off
your ass and get your shit together. The life of a bohemian rock star is
fucking long over."


Read the entire interview at Rolling Stone.


13 is set to be mixed this month. A North American tour is set for
July and August, then the band will hit South America in October and
Europe in November and December. In advance of the album’s release,
Black Sabbath will head to New Zealand, Australia and Japan for a series
of live performances. Additional tour plans will be revealed in the
coming months.


Current Black Sabbath dates are below:

Le nouvel album de Black Sabbath, «13» sera publié le 11 Juin via Vertigo / Universal Republic aux Etats-Unis et Vertigo dans tous les autres territoires.


À compter d'aujourd'hui, «13» sera disponible en pré-commande suivant une variété de formats via BlackSabbath.com.

Options:

* Album CD standard
* Deluxe double CD dans un luxe soft-pack (comprend un second disque de bonus audio exclusive)
* Vinyle: un album de 12 pouces vinyle lourd (180g) dans une pochette ouvrante
*
Super Deluxe Box Set: une édition limitée de 12 pouces coffret double
coque qui contient: un double CD, album vinyle lourd (180g) dans une
pochette ouvrante, un DVD contenant un documentaire "Black Sabbath -
The Reunion" , ainsi que cinq vidéos behind-the-scenes, carte de
téléchargement contenant morceau exclusif d'une entrevue avec BLACK
SABBATH, "13" exclusifs tirages photographiques et un album avec les
paroles manuscrites.

OZZY OSBOURNE Says New BLACK SABBATH Album Has 16 "Mind-Blowing Songs"


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Posted on Friday, April 05, 2013 at 12:46:01 EST



According to TV3, BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne says the band's long-awaited new studio album, 13, is "mind-blowing."


Speaking to Australia's Triple M radio station, Ozzy said: ''The
album is mind-blowing, that's]how good it is. I'm so over the moon about
the way the album turned out. We wrote 16 songs ... and I put it on my
CD player expecting me to be unhappy with the end result, but this big
grin came on my face and my hair on the back of my neck stood up. It's
better than my wildest dreams; it's so good.''





13 will include three seven-plus-minute tracks - 'End Of The
Beginning', 'God Is Dead' and 'Epic' - and Ozzy is thrilled the band
have managed to recapture their ''heavy'' roots.


Read more at TV3.


The official artwork for 13, can be viewed below and in the YouTube clip introduction you can hear a snippet of a new song:

Black Sabbath 13 Album Artwork Reveal (Album Available June 2013)

13 was recorded primarily in Los Angeles and features the original Black
Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi(guitar) and Geezer Butler
(bass) - who were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (RAGE
AGAINST THE MACHINE). Produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, METALLICA), the
album will be released on Vertigo (worldwide) and Vertigo/Republic in
North America on June 13th.


13 is available for pre-order on a variety of formats via Blacksabbath.com.


Options include:


- Standard CD album

- Deluxe double CD album in a deluxe soft-pack (includes a second disc of exclusive bonus audio material)

- Vinyl: a 12” heavyweight (180g) vinyl album in a gatefold sleeve

- Super Deluxe Box Set: a Limited edition 12” clamshell box set
which contains: Deluxe double CD album, 12” heavyweight (180g) vinyl
album in a gatefold sleeve, Exclusive DVD containing Black Sabbath--The
Re-union documentary, plus 5 behind-the-scenes videos, Download card
containing exclusive track by track interview with Black Sabbath, 13
exclusive photographic prints and hand written album lyrics.





In addition, anyone who pre-orders any of these formats via Blacksabbath.com
will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of VIP tickets to an
official 13 album launch event in London, including a meet and greet
with the band, flights and accommodation Additional details and full
terms and conditions on the contest can be found at Blacksabbath.com.


In the video below, Rick Rubin talks about creating the group's first studio album since 1978’s Never Say Die!

A three-minute teaser can also be viewed below:


An Inside Look At Black Sabbath in the Studio

BLACK SABBATH To Play New Single 'End Of The Beginning' On CSI Finale In May




According to Hollywoodreporter.com,
BLACK SABBATH will do a cameo in CSI's season finale. In the lead-up to
the release of their upcoming album, 13, the band will appear in the
finale of the crime drama on May 15, CBS announced Wednesday. The band
will play a concert in the show attended by some of the characters. The
performance in CSI will debut 13's first single, 'End Of The Beginning'.


"When we first heard that Black Sabbath was interested in premiering
a song on CSI from their first studio album in 35 years, we were all
really excited," said the show's executive producer, Don McGill, in a
release. "So many of us are longtime fans."


Sabbath's Geezer Butler adds: "I've seen almost every episode of
CSI, so it's cool to say I'm actually in the season finale! Black
Sabbath will be playing a track from the new album; watch out for it!"


According to TV3, Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne says 13 is "mind-blowing."


Speaking to Australia's Triple M radio station, Ozzy said: ''The
album is mind-blowing, that's how good it is. I'm so over the moon about
the way the album turned out. We wrote 16 songs ... and I put it on my
CD player expecting me to be unhappy with the end result, but this big
grin came on my face and my hair on the back of my neck stood up. It's
better than my wildest dreams; it's so good.''





13 will include three seven-plus-minute tracks - 'End Of The
Beginning', 'God Is Dead' and 'Epic' - and Ozzy is thrilled the band
have managed to recapture their ''heavy'' roots.


Read more at TV3.


The official artwork for 13, can be viewed below and in the YouTube clip introduction you can hear a snippet of a new song:

13 was recorded primarily in Los Angeles and features the original Black
Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi(guitar) and Geezer Butler
(bass) - who were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (RAGE
AGAINST THE MACHINE). Produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, METALLICA), the
album will be released on Vertigo (worldwide) and Vertigo/Republic in
North America on June 13th.


13 is available for pre-order on a variety of formats via Blacksabbath.com.


Options include:


- Standard CD album

- Deluxe double CD album in a deluxe soft-pack (includes a second disc of exclusive bonus audio material)

- Vinyl: a 12” heavyweight (180g) vinyl album in a gatefold sleeve

- Super Deluxe Box Set: a Limited edition 12” clamshell box set
which contains: Deluxe double CD album, 12” heavyweight (180g) vinyl
album in a gatefold sleeve, Exclusive DVD containing Black Sabbath--The
Re-union documentary, plus 5 behind-the-scenes videos, Download card
containing exclusive track by track interview with Black Sabbath, 13
exclusive photographic prints and hand written album lyrics.





In addition, anyone who pre-orders any of these formats via Blacksabbath.com
will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of VIP tickets to an
official 13 album launch event in London, including a meet and greet
with the band, flights and accommodation Additional details and full
terms and conditions on the contest can be found at Blacksabbath.com.

13 clocks in at nearly 60 minutes and features the following tracks:


'End Of The Beginning' (8:07)

'God Is Dead?' (8:54)

'Loner' (5:06)

'Zeitgeist' (4:28)

'Age of Reason' (7:02)

'Live Forever' (4:49)

'Damaged Soul' (7:43)

'Dear Father' (7:06)

Premier single issu du nouvel album de Black Sabbath. "God is Dead ?" sortira le 19 avril 2013.

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BLACK SABBATH - Could 13 Be Billboard's 1000th #1 Album?

Billboard.com is reporting:

Depending on how and what you count, BLACK SABBATH's No. 1 Billboard 200 album 13, which debuted atop the tally last week, could be considered the 1,000th leader in album chart history.



Or not.

Let us explain.

Billboard has been charting the week's top-selling albums each week since March 24, 1956 (beginning with HARRY BELAFONTE's Belafonte). However, the first overall album chart actually appeared 11 years earlier, on March 24, 1945. The chart was published on an irregular basis until it became a weekly fixture.

For our historical purposes, all feats and records for the Billboard 200 (e.g., THE BEATLES' record 19 No. 1s) date to March 24, 1956, when the tally became a weekly feature.

From March 24, 1956 forward (through Black Sabbath's 13), 927 albums have hit No. 1. However, if one were to add up all the No. 1 albums from March 24, 1945 (beginning with the KING COLE TRIO's self-titled release), through 13, the total becomes a landmark 1,000 No. 1s.

Almost.

Read more at Billboard.com.