BLACK SABBATH Announces New Album Title '13'

14 January 2013
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Heavy Metal founding fathers BLACK SABBATH  announced today they'll release their first Ozzy Osbourne-fronted album in 35 years in June.

Titled '13,' the album will be the band's ninth with their original singer and 19th overall.

With drummer Bill Ward out of the equation since contract negotiations fell apart last year, the '13' lineup consists of Osbourne, guitarist Tommy Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler with Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine behind the kit.

Seven-time Grammy winner Rick Rubin produced the album, which will be released on Vertigo, the band's original label.

Sabbath's last studio album with Osbourne as lead singer was 1978's 'Never Say Die!' - an effort that the frontman openly disliked.

Source: billboard.com