Black Sabbath Announce Title And Release Date Of New Album

Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album which will be released this June (exact date TBA).  The original Black Sabbath, minus Bill Ward on drums, recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles, California. Drumming duties were filled in by Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine. Fans are hopeful that the production of Rick Rubin won’t cause the band to stray from the path too much, when it comes to their original sound.

• The album title of new Black Sabbath will be, simply, 13.
• Again, release date is June 2013
• This is the first Black Sabbath studio album together since 1978?s Never Say Die
• Black Sabbath have sold over 70 million albums together.

In advance of the album?s release, BLACK SABBATH will head to New Zealand, Australia and Japan for live performances (see below for tour dates).  Additional tour plans will be revealed in the coming months.

BLACK SABBATH?s initial tour dates are as follows:

DATE               CITY                                       VENUE

Sat 4/20        Auckland, New Zealand       Vector Arena
Mon 4/22       Auckland, New Zealand       Vector Arena
Thu 4/25        Brisbane, Australia             Entertainment Centre
Sat 4/27        Sydney, Australia               All Phones Arena
Mon 4/29        Melbourne, Australia           Rod Laver Arena
Wed 5/1         Melbourne, Australia           Rod Laver Arena
Sat 5/4          Perth, Australia                  Perth Arena
Sun 5/12        Tokyo, Japan                     Ozzfest Japan