Hooray, Black Sabbath are getting back together! Oh wait, no they're not. Huh?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

That does change things if it was at his request. But still, fuck those guys.

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So the new album is going to be called 13 and it comes out in June. No Bill Ward, instead the drums will be handled by Brad Wilk... of Rage Against The Machine.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.asp...sitemID=184790

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[bgart13 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bgart13]

So the new album is going to be called 13 and it comes out in June. No Bill Ward, instead the drums will be handled by Brad Wilk... of Rage Against The Machine.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.asp...sitemID=184790

Love how they place the blame on Ward for not being involved...

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Rubin's beard gets an A+.

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

All those records are intimidating.

[bgart13 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bgart13]

The "Pioneers of Rock"...?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

More....

From Metal Hammer:

More details on the different formats 13 - out June 10 - will be available in have also come to light, with the following variations now available to pre-order from www.blacksabbath.com:

• Standard CD album
• Deluxe double CD album in a deluxe soft-pack (includes a second disc of exclusive bonus audio material)
• Vinyl: 12″ heavyweight (180g) vinyl album in a gatefold sleeve
• Super Deluxe Box Set: 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
- 5 behind-the-scenes videos
- Download card containing exclusive track by track interview with Black Sabbath
- Exclusive '13′ art print
- 13 exclusive photographic prints and hand written album lyrics

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Supposedly this is the cover art.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

So the new album is going to be called 13 and it comes out in June. No Bill Ward, instead the drums will be handled by Brad Wilk... of Rage Against The Machine.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.asp...sitemID=184790

Not a horrible choice. I really dug RATM's sound, and Wilk was a big part of that. He's more than capable as a replacement.

Plus, it could be worse. Appice could be on tour with them, being a huge Prima Donna.

[Horace Cordier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Horace Cordier]

Hooray, Black Sabbath are getting back together! Oh wait, no they're not. Huh?

So you're a fan of Ozzy's solo work?

With Randy - yes. And the Jake E Lee stuff has some highlights. As for the Sack Mylde era - "Ozzmosis" and "No More Tears" cut the mustard. The rest is various forms of shit and shinola.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

With Randy - yes. And the Jake E Lee stuff has some highlights. As for the Sack Mylde era - "Ozzmosis" and "No More Tears" cut the mustard. The rest is various forms of shit and shinola.

Horamce, you truly understand Ozzy! :)

I'm a big OO fan, and most of it is because of the Randy era. That stuff is CLASSIC. Oz has been living off of BLIZZARD OF OZZ and DIARY OF A MADMAN for years - still his best albums, although BARK AT THE MOON and NO MORE TEARS were also decent. And as great a rhythm section as Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo were, they replaced arguably Ozzy's best rhythm section, composed of Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake. That lineup was golden, and they created magic on those first two albums. It's a damn shame that those two have been fighting the Osbournes in court for years, and that until recently, those albums had only been available on CD in that horrid, horrid rerecorded version. Randy would be rolling over in his grave over that travesty.

FYI: There's two amazing books about Randy Rhoads out right now. One from Velocity Publishing, which is pricey, but is THE book about Randy, by Andrew Klein and Steven Rosen, and another about Randy's Quiet Riot years, by Ron Sobol. There's also yet another one, by Randy's friend and former QR bassist Kelly Garni.

Apparently the Rhoads family is suing Klein and Rosen over their book, as it was originally supposed to be a documentary. Most of the material they gathered (interviews, etc.) and shot was supposedly used for the book instead, and his family didn't like what they saw in terms of the doc, I guess. The trailer for this unfinished doc was leaked, and is on YouTube. It's pretty easy to find.

If you have any interest in that Klein and Rosen book, I'd get it sooner, rather than later, as it will most likely be pulled if the lawsuit is successful. It's a shame that proper channels weren't followed - the book is an amazing piece of work, with great, rare pics, and lots of text about everything Randy, including the tragic accident that took his life. LOTS of insight on that mystery in the book.

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ah hum the snippet of album played on the latest youtube clip sounds like they were trying too hard to sound like their glory days, which I guess could be a good thing. The issue I have was the vocals I heard. Ozzy's vocals sound exactly like the "really churned out average album years" (anything since no more tears). If you are trying so hard to re-create that sound of classic black Sabbath at least make the vocals sound like Sabbath. But whats 20 seconds? Who am I to judge at this point. But for me that would make the difference between an album that IS Black Sabbath as opposed to an album that sounds like a later period ozzy album that just happens to sound like Black Sabbath. Do you get me?

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So the new Black Sabbath single will be debuting.... on CSI.

No joke.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/32...medium=twitter

[Horace Cordier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Horace Cordier]

Hooray, Black Sabbath are getting back together! Oh wait, no they're not. Huh?

It's Geezer Butler's favorite show.