Ozzy Osbourne says Black Sabbath’s new 13 album is a “Masterpiece”

Ozzy Osbourne says Black Sabbath's new 13 album is a "Masterpiece"

 

In a new interview over at The West Australian, Black Sabbath singer and legend of the stage Ozzy Osbourne says the band's reunion album 13 is "a masterpiece." 

 

"I heard the finished thing last week and I've got to be truthful with you, I was so bowled over by the way it sounded. If you liked Black Sabbath in the old days, you got to love 13. It's very heavy. It's very, VERY heavy. 

 

"I'm my own worst critic," Osbourne adds. "Rather than the pluses I look for the minuses. And I haven't been this excited for an album in a long, long time. I can't remember the last time." 

 

 

 

13 is available for pre-order  via BlackSabbath.com. and options include:

 

– Standard CD album 

 

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

'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) 

'Methademic' (6:00) 

'Peace of Mind' (3:43) 

'Pariah' (5:35) 

 

– 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. 

 

 

And for the lucky folk who reside out in the USA, the back end of summer 2013 sees the following tour dates: 

 

July 

25 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 

27 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center 

29 – Tampa, FL – Live Nation Amphitheatre 

31 – W. Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre 

 

August 

2 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live 

4 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center 

6 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre 

8 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena 

10 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 

12 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center 

14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre 

16 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 

18 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center 

22 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena 

24 – Seattle, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre 

26 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View 

28 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 

30 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center 

 

September 

1 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena 

3 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Sports Arena