NewsJanuary 13, 2013 9:42 AM ET8,778 views

Black Sabbath recruits RATM drummer for album

Official press release: Today, the 13th of January 2013, rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album, 13, which will be released this June (exact date TBA). The original Black Sabbath -- Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) -- have recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles and were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine). Produced by Rick Rubin (seven-time Grammy winner, two of those as Producer of the Year), the album will be released on Vertigo (worldwide) and Vertigo/Republic in the US. 13 marks the Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees' return to Vertigo, the band's original label; it's the group's first studio album together since 1978's Never Say Die! They have sold over 70 million albums together.

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anonymous 1/13/2013 6:46:59 AM

gee - i wonder if the release date will be june "13"...... which happens to be my sons birthday. born on friday the 13th of june, to be exact :)

anonymous 1/13/2013 6:58:36 AM

Please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck!!!

anonymous 1/13/2013 7:07:41 AM

LOOK UNTO THE RAYS OF THE NEW STONER SUN RISING.

long_insured_now 1/13/2013 7:09:59 AM

If I were 52, had sideburns, wore wrangler blue jeans and a leather jacket I might care.

anonymous 1/13/2013 7:26:21 AM

this isn't a complete recipe for failure

sadball 1/13/2013 7:35:12 AM

Bald burnouts are stoked.

anonymous 1/13/2013 8:42:16 AM

Will Ferrell is stoked.

anonymous 1/13/2013 9:04:47 AM

My grandpa and his leather jacket and boots are stoked Hardcore kids that live with their parents are not stoked due to not enough breakdowns

anonymous 1/13/2013 9:52:21 AM

ORIGINAL Black Sabbath???

thecapedcopulator 1/13/2013 11:04:31 AM

Who the fck is Black Sabbath?

everybandsuckslol 1/13/2013 11:30:40 AM

Geezers are stoked.

Mitt__Romney 1/13/2013 11:41:03 AM

Stray from the path is stoked.

ARCHITECTkills 1/13/2013 2:14:41 PM

no Bill Ward, no fcking dice

analcest 1/13/2013 2:36:42 PM

Dio is stoked

anonymous 1/13/2013 4:18:08 PM

Geezer is stoked.

sandpaperseatbelts 1/13/2013 4:51:19 PM

No way this will be good. I mean nickelback is a successful band technically, so there is no doubt in my mind this shit will be on the radio 24/7, but it still doesn't have a chance in hell.

anonymous 1/13/2013 5:08:12 PM

Could be interesting. Sabbath could do so much worse.

anonymous 1/13/2013 6:06:16 PM

NO EMMURE NO DICE

anonymous 1/13/2013 6:15:54 PM

RAGE drummer is sick! I think this could be interesting. Wish Bill would just do it. What else is he doing?

Chi_Stake 1/13/2013 6:32:35 PM

Gods of metal. That's a talented pick for drumming. Don't over-produce this please!

anonymous 1/13/2013 6:55:00 PM

Ward acts like a primadonna; this should be an interesting listen

anonymous 1/13/2013 7:39:21 PM

If you're not at least interested in hearing what this sounds like, kill yourself.

Deadwithfear 1/13/2013 9:40:13 PM

Brad Wilk? That's the best they could do?

anonymous 1/13/2013 11:37:38 PM

"Brad Wilk? That's the best they could do?" Kevin Talley was unavailable.

anonymous 1/14/2013 4:17:15 AM

"Brad Wilk? That's the best they could do?" Kevin Talley was unavailable NICE

anonymous 1/14/2013 5:44:19 AM

Gene Hoglan must be too busy touring with Dethklok and eating cake.

anonymous 1/14/2013 7:25:30 AM

drummer from Emmure should be on this

anonymous 1/14/2013 8:09:28 AM

fck this, he should be recording a new RATM record.

anonymous 1/14/2013 8:25:39 AM

the pope is not fcking stoked

anonymous 1/14/2013 8:32:10 AM

Drummer from Emmure was unavailable burying his fcking dead between the buried and I

RickRock 1/14/2013 8:48:24 AM

Sucks Bill Ward isn't on this. From what I understand, they were going to give him a real low cut of the profits from this album and no songwriting credits and he was all, "Nah, fck that. I'm not your bitch." and bailed. Good for him, but bad for us who wanted the actual original line-up.

anonymous 1/14/2013 9:02:18 AM

gee - i wonder if the release date will be june "13"...... which happens to be my sons birthday. born on friday the 13th of june, to be exact :) fck OFF PAM VORHEEES. YOU ARE fckING DEAD.

anonymous 1/14/2013 9:12:27 AM

"no Bill Ward, no fcking dice"

zdrum666 1/14/2013 9:18:07 AM

Wilk will do a fine job. I wish they could have picked up either the drummer from Weedeater (he has a good swing type hard rock style, a lot like Ward), or the "new" drummmer from Saint Vitus.

anonymous 1/14/2013 11:08:58 AM

Cory Putnam still wants his money goddammit

anonymous 1/14/2013 11:34:02 AM

I know Brad Wilk is a solid rock drummer, but they could have picked a drummer from any of the hundreds of stonery Sabbath ripoff bands that would better suit the drumming style for Black Sabbath

RickRock 1/14/2013 12:02:10 PM

Come to think of it, they should've tapped Mike Bordin again considering he already played with Ozzy a bunch. Life isn't fair.

truthstar 1/14/2013 5:46:17 PM

People who listen to SLEEP and have multiple SUNN amps are stoked.

anonymous 1/15/2013 8:56:41 AM

^^^ Smoke weed don't be a gay. SWEET LEAF

anonymous 1/15/2013 10:22:20 AM

is brad wilk going to be the touring drummer, or was he just in for the studio sessions

anonymous 1/15/2013 11:40:58 AM

fck u sharon osbourne. pay bill ward.

anonymous 1/18/2013 1:04:32 PM

"Don't over-produce this please!" Do you even know who Rick Rubin is?

anonymous 1/18/2013 7:37:13 PM

just why

anonymous 1/21/2013 6:58:47 AM

hahahaha whoever said this --> Drummer from Emmure was unavailable burying his fcking dead between the buried and I <-- is my hero

anonymous 4/21/2013 6:05:56 AM

Please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck!!! :D




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