On the heels of reports that OZZY OSBOURNE and his wife Sharon were separating, the Prince Of Darkness has issued the following statement:
“For the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs. I was in a very dark place and was an asshole to the people I love most, my family. However, I am happy to say that I am now 44 days sober.
Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing. I’m just trying to be a better person.
I would like to apologize to Sharon, my family, my friends and my band mates for my insane behavior during this period… and my fans.
According to TV3, BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne says the band’s long-awaited new studio album, 13, is “mind-blowing.”
Speaking to Australia’s Triple M radio station, Ozzy said: ”The album is mind-blowing, that’s]how good it is. I’m so over the moon about the way the album turned out. We wrote 16 songs … and I put it on my CD player expecting me to be unhappy with the end result, but this big grin came on my face and my hair on the back of my neck stood up. It’s better than my wildest dreams; it’s so good.”
13 will include three seven-plus-minute tracks – ‘End Of The Beginning’, ‘God Is Dead’ and ‘Epic’ – and Ozzy is thrilled the band have managed to recapture their ”heavy” roots.
The official artwork for 13, can be viewed below and in the YouTube clip introduction you can hear a snippet of a new song:
13 was recorded primarily in Los Angeles and features the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi(guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) – who were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE). Produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, METALLICA), the album will be released on Vertigo (worldwide) and Vertigo/Republic in North America on June 13th.
13 is available for pre-order on a variety of formats via Blacksabbath.com.
Options include:
– Standard CD album
– Deluxe double CD album in a deluxe soft-pack (includes a second disc of exclusive bonus audio material)
– 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.
FIREWIND, featuring OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., played an exclusive acoustic performance during a session at Vancouver’s Scrape Records on Tuesday, February 19th. Fan-filmed video of the performance is available below:
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