On June 10, 2013, “Vertigo” label released “13”, the nineteenth and final Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded August 2012-January 2013, at “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California, “Tone Hall” in Lapworth, Warwickshire, UK, and was produced by Rick Rubin. The album was certified Platinum in Brazil by “Pro-Musica Brazil”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.
Personnel:
- Ozzy Osbourne– vocals, harmonica
- Tony Iommi– acoustic and electric guitars
- Geezer Butler– bass guitar
- Brad Wilk– drums, percussion
- Greg Fidelman– engineer
- Mike Exeter – additional engineering
- Dana Nielsen– additional engineering
- Andrew Scheps– mixing
- Stephen Marcussen– mastering
- Stewart Whitmore – mastering
- Nick Dart, Neil Bowen – design
Track listing:
All lyrics written by Geezer Butler, all music by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler.
- End of the Beginning
- God is Dead
- Loner
- Zeitgeist
- Age of Reason
- Live Forever
- Damaged Soul
- Dear Father