Black Sabbath Tour: Second Birmingham Show Added to 2013 UK Tour Dates, New Album '13' News, Tracklisting, Cover Art Released [VIDEO] Single 'End of the Beginning' Being Revealed on 'CSI' Finale
Legendary metal band Black Sabbath are about to debut their new single during "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's" season 13 finale on May 15. CBS's long running crime drama has been a big time ratings winner for the network and will give Black Sabbath some mainstream publicity for their new single "End of the Beginning" off their new album 13. This will be Black Sabbath's first album together since 1978. The group is set to go on a world tour and also just unveiled the track list for their album as well as the album's cover art.
13 is set to be released June 11 and according to Exclaim.ca, the band will be releasing another new single title "God is Dead?" later this week. At a recent private listening party, the band revealed eight tracks from the new album which are as follows:
1. End of the Beginning
2. God Is Dead?
3. Loner
4. Zeitgeist
5. Age of Reason
6. Live Forever
7. Damaged Soul
8. Dear Father
The video below also showcases the artwork for the cover of 13. Check it out and let us know what you think.
The band has yet to announce if they will be touring in North America, but they will be performing overseas. The band recently added a second Birmingham show to their December 2013 UK tour. Black Sabbath will open their tour December 10 at London's O2 Arena before making their triumphant return to Birmingham December 20 and 22. The tour dates for Black Sabbath are as follows:
Tue December 10th 2013 - O2 Arena, London
Thu December 12th 2013 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Sat December 14th 2013 - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Mon December 16th 2013 - Hydro Arena, Glasgow
Wed December 18th 2013 - Apollo Manchester, Manchester
Fri December 20th 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sun December 22nd 2013 - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Original Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler are on the new album. 13 was produced by Grammy winner Rick Rubin.