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Tony Iommi was "shocked" that Bill Ward opted out of the Black Sabbath reunion album and tour.

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The cover of Black Sabbath's new '13' album heralds the band's return to action with a distinctive image of the titular numbers burning against the night sky -- and now, thanks to the design firm behind the picture, you can see how it all came together.

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Black Sabbath's appearance on the season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation aired Wednesday night (May 15th) on CBS-TV, with the entire episode now available for viewing online at CBS.com.

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Black Sabbath fans jonesing for an early taste of the band's upcoming '13' album got a treat last night (May 15), when Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler showed up to debut some new material on the season finale of 'CSI.'

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Black Sabbath has issued another three-minute featurette, titled "The Sabbath Sound," containing footage of the recording sessions for the band's new album, 13.

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A new book compiled from over 400 interviews chronicling the history of heavy metal, told through the words of the men and women who created it, played it, re-invented it, and continue to rock it.

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CBS has released a special behind-the-scenes video of the season finale of their hit show, 'CSI,' which features a special appearance by Black Sabbath. The video is embedded above.

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The fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place Thursday night (May 2nd) in Los Angeles. The celebratory heavy metal and hard rock event had a shadow cast over it by the death earlier that day of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman, with many of the winners and performers paying tribute to the fallen thrash metal icon.

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It was a contractual dispute that supposedly kept Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward from joining his mates for their upcoming tour and album, but Ozzy Osbourne says there is another side to the story. The singer questions if Ward was physically up for touring and recording.

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Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath and Gotye are among the dozens of acts joining the Global Citizen Tickets Initiative, a new program launched on Thursday (May 2nd) which is designed to incentive social activism with concert tickets.

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