13 is the nineteenth and final studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
It was released on 7 June 2013 through Vertigo Records, acting as their first studio album in 18 years (the longest gap between albums during their run) following Forbidden (1995).
It was the band's first studio recording with original singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler since the live album Reunion (1998), which contained two new studio tracks.
It was also the first studio album with Osbourne since Never Say Die!
(1978), and with Butler since Cross Purposes (1994).
