Black Sabbath, Suicidal Tendencies Both Use the Same Title for Upcoming Albums + More News

Posted on Mar 13th 2013 5:45PM by Amy Sciarretto Comments

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We all know that 13 is a lucky number for many people and that numerology often factors into hard rock albums, so it's no shock that both Black Sabbath and Suicidal Tendencies would name their upcoming, 2013-released albums 13. Sabbath's new album 13 is their nineteenth overall, while ST are releasing their first album in 13 years. Both acts, legends in the metal scene in very different ways, shared new information about their records.

You can watch footage of Black Sabbath in the studio, recording 13 with Rick Rubin. It was directed by Jack Osbourne. The clip is Rubin-focused, and he says, "My goal is to make something really great, that I could listen to forever. That's the whole heart of it. The idea that we're making an album that can sit alongside the best Black Sabbath albums is exciting. We've worn out the old ones. The idea that there is something new to listen to and that scratches that itch is exciting."

The itch will be scratched on June 11 when the album drops.

Watch Black Sabbath Recording 13 with Rick Rubin

Those hardcore/punk rock legends Suicidal Tendencies are releasing 13, their first new album in 13 years, on March 26.

Frontman Mike Muir aka Cyco Miko stated, "First, thank you for all the people that have patiently waited for this record. Now, I will shut up and let the music do the talking."

Track Listing:

"Shake it Out"
"Smash It!" (feat. Larry Linkogle and Jimmy Fitzpatrick of the Metal Mulisha)
"This Ain't a Celebration"
"God Only Knows...Who I Am"
"Make Your Stand!"
"Who's Afraid?"
"Show Some Love...Tear It Down" (feat. Pro skaters Danny Way, Tony Trujillo, Steve and Alex Olson, Vincent Alvarez, Elijah Berle and Jim "Red Dog" Muir)
"Cyco Style"
"Slam City"
"Till My Last Breath"
"Living the Fight"
"Life...(Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It)"
"This World"

The Dillinger Escape Plan have dropped the first track from One of Us Is the Killer. "Prancer" is available on iTunes.

"We've been itching to get some of this new music in front of people and it's finally all coming together," said guitarist and band co-founder Ben Weinman. "We've been working extremely hard and trapped in our own headspace for months. It's absolutely exhilarating to finally share the fruits of our labor with our friends and supporters out there.

Grab it here.

Five Finger Death Punch are in a Las Vegas studio working on new material. Check out the short but sweet studio footage featuring vocalist Ivan Moody and drummer Jeremy Spencer.

Watch Five Finger Death Punch in the Studio

Norma Jean are done tracking their new album, due out in June via Razor & Tie.

Vocalist Cory Brandan commented on the process and offered a hint about what we can expect, saying, "We had a lot of fun writing this record. We moved our space to a secluded area and wrote off and on for about two years. We really pushed ourselves to do something really different while expanding on what we've done in the past. We also slapped some old school classic Norma Jean nastiness on it.

"We really struggled between wanting to have the fastest songs we've ever written to having the most groove driven songs, so the record is about half and half. We originally thought we would have been in and out of the studio by February 2012. We set the bar really high and once that time came around we discovered that the record wasn't ready. We felt it was best to push it back and make sure we didn't put out something that we were going to be less satisfied with. We experimented with strings, piano, organ, percussion and tons of live tracks that all will be present on this record."

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