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Louder Than Hell: Heavy-metal history gets definitive tome

Louder than Hell tells a 700-page history of heavy metal, straight from the mouths of the shredders.

Watch Rick Rubin on producing Black Sabbath’s new album, 13

On June 11, Black Sabbath will release 13, its first album with Ozzy Osbourne in 35 years. Legendary producer Rick Rubin was tabbed to man the boards, and Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk has joined behind the kit. Check out the in-studio footage of the band with the world’s most unkempt producer.

Black Sabbath reenters studio with Ozzy, 35 years later

13. This number, above most others, has a superstitious history — buildings built without 13th floors, Friday the 13th, and historic associations with bad luck. But in 2013, heavy-metal forefather Black Sabbath is taking that number back with the release of its new album, 13, to be released in June.