13

Trivia:
- Despite the title, 13 is actually Black Sabbath's nineteenth studio album, and the ninth to feature Ozzy Osbourne.
- According to bassist Geezer Butler, the title 13 is a reference to the record company pressuring the band to write thirteen songs, but they wanted to stop at just ten. Whatever the case was, only eight tracks appeared on the standard album.

Release dates:
- Germany: June 7th
- Europe: June 10th
- USA: June 11th
- Japan: June 19th

All music by Black Sabbath.

A video was made for "God Is Dead?". The video was directed by Peter Joseph, an independent American filmmaker mostly known for his conspiracist-themed Zeitgeist movie series.

Another video was made for "Loner", consisting of live and fan footage.

The cover artwork was unveiled on April 4th, 2013, created by the London-based studio, Zip Design. The cover depicts an 8-foot tall wicker "13" woven by British sculptor, Spencer Jenkins. The sculpture was set ablaze in the Buckinghamshire countryside and shot by photographer Jonathan Knowles, with the resulting inferno visible for miles. The construction of the woven numbers was featured in a behind-the-scenes video released by Zip Design, which was also shot by Knowles' team.

Black Sabbath performed the song "End of the Beginning" on the season finale of the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that aired on May 15th, prior to the album release. The footage of the performance was released as a live video on June 11th.

Recording information:

Recorded at Shangri La Studios, Malibu, California. Additional recording at Tone Hall, Warwickshire, UK. Mixed at Punkerpad West, Van Nuys, California. Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 602537354269
Matrix / Runout: [4 x Universal logos] 06025 373 542-6 01 * 53272839
Matrix / Runout (Credit In Mould): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0144
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0155
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Label Code: LC00268