13 [Best Buy Exclusive 2CD/XL T-Shirt] [CD]

This was my first Cd I bought since 1992.It was that good .

The return of Sabbath, minus Bill Ward, made me somewhat skeptical at first. The original Sabbath albums with Ozzy as lead singer are some of my favorite albums of all time but a lot of time has passed since then, so I was worried that this might turn out sounding forced. My fears were totally misplaced. This album is killer. It has the style of original Sabbath mixed with a bit newer sound, but there is no doubt that this is a brilliant album and is definitely full of the soul these dudes put into their old work. An all around killer album.

The first two songs off of each disc will blow you away! Tony Iommi has never sounded better on guitar. Geezer Butler pounds the bass giving this album a deep, dark, heavy feel. Ozzy's voice has limitations now, but has worked lyrical magic. This album is impressive for a group as old as Black Sabbath. My 16 year old son even loves it. I gave him the shirt that came with the CD. Shirt was good looking vintage T that I believe was an extra large. Support Sabbath & let them know ya love em by buying this album.

Overall great album. Not as good as first few albums but didn't expect it to be. I like it better than Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die! albums. Would have liked to have seen at least one straight-up, shorter length rocker in the vein of N.I.B. and Paranoid. Looking forward to next new album, hopefully Bill will be on board for that! Also love the shirt included in package, awesome logo and good quality.

VERY GOOD DISC FOR GEEZER, TONY & OZZY BUT MISSING BILL WARDS DRUMMING...SONGS R HEAVY...LEAD GUITAR SOLOS R A BIT LAID BACK BUT R GOOD...FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IT IS THE DRUMMER FROM RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/AUDIOSLAVE POUNDING THE SKINS& VERY WELL I MUST SAY...IT'S THE KIND OF ALBUM(CD) THAT WILL GROW ON U wITH TIME....DESTINED TO BE A CLASSIC....BUT IT'S NO SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH OR MASTER OF REALITY