13 is the nineteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The album was released onJune 7, 2013 in Europe and June 11, 2013 in North America, via Vertigo Records and Republic Records in the US, and via Vertigo Records worldwide It is the first studio album released by Black Sabbath since Forbidden (1995), and their 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 is also the first studio album with Osbourne since Never Say Die! (1978), and Butler since Cross Purposes (1994).