Black Sabbath to Work on New Album with Rick Rubin, Band to Headline Download Fest

by Ryan Minic | Nov 11, 2011

Black Sabbath has confirmed that it will begin work on its first studio album in 33 years with producer Rick Rubin.

Additionally, the band will headline Download Festival in the UK on June 10th, with a worldwide tour to follow.

The announcement video is below:

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