BLACK SABBATH to Sell Limited Edition ‘The End’ 8-Song Album Exclusively at Shows on 2016’s Final World Tour

With Black Sabbath’s 2016 “The End Tour” launch now just a week away, comes exciting news about a new special limited edition CD – ‘The End’ – to be sold exclusively at shows on the legendary band’s massive worldwide final tour.

Featuring original artwork by Shepard Fairey/Obey Giant, the CD is comprised of eight previously unreleased tracks: four songs are outtakes from Black Sabbath’s worldwide #1, Grammy Award-winning album 13 and four live songs from the band’s critically acclaimed 13 World Tour. The CD features Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass), along with Brad Wilk (drums) on tracks 1-4, Tommy Clufetos (drums) on tracks 5-8, and Adam Wakeman (keyboard) on tracks 5-8. Tracks 1-4 were recorded at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, CA and produced by Rick Rubin, mixed by Andrew Scheps at Punkerpad West and recorded by Greg Fidelman. Tracks 5-8 were recorded and engineered by Greg Price and mastered by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Studios Mastering.

‘The End’ Track Listing:

01. Season of the Dead
02. Cry All Night
03. Take Me Home
04. Isolated Man
05. God is Dead? (Live Sydney, Australia 4/27/13)
06. Under the Sun (Live Auckland, New Zealand 4/20/13)
07. End of the Beginning (Live Hamilton, ON Canada 4/11/14)
08. Age of Reason (Live Hamilton, ON Canada 4/11/14)

Beyond the collaboration with Shepard Fairey, Black Sabbath will celebrate artists each night of the tour by commissioning exclusive posters for each market on “The End Tour.”

North American Tour Dates (Leg 1):

01/20 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
01/22 – Chicago, IL – United Center
01/25 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
01/27 – Winnipeg MN – MTS Centre
01/30 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Centre
02/01 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
02/03 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
02/06 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
02/09 – San Jose, CA – SAP Pavilion
02/11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
02/13 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay
02/15 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
02/17 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
02/19 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
02/21 – Hamilton, ON – First Ontario Centre
02/23 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
02/25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
02/27 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Australia/New Zealand Tour Dates:

04/15 – Perth, AU – Perth Arena
04/17 – Adelaide, AU – Entertainment Centre
04/19 – Melbourne, AU – Rod Laver Arena
04/23 – Sydney, AU – Allphones Arena
04/25 – Brisbane, AU – Entertainment Centre
04/28 – Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena
04/30 – Dunedin, NZ – Forsyth Barr Stadium

European Tour Dates:

06/01 – Budapest, Hungary – Groupama Arena
06/08 – Berlin, Germany – Waldebuhne
06/11 – Donington, UK – Download **
06/13 – Verona, IT – Arena Di Verona
06/15 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadon
06/17 – Dessel, Belgium – Grasspop **
06/23 – Halden, Norway – Tons of Rock **
06/25 – Copenhagen, DE – Copenhell **
06/28 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
06/30 – Prague, Czech Rep. – 02 Arena
07/02 – Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena
07/05 – Riga, Latvia – Riga Arena
07/07 – Helsinki, Finland – Monsters of Rock **
07/09 – Stockholm, Sweden – Monsters of Rock **
07/12 – Moscow, Russia – Olympisky Arena

**Denotes festival appearance

North American Tour Dates (Leg 2):

08/17 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
08/21 – Washington DC – Jiffy Lube Live
08/23 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/25 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
08/27 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
08/29 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08/31 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theater
09/02 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
09/04 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
09/07 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
09/09 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater
09/13 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Arena
09/15 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
09/17 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
09/19 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
09/21 – Phoenix, AZ – AK-Chin Pavilion

For more information, please visit: www.blacksabbath.com.