13

13 is a monumental work on which Black Sabbath, around low, undulating heavy guitar riffs, tenacious rhythm and an apocalyptic, uneasy air, again powerfully re-examined the band’s origin. A moving record on which the original members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi regathered after truly decades. Valuing weight over speed and the uneasy spacing over flashiness above all, the songs powerfully increase their pressure little by little. From the eight-minute epic opener “End of the Beginning” and the speeding popular “God Is Dead?” to a cut like “Loner,” every song is engaging, while cuts like “Age of Reason” and “Damaged Soul” convey the work’s fullness. Achieving great success worldwide, it became content worthy of crowning the end of the career. A record on which, while firmly keeping the classic doom feel, its sound is modern and sure in thickness. It again powerfully lets you experience the dark, primal appeal at the starting point of heavy metal. A powerful, engaging masterpiece that became the band’s final studio work and a moving culmination — a record where the band’s return to origins shines.