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Universal acclaim- based on 100 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 92 out of 100
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Mixed: 7 out of 100
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Negative: 1 out of 100
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Jun 16, 2013
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Jun 14, 2013One of the most hyped albums in years. Understandably so. Cutting to the chase. If you're a fan of Ozzy you will very likely eat this up. If you're not his enormous shortcomings will likely cause you to feel Ozzy's vocals ruin this otherwise well arranged album. Love the riffs, the bass, the concept but the vocals are tedious
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Sep 7, 2013Infinitely less appealing than The Devil You Know, this latest Black Sabbath album is well-crafted but, in the end, nothing other than a monument to boredom. The songs are completely devoid of intensity or energy, and Ozzy sounds unconvincing. Some good instrumental parts are just not enough.
Awards & Rankings
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 23, 2013No, 13 isn't as good as their first six albums--what is?--but it's a million times better than most of what followed. [Summer 2013, p.86]
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Jul 8, 201313 gets tiresomely monolithic and ponderous.
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The WireJul 3, 2013This is perhaps the group's most straightforward release outside of their intermittent collaboration with late vocalist Ronnie James Dio. [Jul 2013, p.52]