Black Sabbath

In August 1983, Black Sabbath released Born Again, their 11th album and the only one to feature former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan.

Ronnie James Dio's solid reputation fronting Rainbow and the underrated Elf obviously preceded him.

By this point, Black Sabbath's inability to retain a lead singer long enough to reclaim their place among metal's leading bands had become something of a tragicomedy of errors.

Here's the rundown on '13,' Ozzy Osbourne's first full-length album with Black Sabbath in 35 years: It's not embarrassing in the least. In fact, it's pretty darn good and at times it's great.
It's unfair to ask, and highly unlikely, that '13' will eve…