Moreno announced in May that the album Eros , shelved in 2008 after Cheng’s accident, was now more likely to be released following his death.
This was confirmed by Head himself in May, when it was also confirmed that he had been recording as part of the band for their upcoming album.
On February 16, 2013, Jeff Olson announced that he would be playing some keyboard intros on the new album. In May 2013, it was announced that the new album, The Distortion Field , was scheduled to be released July 16 in North America and July 26 in Europe. This was…
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In May 2013, the band co-headlined the annual MMRBQ festival with Soundgarden in Camden, New Jersey .
To coincide with 29 April release of Sempiternal the band made their first headline tour of the United Kingdom in 18 months with Crossfaith and Empress AD .
which was recorded and mixed in Nashville , Tennessee, and released on 26 April 2013.
On 20 April 2013, Black Sabbath commenced their first Australia/New Zealand tour in 40 years followed by a North American Tour in Summer 2013.
The band’s first single from 13 , ” God Is Dead? “, was released on 19 April 2013.
On April 13, 2013, despite making a partial recovery and returning home, Cheng died in a hospital in his hometown of Stockton, California, after falling into cardiac arrest.
On 12 April 2013, the band released the album’s track listing.