Black Sabbath to Release New Best-Of Album, 'Iron Man,' in June

Metal legends Black Sabbath will release a new "best of" album, Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath, next month.

The album will feature 14 tracks, including "Iron Man," "War Pigs" and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." You can check out the complete tracklisting below.

Black Sabbath, who are headlining this summer's Download Festival with The Prodigy and Metallica the weekend of June 8 to 10, are also playing a homecoming show at Birmingham's O2 Academy on May 19.

As we've already reported, the band are also in the midst of recording a new studio album as guitarist Tony Iommi undergoes intensive treatment for lymphoma.

Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath tracklisting:

  • 'Paranoid'
  • 'Iron Man'
  • 'Changes'
  • 'Fairies Wear Boots'
  • 'War Pigs'
  • 'Never Say Die'
  • 'Children Of The Grave'
  • 'The Wizard'
  • 'Snowblind'
  • 'Sweet Leaf'
  • 'Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games)'
  • 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'
  • 'Black Sabbath'
  • 'N.I.B.'
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.