open 12 to 6 today ! on this date 36 years ago ! Never Say Die! is the eighth studio alb** by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1978. It was the final Black Sabbath studio alb** to feature vocalist Ozzy Osbourne prior to his departure from the band in 1979 (until the 2013 alb** 13), and the last full studio alb** to feature the band's original lineup.