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Black Sabbath is closing the final chapter in their career. The heavy metal band announces a farewell tour. "When this tour concludes, it will truly be the end, the end of one of the most legendary bands in rock & roll history," they say.

The tour appropriately dubbed "The End" is scheduled to kick off in North America starting January 2016. After completing the U.S. leg, they will head to Australia and New Zealand for a series of concerts in April. More dates are expected to be announced later.

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler are set to reunite for this upcoming final road trip. Drummer Bill Ward, however, is not among the lineup. "I wish them well, and I have no further comment," he tells Rolling Stone in the wake of the tour announcement.

North American Dates:

• Jan 20 - Omaha, NE at CenturyLink Center
• Jan 22 - Chicago, IL at United Center
• Jan 25 - Minneapolis, MN at Target Center
• Jan 28 - Saskatoon, SK at Sasktel Centre
• Jan 30 - Edmonton, AB at Rexall Centre
• Feb 1 - Calgary, ON at Scotiabank Saddledome
• Feb 3 - Vancouver, BC at Rogers Arena
• Feb 6 - Tacoma, WA at Tacoma Dome
• Feb 9 - San Jose, CA at SAP Center
• Feb 11 - Los Angeles, CA at The Forum
• Feb 13 - Las Vegas, NV at Mandalay Bay Events Center
• Feb 15 - Denver, CO at Pepsi Center
• Feb 17 - Kansas City, MO at Sprint Center
• Feb 19 - Detroit, MI at The Palace of Auburn Hills
• Feb 21 - Hamilton, ON at FirstOntario Centre
• Feb 23 - Montreal, QB at Bell Centre
• Feb 25 - New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden

• Apr 15 - Perth
• Apr 17 - Adelaide
• Apr 19 - Melbourne
• Apr 23 - Sydney
• Apr 25 - Brisbane
• Apr 28 - Auckland
• Apr 30 - Dunedin