From the Dark Tony Iommi

• 1 Over the Violent Sun 05:28
• 2 Black Times 05:52
• 3 World Alone 03:48
• 4 Beyond the Dead 05:32
• 5 Stormwatcher 05:11
• 6 Death Wake 04:57
• 7 Return of the Arbalist 04:06
• 8 Legacy 07:03
• Total Runtime 41:57

Info zu From the Dark

Tony Iommi, Gründer von Black Sabbath und legendärer Gitarrist, veröffentlicht heute sein brandneues Soloalbum „From The Dark“.

Auf dem Album arbeitet Iommi erneut mit dem gefeierten norwegischen Sänger Jorn Lande zusammen, der zudem an jedem Song des Albums als Co-Autor mitgewirkt hat. Die Besetzung wird durch die Bassistin Becky Baldwin und den Schlagzeuger Karl Brazil vervollständigt, während der langjährige Mitstreiter Mike Exeter erneut als Co-Produzent an der Seite von Iommi fungiert.

Der neu veröffentlichte Titel „World Alone“ ist ein kraftvoller Rocker voller mitreißender Riffs, rasanten Gitarrensoli und Landes beeindruckendem Gesang. Das dazugehörige Musikvideo spielt in einer retro-futuristischen, dystopischen Welt, in der eine Figur namens „The Believer“ ein tödliches Videospiel überstehen muss, um Erlösung zu finden.

Das Album beginnt mit „Over The Violent Sun“, etabliert sich „From The Dark“ schnell mit vernichtenden, tief gestimmten Riffs, bevor es mit knallharten Titeln wie „Black Times“ und „World Alone“ weitergeht. Spätere Songs wie „Beyond The Dead“, „Stormwatcher“ und „Death Wake“ erkunden dunklere, filmische Arrangements und existenzielle Themen, während die abschließenden Titel „Return Of The Arbalist“ und „Legacy“ das Album zu einem epischen Abschluss bringen.

Tony Iommi, Gitarre
Jorn Lande, Gesang
Karl Brazil, Schlagzeug
Becky Baldwin, Bass
Mike Exeter, Keyboards

Tony Iommi
is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in modern music. As the founding member and primary composer of Black Sabbath, Iommi is credited with helping create the sound and vocabulary of heavy metal.

Iommi's contributions have been recognised with multiple Grammy Awards, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and honorary academic distinctions in the UK. He was awarded a doctorate from Coventry University, a Lord Mayor's Award and the Freedom of the city of Birmingham. Most recently, in June 2026 he has been awarded an MBE, one of the highest honours in British public life.

In his youth, Iommi overcame a serious industrial accident that cost him the tips of two fingers—an event that led him to develop a distinctive playing style and the darker, heavier guitar tone that defined Black Sabbath's music. Formed with Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, the band released pioneering albums throughout the 1970s and became one of the most culturally significant British exports of the era.

Across his six-decade career, Iommi has continued to record, perform and collaborate internationally. He worked extensively with the late Ronnie James Dio, released acclaimed solo material, and reunited with the original Black Sabbath lineup for the chart-topping 2013 album 13 and the global farewell tour The End (2016–2017) which played to 1.6m fans.

In recent years, his work has expanded notably into broader cultural spheres. In 2023 he collaborated with the Birmingham Royal Ballet on Black Sabbath – The Ballet, a groundbreaking production based on his early compositions. Black Sabbath headlined 2025's monumental metal show 'Back To The Beginning' in Birmingham, an all-encompassing show revisiting Black Sabbath's origins and a poignant farewell to fans, that took place just a few weeks before the death of his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet