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 for From the Dark

Black Sabbath founder and legendary guitarist Tony Iommi releases today his brand-new solo album, "From The Dark".

The album reunites Iommi with acclaimed Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande, who also co-wrote every song on the record. Completing the lineup are bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, while longtime collaborator Mike Exeter returns as co-producer alongside Iommi.

The newly released “World Alone” is a high-powered rocker packed with soaring riffs, blistering guitar solos, and Lande’s commanding vocal performance. Its accompanying music video unfolds within a retro-futuristic dystopian world where a character known as The Believer must survive a deadly video game in pursuit of redemption.

Opening with “Over The Violent Sun,” From The Dark quickly establishes itself with crushing down-tuned riffs before moving through hard-hitting tracks like “Black Times” and “World Alone.” Later songs such as “Beyond The Dead,” “Stormwatcher,” and “Death Wake” explore darker, cinematic arrangements and existential themes, while closing tracks “Return Of The Arbalist” and “Legacy” bring the album to an epic conclusion.

Tony Iommi, guitar
Jorn Lande, vocals
Karl Brazil, drums
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.

This album contains no booklet.