After hypothesis reached fever pitch earlier this week, Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has formally introduced his first solo album in 21 years, From the Darkish. Arriving 23 October through BMG, the album would be the Godfather of Heavy Steel’s first solo album since 2005’s Fused.

Tony Iommi’s riffs are legendary and have actually given delivery to and formed a whole style, however he couldn’t do it alone, and so he’s pieced collectively a backing band consisting of Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande, Mercyful Destiny bassist Becky Baldwin, and former Robbie Williams drummer Karl Brazil.

Tony Iommi serves as co-producer of the document alongside Mike Exeter, who’s credited on Black Sabbath’s closing album, 13, launched in 2013.

The announcement arrives alongside the launch of recent single World Alone, which you’ll try under:

As you’d count on from one of many founders of heavy metallic, the observe is rooted firmly in high-gain guitar riffs and a thunderous rhythm part. Iommi will get artistic on the accompanying music video, which contains a protagonist named The Believer thrust right into a “twisted online game to save lots of his life and finally discover salvation”.

The remainder of the album is claimed to be equally heavy, with Black Instances a “sucker-punch strike that takes no prisoners”, and Past the Lifeless that includes a “stately and sinister riff interwoven with epic orchestration”.

The observe was premiered immediately at a particular world streaming occasion hosted in Iommi and Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, England, a “stone’s throw” from the well-known Black Sabbath Bridge.

Scent of Darkish and Deified – two different tracks launched by the Sabbath guitarist in recent times – will later be launched as a part of a deluxe-edition CD.

“It’s an album we’ve actually loved making. We’re not attempting to show something – it’s a terrific album, it rocks!” says Tony Iommi.

Try the complete tracklist of From the Darkish under: 

1. Over The Violent Solar
2. Black Instances
3. World Alone
4. Past The Lifeless
5. Stormwatcher
6. Dying Wake
7. Return Of The Arbalist
8. Legacy

The album’s announcement lands only a few days after the primary anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne’s dying. Final week, Iommi paid tribute to his fallen Black Sabbath bandmate.

“It’s now a yr since Ozzy’s passing and I nonetheless can’t imagine that he’s not with us,” the guitarist wrote. “I watch him on YouTube and it seems like he’s nonetheless right here with us. We at all times stayed in contact, nearly each week or so and we’d often discuss our illnesses after which about what we’d been doing that specific week.

“The followers have been completely sensible and the love and respect that they’ve proven for him has simply been wonderful. I’m so glad that we had been capable of play one closing present with the unique line up of Sabbath on the Again To The Starting present in our residence city of Birmingham! There’ll by no means be one other Ozzy. I miss you my expensive pal.”

From the Darkish is obtainable to preorder now.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music expertise and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Whole Guitar, Steel Hammer and MusicRadar.