Tony Iommi shot by Ross Halfin
Tony Iommi, the legendary guitarist and driving musical force behind Black Sabbath’s garlanded career, releases his brand new album From The Dark today. Featuring vocalist Jorn Lande, who shares writing credits on all songs, as well as bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, it was co-produced by Tony and Mike Exeter, his long-time creative partner, co-writer, producer and audio engineer. Fans can also enjoy a brand new lyric video for the opening track, ‘Over The Violent Sun’, which has been released today – watch here https://youtu.be/29qMn20jRL8 From The Dark has been greeted with rave reviews and is an outstanding album that can lay claim to being one of the most exciting rock albums of 2026. PRAISE FOR FROM THE DARK
“It’s absolute killer, gold-standard Iommi. All rejoice and draw ever closer to the flames” – Classic Rock“From The Dark is a thunderous record, featuring the sort of crunching guitar riffs with which Iommi invented the heavy-metal genre” – Daily Telegraph “Filled with immense riffs… Iommi is still creating vibrant new variations on his signature sound” – The Sun “Sabbath’s revolutionary guitarist reaffirms his demigod status… the preternatural ingenuity and wrought iron grooves that helped him create heavy metal still flow through him like The Force” – Metal Hammer “A reaffirmation of the man’s elemental power and enduring importance [and] testament to its creator’s undimmed spirit” – Kerrang! “[A] heroic return… a timely reminder of Iommi’s pioneering musicianship” – MOJO “From The Dark is a wonderfully cohesive body of work, gloriously adventurous yet rooted in the dark and devilish riffs which have been his trademark… the craftsmanship and execution of the songs will leave your reeling at times” – Record Collector “Praise Iommi! Sabbath’s Lord of the Riffs returns” – Uncut “Fans of thunderous rock and dark, demonic themes will be royally entertained” – Daily Mail “His work exudes an air of unimpeachable authority and control – the kind that few could ever courageously muster [with] stunning results… From The Dark stands as concrete proof you simply can’t keep a good man down” – Guitarist “From The Dark is just about the most anticipated metal album of the year. All hail the Iron Man!” – Fistful Of Metal “Unquestionably one of the founding fathers of heavy metal – this latest chapter in the Iommi canon features Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande… Riff upon glorious riff, delivered with the unstoppable force of a juggernaut… all affirming what a great collaboration between guitarist and vocalist this actually is. All hail the riffmaster” – Fireworks | 
