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.
‘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.
“It’s absolute killer, gold-standard Iommi. All rejoice and draw ever closer to the flames” – Classic Rock
“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
“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
Track List:
- Over The Violent Sun
- Black Times
- World Alone
- Beyond The Dead
- Stormwatcher
- Death Wake
- Return Of The Arbalist
- Legacy
Deluxe CD bonus tracks
- Scent Of Dark
- Deified
‘From The Dark‘ is available in several deluxe vinyl and CD formats.
The double LP edition will be manufactured in four colours, available from different retailers. Cut at 45rpm on double vinyl for optimum dynamic range the deluxe, gatefold package is premium black card with a die cut of Tony’s signature cross, that holds beneath a suitably dark and detailed, illustrative journey across the album. Part visible when in situ and with the full image revealing as the inner sleeve is drawn out. There will also be a CD Amazon exclusive that also has the same die cut sleeve and a deluxe 32-page CD media book edition that includes two bonus tracks.
- Double black vinyl with die cut gatefold sleeve
- Double ‘Monkey’ red & black marble vinyl with die cut gatefold sleeve
- Double ‘New Boy’ white & black marble vinyl with die cut gatefold sleeve
- Double ‘Eyeglass’ transparent blue vinyl with die cut gatefold sleeve
- Deluxe CD media book edition with 32-page booklet and bonus tracks
- Amazon exclusive, CD digisleeve with die cut cover and 12-page booklet
- CD digisleeve with 12-page booklet
- Digital
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