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Tony Iommi Announces Global Pre-Listening Events For New Album, From The Dark

 

 

THE FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM RELEASED ON OCTOBER 23RD VIA BMG WORLDWIDE

PRE-ORDER HERE

Legendary guitarist Tony Iommi releases his brand-new solo album, From The Dark on Friday 23rd October. And fans will be able to exclusively hear his first solo album in twenty-one years at a series of listening events held at the finest rock and metal bars in major cities globally the night before release on Thursday 22nd October. As well as playing back his extraordinary new album, there will be exclusive giveaways including limited edition merch items and copies of the album. Everyone is invited, so make sure you can attend at one of the following venues and cities. See venue socials for timings.

Amsterdam, NL

Excalibur

@excalibur.amsterdam

Berlin, DE

Rockcafe Halford

@rockcafehalford

Birmingham, UK

Scruffy Murphys

@scruffymurphysuk

Brooklyn, USA

Duff's

@duffsbrooklyn

Copenhagen, DK

Escobar

@escobar_cph

Helsinki, FI

Bar Loose

@barloose

London, UK

Helgis

@helgisbar

Madrid, ES

Wrong Way

@wrongway_punkrock

Melbourne, AU

Rare Records

@rarerecordsaus

Mexico City, MX

Café Bizzaro

@bizarro.mx

Milan, IT

Headbangers Pub

@headbangerspubmilano

Oslo, NO

Vaterland

@vaterland_oslo

Paris, FR

Dr Feelgood - Rock Beer Temple

@rockbeertemple_x_drfeelgood

Prague, CZ

Hells Bells Pub

@hellsbellsprague

Sao Paulo, BR

The Metal Bar

@barbarsao paulo

Stockholm, SE

Pub Anchor

@Pubanchor

Tokyo, JP

Godz

@metalbar_godz

Warsaw, PO

Beer & Bones

@beerbones_craft

From The Dark will be released on 23rd October 2026 and is available in several deluxe vinyl and CD formats - preorder HERE.

 

 

Tracklisting

  1. Over The Violent Sun
  2. Black Times
  3. World Alone
  4. Beyond The Dead
  5. Stormwatcher
  6. Death Wake
  7. Return Of The Arbalist
  8. Legacy

Deluxe CD bonus tracks

  1. Scent Of Dark
  2. Deified

For further information visit Iommi.com

Photos and hi-res imagery here

ABOUT TONY IOMMI

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.

For more information, please contact Matt Hanks, Greg Jakubik and Annie Mickum at Shore Fire Media, 718-522-7171