THE DROP
Tony Iommi dropped "Stormwatcher" on September 30, the second single from "From The Dark", his first solo album in 21 years *, §. It almost did not have vocals at all: Iommi started the record as an instrumental before deciding he wanted a singer §.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Album lands October 23 via BMG, Iommi's third solo record after "Iommi" (2000) and "Fused" (2005) *, §.
- Jorn Lande sings everything, wrote all lyrics and vocal melodies, and shares writing credit on every track §, **.
- Band is Becky Baldwin (Mercyful Fate) on bass and Karl Brazil on drums, with Mike Exeter co-producing §, **.
- Metal Injection calls the song melancholic, with a solo that is mournful instead of aggressive †.
- Lande on the lyrics: "It channels something from within, something real" **. Animated video directed by Daniel Gray ¶.
THE TAKE
A grieving-sounding Iommi solo in the year after Sabbath's last show and Ozzy's death is not subtle, and it does not need to be *. Iommi says they were not trying to prove anything, which is the most believable thing a man with four hundred unused riffs on his phone could say *. The real test is Lande: eight songs where he wrote every word is a lot of weight on a voice Iommi has only shared a stage with once, back in 2010 *, §.
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