Legendary Black Sabbath co-founder and guitarist Tony Iommi released “Stormwatcher”, the second single of his upcoming solo album “From the Dark”. Singer Jorn Lande talked about the track’s lyrics, saying: “It channels something from within, something real. We are the captain of our own vessel, a ship crashing through unknown and sometimes challenging waters, always navigating forward, steering steady through every storm, driven by dreams of new horizons and longing for something new.”
The full record will be released next October 23 and were also part Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (Avantasia and more), British bassist Becky Baldwin (Mercyful Fate, Hands Off Gretel, session work, and more), and British drummer Karl Brazil (Robbie Williams, James Blunt, and more). Both Baldwin and Brazil are from Birmingham, the hometown of all four original Black Sabbath members. Iommi’s best friend, Queen guitarist Brian May also appears in one of the tracks.
Hear the new Tony Iommi song “Stormwatcher”
“From the Dark” tracklist
- 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 (extended)
The description of some tracks
How the official press release describe some of the tracks: “From the opening notes of ‘Over The Violent Sun’, featuring a classic, driving down-tuned guitar riff from Tony Iommi and the dramatic vocal prowess of Jorn Lande, it is clear that From The Dark is an outstanding album that can hold its place amongst the impressive Iommi catalogue.”
“‘Black Times’ continues the journey, a sucker-punch strike that takes no prisoners, leading into the barn-storming first single ‘World Alone’, before fourth track ‘Beyond The Dead’ changes the pace, with a stately and sinister riff interwoven with epic orchestration.”
“The existential questioning of Lande’s lyrics, full of dystopian imagery and ruminations on the fleeting nature of the human experience is writ-large throughout the album, especially on ‘Stormwatcher’ with its nautical metaphors and dreams of new horizons. A brilliant centrepoint of this remarkable album, ‘Stormwatcher’ is matched in scope and drama by the subsequent ‘Death Wake’, both music and lyrics combining to create a vivid picture of the cruelties of a life without love and humanity.”
“From The Dark’s closing two songs, the furious passion of ‘Return Of The Arbalist’ and the truly epic kaleidoscope of ‘Legacy’ showcase the power and drama, the light and the shade that courses through the album.”