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Tony Iommi Releases ‘From the Dark,’ His First Solo Album in 21 Years

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The godfather of heavy metal is not finished. Tony Iommi released From the Dark on Friday, October 23, through BMG — the Black Sabbath founder’s first solo album in 21 years, since 2005’s Fused, and his first full-length since Sabbath’s 13.

The eight-track album is built around one voice. Norwegian singer Jorn Lande sings throughout and co-wrote every song, backed by Becky Baldwin on bass and Karl Brazil on drums. Iommi co-produced the record with Mike Exeter, shaping it slowly at his home studio. As he told WMMR, there was “no pressure… no tour deadline” — the album took exactly as long as it wanted to take.

The first single, “World Alone,” arrived in July, and the guest list holds one more giant: Queen’s Brian May contributes a guitar solo to “Death Wake,” putting two of British rock’s most influential guitarists on the same track.

Timing gives the release its weight. From the Dark arrives a year after Black Sabbath’s final-ever show, the “Back to the Beginning” concert in Birmingham — the end of the band Iommi founded more than five decades ago.

That chapter is closed. From the Dark is the sound of its author writing a new one, on his own schedule and his own terms.

For metal fans, the arithmetic is staggering: the man who down-tuned his guitar in a Birmingham factory town and accidentally invented a genre is still writing riffs worth arguing about in 2026. With Jorn Lande carrying the melodies and Brian May trading sparks on “Death Wake,” From the Dark plays less like a legacy exercise and more like a working record from a working band — which, at this point in Iommi’s life, may be the most metal thing about it.

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System Of A Down Add Fourth and Final Rose Bowl Show After First Three Sell Out

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Due to overwhelming demand, GRAMMY Award-winning rock band System Of A Down have added a fourth and final show at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. The newly added Saturday, June 12, 2027 performance joins the previously announced June 5, June 6, and June 10 shows, expanding the band’s 2027 Rose Bowl run to four nights. Pierce The Veil will join as special guests on June 5 and June 6, while Gojira will join on June 10 and June 12.

Promoted by Live Nation and 30e, the four Rose Bowl shows will be System Of A Down’s only North American headline performances of 2027. The added dates arrive on the heels of the band’s massive EU/UK Summer Stadium Tour, which delivered back-to-back sellouts in Paris, London, and Warsaw, as well as the 25th anniversary of Toxicity. The landmark album was celebrated this past week with an immersive exhibition at BEYOND THE STREETS in Los Angeles featuring rare artifacts and ephemera from the Toxicity era.

TICKETS: Tickets for the newly added Saturday, June 12 show go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27 at 12 pm local time at Ticketmaster.com.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN — UPCOMING 2027 DATES
Fri Jan 15 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Maracanã Stadium
Fri Jan 22 – Sydney Olympic Park, Australia – Accor Stadium
Wed Jan 27 – Melbourne, Australia – Marvel Stadium
Mon Feb 1 – Brisbane, Australia – Suncorp Stadium
Sun Feb 7 – Wellington, New Zealand – Hnry Stadium
Sat June 5 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (with Pierce The Veil) – SOLD OUT
Sun June 6 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (with Pierce The Veil) – SOLD OUT
Thu June 10 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (with Gojira) – SOLD OUT
Sat June 12 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (with Gojira) – NEW DATE

Few bands have defined heavy music like System Of A Down. Since emerging onto the global stage, the four-piece have become one of the most distinctive and impactful bands of the past three decades. Formed in Los Angeles, the band has soundtracked personal, political, sonic and spiritual revolution since the 1998 release of their multi-platinum self-titled debut. With era-defining albums such as their seminal release Toxicity, the band has sold over 42 million albums worldwide, consistently sells out stadiums across the globe, and regularly registers over 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify. System Of A Down is Daron Malakian (guitars, vocals), Serj Tankian (vocals, keys), Shavo Odadjian (bass) and John Dolmayan (drums).

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