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13 июн 2024 : |
TONY IOMMI Is 'Looking Forward' To Releasing His New Solo Album: 'It's Been Fun' Putting It Together |
6 янв 2024 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Mourns Passing Of Legendary Guitar Luthier JOHN DIGGINS |
7 июл 2023 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Presented With Old Fossil Named After Him |
20 ноя 2022 : |
TONY IOMMI Is Thrilled With BLACK SABBATH Mirror Gift: 'It's Fantastic' |
26 сен 2022 : |
BILLY CORGAN: BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Is 'My Hero' |
21 дек 2021 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Has 'Four Or Five Hundred' Unused Riffs On His Phone |
7 дек 2021 : |
Smell Like BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI: 'Scent Of Dark' Cologne Unboxing Videos |
6 дек 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI Picks BRIAN MAY As His 'Rock God': 'We've Had A Great Friendship Over The Years' |
29 ноя 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI Says 'Scent Of Dark' Song Seemed To Be 'The Right Thing' For Accompanying Fragrance |
26 ноя 2021 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Releases Doomy New Song 'Scent Of Dark' |
21 ноя 2021 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Meets His 469-Million-Year-Old Fossil (Video) |
12 окт 2021 : |
New Fossil Named After BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI |
25 май 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI Looks Back On His Brief Stint With JETHRO TULL: 'I Felt A Bit Out Of Place' |
1 апр 2021 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'I Don't Think Rock Is Going To Die' |
19 фев 2021 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Gets COVID-19 Vaccine |
7 фев 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI On ROBERT FRIPP & TOYAH's Cover Of BLACK SABBATH Classic "Paranoid" - "I Think This Lockdown Has Drove Them Mental" |
5 фев 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI Says Collaboration With ROB HALFORD 'Won't Happen Now' |
13 янв 2021 : |
TONY IOMMI 'Rock Iconz' Collectible Figure From KnuckleBonz Now Available |
18 окт 2020 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Teams Up With PINK FLOYD's NICK MASON For Cancer Charity Album |
1 июн 2020 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Says New Music Is 'In The Pipeline' |
28 май 2020 : |
Here Is Pro-Shot Video Of TONY IOMMI Watching Armenia's NAREGATSI ORCHESTRA Perform Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'She's Gone' |
7 май 2020 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On Making New Music: 'Every Night I Play And Put Something Down' On Tape |
17 апр 2020 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI's Auction Raises $24,000 For Britain's NHS |
8 апр 2020 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Is Auctioning Signed EPIPHONE SG Guitar To Combat Coronavirus Outbreak |
7 апр 2020 : |
TONY IOMMI On Possibility Of Releasing New Music: 'I've Got Loads Of Stuff' |
24 дек 2019 : |
TONY IOMMI Looks Back On 2019: 'It's Been An Interesting Year For Me And BLACK SABBATH' |
18 ноя 2019 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Mourns Death Of Legendary British Photographer TERRY O'NEILL |
21 янв 2019 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Help Judge This Year's 'Pride Of Birmingham' |
5 окт 2018 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Is 'Still Writing Stuff' For Possible New Album |
26 июн 2018 : |
TONY IOMMI Says He Will 'Eventually' Start Writing And Putting Some New Music Together |
7 июн 2018 : |
TONY IOMMI Announced As Special Guest At Whitley Bay Film Festival |
1 мар 2018 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Host Fundraising Lunch For New Chemotherapy Center |
12 фев 2018 : |
TONY IOMMI On Post-BLACK SABBATH Plans: 'I Would Certainly Like To Start Writing Again' |
28 ноя 2017 : |
TONY IOMMI's Cancer Is Still In Remission |
1 ноя 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Says That His Cancer Will 'Probably' Come Back |
12 сен 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Says He Is Getting 'Loads Of Requests' To Collaborate With Other Musicians |
21 июн 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On Possible New Collaboration With TONY MARTIN: 'There's Nothing Set In Stone' |
15 июн 2017 : |
Watch BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Take Part In Question-And-Answer Session At BIMM Birmingham |
31 янв 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On BILL WARD: 'I Still Love Him' |
6 янв 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Reveals Lump In His Throat Wasn't Cancerous |
6 янв 2017 : |
BLACK SABBATH Legend TONY IOMMI Writes Arrangement For Birmingham Cathedral As Gift For City |
9 дек 2016 : |
TONY IOMMI: 'I Need To Be At Home More And I Need To Pay More Attention To My Friends And Family' |
10 авг 2016 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Says His Cancer Is In Remission |
29 мар 2016 : |
Video: TONY IOMMI Plays BLACK SABBATH's 'Into The Void' At Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp |
5 мар 2016 : |
TONY IOMMI Wants To Record New Music With Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN |
20 дек 2015 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Featured In Video For Christmas Charity Song |
21 окт 2015 : |
Video: BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Receives 'Gibson Les Paul Award' At Q AWARDS |
20 окт 2015 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Receive 'Gibson Les Paul Award' At Q AWARDS |
18 май 2015 : |
TONY IOMMI Releases New Video Message In Support Of 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Tribute Album |
13 май 2015 : |
TONY IOMMI Is 'Flattered And Honored' By Release Of 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Tribute Album |
19 апр 2015 : |
Former BLACK SABBATH, BOSTON Members Recording “Heaven And Hell” For TONY IOMMI Tribute; Video |
10 апр 2015 : |
TONY IOMMI: 'Once You've Had Something Like Lymphoma, The Fear That It Will Return Never Leaves' |
9 мар 2015 : |
VICTORIA FAIELLA - “Thank You TONY IOMMI For The Best Birthday Gift I Could Have Ever Asked For”; Cover Of BLACK SABBATH’s “War Pigs” Streaming |
7 мар 2015 : |
TONY MARTIN, VINNY APPICE, MARK BOALS Pay Tribute To TONY IOMMI: 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Audio Samples |
6 мар 2015 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Appeals To Indonesia's Heavy Metal-Loving President To Stop Executions |
3 мар 2015 : |
TONY MARTIN, VINNY APPICE, MARK BOALS Pay Tribute To TONY IOMMI On 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Album |
11 янв 2015 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'I Could Be Here Another 10 Years Or Just One Year — I Don't Know' |
31 окт 2014 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Composes New Music For 'CSI' TV Series |
30 сен 2014 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Begins Job As Teacher |
15 июл 2014 : |
TONY IOMMI Says He Would Like To Collaborate With TOM JONES |
6 янв 2014 : |
BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Gives Positive Update On Cancer Treatment |
13 апр 2013 : |
TONY IOMMI, BRIAN MAY Discuss Possible Collaboration |
21 мар 2013 : |
TONY IOMMI's 'Lonely Planet': Official Video Released |
8 мар 2013 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Explains His Involvement With Armenian EUROVISION Song Entry |
4 мар 2013 : |
BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Behind Armenian EUROVISION Song Entry |
15 фев 2013 : |
TONY IOMMI And BRIAN MAY To Release Collaborative Album? |
19 дек 2012 : |
TONY IOMMI: Samples Of Audio Version Of 'Iron Man' Memoir Voiced By BEV BEVAN |
5 ноя 2012 : |
WENDY DIO: 'I Cried' When I Found Out About TONY IOMMI's Cancer Diagnosis |
10 ноя 2011 : |
TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH Was Approached About Having Its Own Musical |
19 окт 2011 : |
TONY IOMMI On Working With OZZY OSBOURNE Again: \'You Never Know What\'s Around The Corner\' |
24 авг 2011 : |
TONY IOMMI On VH1 CLASSIC\'s \'That Metal Show\': Full Episode Available |
24 дек 2010 : |
IOMMI BLACK SABBATH / HEAVEN & HELL\'s Tony Iommi Issues Season\'s Greetings |
23 дек 2010 : |
TONY IOMMI Talks New Music, Writing \'Paranoid\' In Second Part Of New Interview |
9 дек 2010 : |
TONY IOMMI Recording Second Song For Armenian Fundraising Efforts |
26 ноя 2010 : |
TONY IOMMI Continuing To Write New Material |
13 окт 2010 : |
TONY IOMMI: \'I\'ve Gone Mad, Writing Loads Of Riffs Again\' |
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12 янв 2026
TONY IOMMI: First Part Of GIBSON TV's 'The Godfather Of Heavy Metal' Video Series Released
From the smokestacks of Birmingham, England, to stages around the globe, "Iommi: The Godfather Of Heavy Metal" traces the life and legacy of Tony Iommi, the pioneering guitarist whose sound and vision forged the foundations of heavy metal. Beginning with his working-class upbringing and the birth of BLACK SABBATH, the series shows how Iommi's genre-defining riffs and groundbreaking albums reshaped rock, ignited a global movement, and inspired generations to pick up the guitar.
Volume One features Tony's music history and a deep dive his massive influence on countless other luminaries of heavy music with in-depth interviews with Tony Iommi and a star-studded lineup of peers and disciples — including Brian May, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yungblud, Scott Ian, John 5, Philip Anselmo and Blackie Lawless — plus appearances by Tom Morello and Troy Van Leeuwen, and firsthand accounts from Birmingham icons Rob Halford and Justin Broadrick.
The series examines how Iommi's innovations — and the groundbreaking work of BLACK SABBATH — continue to reverberate across musical styles and eras, cementing their legacy as the architects of one of the most enduring and influential genres in modern music history.
"I'm very grateful to Gibson for this new documentary series and for honoring my role in the story of heavy metal" says Tony Iommi. "Hearing the kind words from so many incredible artists is really humbling. Thank you all for telling the story with such heart—and to the fans who've kept it alive. Long may it continue!"
"Tony Iommi is the godfather of heavy metal — the creator, the sonic architect, the rifflord who started it all. El Padrino, as I like to call him" says Cesar Gueikian, president and CEO of Gibson. "It's an incredible honor for all of us at Gibson to pay tribute to Tony with this epic Gibson Films release."
"No matter what regional metal scene or sub genre we explored, every artist we interviewed always pointed the finger back to Tony," adds Mark Agnesi, director of brand experience at Gibson. "He is the Riff Lord!!!!"
"Tony Iommi remains the undisputed godfather of heavy metal. Through his iconic riffs and uncompromising vision, he gave birth to a sound that was rooted in darkness and became the foundation for generations of musicians," continues Todd Harapiak, media director at Gibson and producer of the series. "It's been truly remarkable to have so many artists unite for this series and hear how BLACK SABBATH changed the course of their musical lives. The Godfather Of Heavy Metal not only celebrates the journey of Lord Iommi and SABBATH but also shines a light on the stories of the countless bands who carried their torch forward."
Late last month, Iommi shared a year-end video message in which he said that he will "definitely, definitely" release his new solo album in 2026. "I'm really looking forward to that," he said. "I'm enjoying doing it, and it's been great fun, and I really hope you enjoy it."
Tony previously talked about his long-awaited new solo album during a July 2025 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk". He said at the time: " I was doing my own album until [the 'Back To The Beginning' event] came up, and then, of course, I had to stop and concentrate on [preparing for] the SABBATH [performance]. But I'm continuing next week on trying to finish off what I started with this album. And then who knows what I'm gonna do then? It's great, really, 'cause if something pops up, I'll do it, if I want to do it. So it's a good thing."
Asked if his upcoming album is a Tony Iommi solo record with guests on it, like he has done before with 2000's "Iommi", the guitarist responded: "At the moment, no. I've got one singer on it at the moment, which I originally thought of different singers. But it started off as it's gonna be an instrumental album, and it's gone from I've got some instrumental stuff, but then I thought, 'Oh, I wanna try it with a singer.' And so that's what I've been doing."
Tony also spoke about his appearance on "Rocket", the first single from British pop singer Robbie Williams's "Britpop" album. The rock track, which was written by Robbie, Karl Brazil, Tony Iommi and Tom Longworth, features a signature guitar solo from the heavy metal pioneer.
"[Robbie] asked me if I'd play on this track, and I didn't realize he was gonna release it as a single," Iommi said. "And then he wanted to do a video with it. Oh my God. But it was great to do that. And I enjoyed doing that. And it's great now — I can do different stuff when I want, really, and I'm enjoying it."
Tony added: "I can't stop. I have to carry on. I enjoy what I do. And it's great being creative. And I love to create music. That's what started me off and that's what will finish me off, probably. But I love it. And there will be — yes — more from me. And I'm getting more involved in — we spread our wings with the [BLACK SABBATH] ballet and different things. And there's a lot more things to come. So I'm looking forward to that."
In 2024, Iommi released an instrumental track, "Deified", to accompany the arrival of another new fragrance. The song saw Iommi reunite with longtime collaborator Mike Exeter, who played keyboards and handled production, with Laurence Cottle (who played on BLACK SABBATH's "Headless Cross" album) on bass. The recording lineup was rounded out by FEEDER and Robbie Williams drummer Karl Brazil, with Ben Andrews scoring the orchestrations.
Three years earlier, Iommi unveiled "Scent Of Dark" — his first new music in eight years at the time — alongside an accompanying cologne.
At the time of "Scent Of Dark"'s release, Iommi revealed that he had "four or five hundred" unused riffs on his phone, with plans to arrange and record some of them for his various projects.
"Scent Of Dark" and "Deified" were the product of a friendship struck up during the pandemic between Iommi and Sergio Momo, acclaimed perfumer, and designer for Xerjoff, well known for its unique and individual creations and collaborations in the fragrance world. Sergio is also an accomplished guitarist, and his fine fretwork can be heard on both songs.
Iommi previously spoke about his upcoming solo album during a June 2024 appearance on Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. He said at the time: "I am writing stuff now for my own, for an album. So that's exciting too. And there's no pressure. I just do stuff when I feel like it, because, obviously, I've got a life to live and I like to do all the different stuff. But I've really enjoyed doing this stuff, as I did with Ozz [BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne] when I'd done a couple of tracks for his last [solo] album ['Patient Number 9'], which was good, to work with Ozz again. And I'm quite open for all that now. Whatever comes, and I like it, I do it."
Asked if he is going to release a "proper record" or if he will just make individual songs available whenever he feels like it, Iommi responded: "No, I'm gonna do a record. And I've got a lot of stuff. But now we're actually getting around to sort of putting it together, myself and the engineer. So it's been good fun, really. And as I say, there's no pressure. I can just do it — I don't have to do it by next week. And because of everything else [that has] been lurking around, I have to take my time in doing things. But it's been fun. And that's what it's all about, really. And I'm looking forward to actually doing it and an album coming out."
When and if Iommi's new solo album surfaces, it would be his third, after 2000's "Iommi" and 2005's "Fused".
Joining Iommi on "Fused" was ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and drummer Kenny Aronoff, whose resume includes the "Iommi" album and a long run with John Mellencamp.
Nearly two decades ago, Iommi told Launch that he, Aronoff and Hughes had a great time making the "Fused" record. "It was like a load of nutters, quite honestly," he said. "We all let loose in the room. It was just like being kids, because Kenny, you know, [laughs] he was, like, he's so, like, up, and full of energy, and you've got Glenn [makes crazy sound] and Kenny [makes crazy sound] — bloody hell! It's almost too much, you know, but it worked."
SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan and Dave Grohl of the FOO FIGHTERS are among the guests who were heard on "Iommi". The LP also featured guest appearances from Philip Anselmo of PANTERA, Henry Rollins and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian as well as Skin of SKUNK ANANSIE, Peter Steele from TYPE O NEGATIVE, and THE CULT's Ian Astbury.
In February 2017, SABBATH finished "The End" tour in Birmingham, closing out the quartet's groundbreaking 49-year career.
"The End" was SABBATH's last tour because Iommi — who was diagnosed with lymphoma in late 2011 — can no longer travel for extended amounts of time.
Iommi revealed his cancer diagnosis in early 2012, shortly after SABBATH announced a reunion tour and album. He underwent treatment throughout the recording of the disc, titled "13", and the subsequent tour to promote it.
The BLACK SABBATH guitarist successfully underwent an operation in January 2017 to remove a noncancerous lump from his throat.
"13" was the first album in 35 years to feature Iommi, Osbourne and Butler all playing together.
Bill Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced 14 years ago, but backed out soon after. The drummer later claimed that he sat out the recording and touring sessions because of unfair contractual terms, although the members of SABBATH have hinted in other interviews that he wasn't physically up to the task.
All four original members of SABBATH were present when the band announced its final reunion in late 2011. But Ward split from the group in 2012, citing an "unsignable" contract, and Osbourne, Iommi and Butler carried on with their Rick Rubin–produced "13" LP and extensive international touring without him.
The July 5, 2025 "Back To The Beginning" event at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom marked the original BLACK SABBATH lineup's first performance since 2005 and the quartet's final live appearance.
Ozzy played a five-song set with his solo band before being joined by Iommi, Butler and Ward for four classic SABBATH tracks: "War Pigs", "Iron Man", "N.I.B." and "Paranoid".
Ozzy's death certificate revealed that he died on July 22 of a heart attack. The certificate filed in London also said Osbourne suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease.
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Хотя , конечно, такие треки как War Pigs, Into the Void и особенно Under the Sun куда ближе к нынешнему понятию глобального метала, чем отдельные моменты и наработки.