{"id":1685434,"date":"2026-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1685434"},"modified":"2026-01-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:00:00","slug":"tony-iommi-confirms-his-long-awaited-new-solo-album-is-coming-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1685434","title":{"rendered":"TONY IOMMI Confirms His Long-Awaited New Solo Album Is Coming This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a newly shared four-minute New Year’s Day video message, pioneering heavy metal architect Tony Iommi<\/strong> looked back on a year filled with both celebration and loss, while also confirming what fans have waited decades to hear: his long-awaited third solo album is coming in 2026.<\/p>\n

2025 was a bittersweet chapter for the Black Sabbath<\/strong> guitarist. The year saw Iommi<\/strong> reunite with his original bandmates \u2014 Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>, Geezer Butler<\/strong>, and Bill Ward<\/strong> \u2014 for a final, star-studded swan song performance in Birmingham this past July. That historic livestreamed event served as a definitive sendoff for the band, but only weeks later, Black Sabbath<\/strong> vocalist Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong> passed away, casting a shadow over what had otherwise been a monumental farewell.<\/p>\n

Alongside reflecting on Ozzy<\/strong>‘s death, Iommi<\/strong> touched on several other major projects from the past year, including the sold-out return of Black Sabbath<\/strong> \u2013 The Ballet<\/em>, his unexpected collaboration with Robbie Williams<\/strong>, and various releases tied to his legacy. The biggest revelation, however, came when he addressed his long-in-the-works solo material.<\/p>\n

Speaking directly in the video, Iommi<\/strong> stated: “I shall have definitely, definitely my solo album out. And I’m really looking forward to that. I’m enjoying doing it, and it’s been great fun, and I really hope you enjoy it.”<\/p>\n

He also briefly mentioned that a new documentary centered on his life and career is currently in development through Gibson, adding yet another milestone project to his already packed slate.<\/p>\n

Iommi<\/strong> previously discussed the status of his solo album during a July 2025 appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk<\/em>, explaining how work on the record was temporarily paused due to Sabbath<\/strong>‘s final show: “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<\/strong> 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?”<\/p>\n

When asked whether the upcoming release would follow the guest-heavy format of his 2000 solo album Iommi<\/strong>, he clarified that the new record has taken a different shape: “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\u2026 and it’s gone from I’ve got some instrumental stuff, but then I thought, \u2018Oh, I wanna try it with a singer.’ And so that’s what I’ve been doing.”<\/p>\n

In a separate interview at Steel City Con<\/em>, Black Sabbath<\/strong> bassist Geezer Butler<\/strong> also revealed that Iommi is working with a “great singer from Sweden” on the record. Please, please be Messiah Marcolin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“I was actually gonna do some\u2026 Tony<\/strong>‘s got this great album that he is doing right at the moment,” said Butler<\/strong>. “He’s just in the process \u2014 I think he’s in the process of mixing it right now, so it should be out sometime [in 2026]. He’s got this great singer from Sweden on it.<\/p>\n

“And he wanted me to do three bass tracks, but he wanted me to do them in England, and I can’t go to England until June [of 2026]. So if he can hang on that long, I might collaborate with him back in June, if he can wait that long.”\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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