Iommi (album)
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| Studio album by Tony Iommi featuring Various Artists | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-2000 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 51: 08 | |||
| Label | Divine Records/Priority Records | |||
| Producer | Bob Marlette Tony Iommi |
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Iommi is a heavy metal album by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and myriad guest musicians and vocalists, including:
- Henry Rollins of Black Flag and Rollins Band
- Skin of Skunk Anansie
- Brian May of Queen
- Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters
- Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down
- Serj Tankian of System of a Down
- Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins
- Ian Astbury of The Cult
- Peter Steele of Type O Negative
- Black Sabbath bandmates Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
- Billy Idol
The album took nearly 5 years to make. All of the songs were written by Iommi, producer Bob Marlette and the respective vocalists of each track (except "Black Oblivion", which was written by only Iommi and Billy Corgan).
According to Tony Iommi, he and Phil Anselmo had recorded three tracks together for the album, but only one was put onto the album.
The album peaked at number 129 on the charts[2] and its only single, "Goodbye Lament" reached number 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3]
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[edit] Black Sabbath band members and former members on the album
Iommi's career is closely linked to his time in Black Sabbath, a band he led from its formation in 1968 to its semi-retirement in 1999, and has continued to lead during sporadic reunions (in 2001, and in some form or another every year from 2004-07). Subsequently Iommi formed the band Heaven & Hell, a group featuring a collection of former Black Sabbath band members that had performed together under the Black Sabbath name in the past. A number of musicians associated with Black Sabbath appear on Iommi.
Track nine features Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath vocalist (1968-1979, 1996-2006, 2011-2012+) and drummer Bill Ward (1968-1980, 1983-1984, 1994, 1997-2006, 2011-2012+). The track also features Laurence Cottle on bass, the session bassist for Black Sabbath's studio album Headless Cross[4]. Cottle also features on tracks 3-5 and 7-8. Tracks 3 and 7 feature guitarist Brian May (of Queen), who had previously guest performed with Sabbath on their 1989 tour, having guest performed a guitar solo on the Headless Cross album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Laughing Man (In The Devil Mask)" - Henry Rollins (Iommi, Marlette, Rollins)
- "Meat" - Skin (Iommi, Marlette, Skin)
- "Goodbye Lament" - Dave Grohl (Grohl, Iommi, Marlette)
- "Time is Mine" - Phil Anselmo (Anselmo, Iommi, Marlette)
- "Patterns" - Serj Tankian (Iommi, Marlette, Tankian)
- "Black Oblivion" - Billy Corgan (Corgan, Iommi)
- "Flame On" - Ian Astbury (Astbury, Iommi, Marlette)
- "Just Say No to Love" - Peter Steele (Iommi, Marlette, Steele)
- "Who's Fooling Who" - Ozzy Osbourne (Iommi, Marlette, Osbourne)
- "Into the Night" - Billy Idol (Idol, Iommi, Marlette)
[edit] Other Songs Written
In an interview with Cosmik Conversations, Iommi said that they "actually wrote a few tracks with Billy [Idol]...three with Phil Anselmo...and two tracks with Billy Corgan, but you know, we could only use one of each."[5] There is also a track entitled "Something Wicked This Way Comes" written and recorded with Scooter Ward of the band Cold that was not included on the album. But, the track has been available through various filesharing networks. One of the unreleased tracks with Phil Anselmo is a faster-paced song entitled "The Bastard". It has also been available through various filesharing networks.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Guest Musicians
- Terry Phillips - Bass on 1
- Bob Marlette - Bass on 2
- Laurence Cottle - Bass on 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
- Billy Corgan - Bass on 6, additional guitar on 6
- Peter Steele - Bass on 8
- Ben Shepherd - Bass on 10
- Ace (Martin Kent) - Additional guitar on 2
- Brian May - Additional guitar on 3 & 7
- Jimmy Copley - Drums on 1 & 5
- John Tempesta - Drums on 2
- Dave Grohl - Drums on 3
- Matt Cameron - Drums on 4, 7, 8 & 10
- Kenny Aronoff - Drums on 6
- Bill Ward - Drums on 9
[edit] Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 2000 | "Goodbye Lament" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #10 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard album chart history Iommi". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=72511&model.vnuAlbumId=448751. Retrieved 2009 June 20.
- ^ "Billboard single chart history Iommi". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=72511&model.vnuAlbumId=448751. Retrieved 2009 20 June.
- ^ "AllMusic Headless Cross credits". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2011/credits. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ Johnson, DJ. "TONY IOMMI (of Black Sabbath)". A 6th Year of Cosmik Conversations. Cosmik Conversations. http://www.cosmik.com/aa-june01/cosmik_conversations_6.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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