Iommi
| Iommi | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Tony Iommi | |
| Released | October 17, 2000 |
| Label | Divine, Priority |
Iommi is the debut solo album by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. It features "Black Oblivion" which was co-written and sung by Billy Corgan. Corgan also played bass on the track and provided additional guitar, while former Smashing Pumpkins touring member Kenny Aronoff provided drums.
Each song on the album features an all-star guest vocalist who co-wrote the song with Iommi,[1] with "Black Oblivion" being the sole exception of not being also being co-written by producer Bob Marlette. There was at least one additional song written with Corgan, but as it was essentially for a Black Sabbath tribute album with guest artists, only one song per guest artist was used.[2]
Other artists featured on Iommi include Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters and Nirvana), Henry Rollins (Black Flag and Rollins Band), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins' song "For Martha"), and notably former Black Sabbath bandmates Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.
Iommi peaked at number 129 on the Billboard 200 and at number 43 in Germany.
| “ | Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, he's my hero, and Tony wrote those riffs that, when you hear him, it's like a movie. In my mind, I always call it ‘Cosmic Sabbath’. When I would listen to Sabbath, I felt like I was peering into the universe. That's the way it made me feel, even as a little kid. So for me a great riff has to kind of make you feel something bigger. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, 2022 interview with Kerrang![3] | ||
Tracks of interest[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Black Oblivion" | Billy Corgan, Tony Iommi | 8:22 |
Release history[edit | edit source]
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2000 | Divine • Priority | P2 27857 • 72435-27857-2-8 | CD | US | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
Charts[edit | edit source]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 43 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 129 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Adams, Bret. "Iommi – AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ↑ Johnson, DJ. "TONY IOMMI (of Black Sabbath)". A 6th Year of Cosmik Conversations. Cosmik Conversations. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ↑ "Billy Corgan on new album ATUM: "It goes in a million different directions… It doesn't feel like there's too much of any one thing"". Kerrang!. September 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tony Iommi – Iommi" (in German). w:GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Tony Iommi Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.