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- Laughing Man (in the Devil Mask)
Vocals: Henry Rollins, Bass: Terry Phillips, Drums: Jimmy Copley
- Meat
Vocals: Skin, Bass: Bob Marlette, Drums: John Tempesta, Addl Guitar: Ace
- Goodbye Lament
Vocals: Dave Grohl, Bass: Laurence Cottle, Drums: Dave Grohl, Addl Guitar: Brian May
- Time is Mine
Vocals: Phil Anselmo, Bass; Laurence Cottle, Drums: Matt Cameron
- Patterns
Vocals: Serj Tankian, Bass: Laurence Cottle, Drums: Jimmy Copley
- Black Oblivion
Vocals: Billy Corgan, Bass: Billy Corgan, Drums: Kenny Aronoff, Addl Guitar: Billy Corgan
- Flame On
Vocals: Ian Astbury, Bass: Laurence Cottle, Drums: Matt Cameron, Addl Guitar: Brian May
- Just Say No To Love
Vocals: Peter Steele, Bass: Peter Steele & Laurence Cottle, Drums: Matt Cameron
- Who's Fooling Who
Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne, Bass: Laurence Cottle, Drums: Bill Ward
- Into the Night
Vocals: Billy Idol, Bass: Ben Shepherd, Drums: Matt Cameron
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Notes
- Tony's solo album was originally worked on in 1996 with Glenn Hughes, Dave Holland, & Don Airey. All that work was scrapped, and Tony
started over again to produce what is released here. The original 1996 work is now "available" as a bootleg called "8th Star".
- Work on this was delayed by the various Black Sabbath tours and reunions since 1997 onwards.
- Here is a short press release
put out by Divine Recordings about Tony Iommi to go with his solo
album:
'Iommi is God' A familiar refrain among
rock aficionados in tune with the groundbreaking work of founding Black
Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. The name itself-Iommi-conjures in the
misty mind's eye visions of down-tuned apocalyptic doom and monolithic
riff-mastery nonpareil amongst his peers. The stalwart backbone of
Rock's greatest band has proved time and again that there is none
heavier, as evidenced on any classic Sabbath song: "Into the
Void", "Iron Man", "Heaven & Hell",
"Mob Rules", the list is endless. Iommi's initial stroke of
genius occurred in late 1969 when he created a genre of music-later to
be dubbed 'Heavy Metal'-with three seductive, foreboding chords, the
result of doing more with less in the primitive, minimalist Sabbath
blueprint. Such unholy, chordal trinity formed the gestalt of the
Sabbath mystique and the framework of the masterpiece Black Sabbath-diabolus
in musica.
On stage, Iommi is the human equivalent
to the Rock of Gibraltar, standing fast like a king overlooking his
minions, surveying their loyalty and devotion to the cause of Metal. His
enigmatic, menacing countenance slyly esteems the demons and witches
lyrically while 120 decibels disturb the frequencies around him.
Idolized by three generations of guitarists seeking to pen the perfect
riff, Tony's long-standing tenure on the turbulent carousel of Rock
& Roll has steeled him against the winds of change and corrosive
fads of pop culture. Young upstarts look to Tony's work for inspiration
and, commonly, to nick a lick or two. He is IOMMI, and he stands alone.
Following the over-the-top success of the
Black Sabbath Reunion album, supporting tour, and Ozzfest '99 run last
year, there has been a renaissance of Sabbath-inspired heavy rock. In
between tours over the last three years Tony has been preparing his
first ever solo album, and he's called on some of Rock's best voices to
lay down vocal tracks: Dave Grohl, Philip Anselmo, Billy Corgan, Henry
Rollins, and Ian Astbury all appear. True to form, the album is dark and
menacing with each singer leaving his distinct mark over Iommi's
inimitable music. Venturing forth on his own with Iommi one is reminded
of the staggering influence this one man has had on the spectrum of
heavy rock.
Turn on, tune down, doom out.
WORLDWIDE RELEASE: October 10, 2000
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