Iommi (album)
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 and its only single, "Goodbye Lament" reached number 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Read more about Iommi (album): Black Sabbath Band Members and Former Members On The Album, Track Listing, Other Songs Written