Iommi (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Iommi
Type = Album
Artist = Tony featuring Various Artists


Released = October 17, 2000
Recorded = 1996-2000
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 51: 08
Label = Divine Records/Priority Records
Producer = Bob Marlette
Tony Iommi
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:smazefek2gf1 link]
Chronology = Tony Iommi
Last album =
This album = "Iommi"
(2000)
Next album = "The 1996 DEP Sessions"
(2004)

Iommi is a Heavy Metal album by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and myriad guest musicians and vocalists, including:
*Skin of Skunk Anansie,
*Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters,
*Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins,
*Serj Tankian of System of a Down,
*Ian Astbury of The Cult,
*Billy Idol,
*Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne, and
*Phil Anselmo of Pantera,

to name a few. 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. [http://cosmik.com/aa-june01/cosmik_conversations_6.html]

Black Sabbath band members and former members on the album

As founder and leader of Black Sabbath, and only musician to have been in the band since inception to present without pause (1969-present), Iommi is still close to many people from the band's history. A number of the guest musicians come from Sabbath.

* Ozzy Osbourne - lead vocals (1969-1978, 1978-1979, 1985, 1997-present)
* Laurence Cottle - bass (1988)
* Bill Ward - drums (1969-1980, 1983, 1984, 1997-present)

All three performers are present on track nine, but Cottle was never in the band during Osbourne/Ward's tenures meaning this did not re-create an old Black Sabbath line-up.

Also, Brian May made guest appearances with the band during their 1989 tour, having done a guest guitar solo on their "Headless Cross" album. He played solos and other additional guitars on tracks 3 and 7 of "Iommi".

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)

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." [ [http://cosmik.com/aa-june01/cosmik_conversations_6.html] "Tony Iommi (of Black Sabbth)" ]

Credits

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

Links

* [http://www.black-sabbath.com/discog/iommi.html 'Iommi' at Black Sabbath Online]