Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has delivered his first solo album in over 20 years with From the Dark .

From the Dark is eight tracks of classic Sabbathian heavy metal, echoing the skyscraping riffs the band pursued through the ’80s and ’90s, and achieving the cinematic height those albums strove to capture.

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We gave exceptional praise to the singles “World Alone” and “Stormwatcher,” with the latter named our Heavy Song of the Week upon its release.

Both songs, like the rest of the album, showcase a fusion of doom metal, traditional heavy metal, and elements of US power metal, all genres through which Tony Iommi is arguably the most influential guitarist of all time.

The album features Norwegian singer Jørn Lande on all tracks, and his performance combines the ferocity of Ronnie James Dio with the aggression of thrash vocalists like James Hetfield.…