The legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is once again in the limelight with his new solo album From the Dark, and Loudwire alongside Ultimate Classic Rock are coming together to offer fans a unique opportunity. You can enter to win an unsigned Epiphone SG Tribute guitar along with a signed poster of the From the Dark album by Iommi himself.
“The great thing for me, there was no pressure. I didn’t have to have it done in four weeks,” Iommi shared during his conversation on the UCR Podcast about From the Dark. “Normally, when we’ve done a Sabbath album, it has to be a certain time because you book the studio and then you’ve got the tour and this and that.”
“But there’s no pressure here. I could do it when I wanted, which was great, and it was more relaxing,” he continued. “We really enjoyed doing it. It was good fun, and that’s what it’s all about: is to enjoy what you’re doing, and you don’t have to do it. So that’s what I did.”
While speaking with Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong, Iommi added, “If nothing happened, nothing happened; then we’d do it the next time. But it did; every time we come to record something, it’d work.”
The “we” Iommi referred to is his backing band on From the Dark: singer Jorn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin, and drummer Karl Brazil. Although he expressed multiple times how much he enjoyed making this album alongside his bandmates, he admitted that when he started thinking about it, he didn’t necessarily have a typical album in mind.
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“What happened originally was that I was going to do an instrumental album,” he said.
“I did actually create a couple of instrumentals, but then I thought, ‘Maybe I’d like to do it with a singer instead.’ So I’ve still got the instrumentals; I haven’t used them. Jorn was straight away in my mind because I love the way he sings; I love his vocals and he’s done stuff with us before … Our players are from Birmingham. Karl lives in Birmingham, Becky lives in Birmingham, Jorn lives in Sweden, but he comes over, so it’s great.”
The album, which embraces a darker sound for Iommi, has already produced new songs like “World Alone” and “Stormwatcher.”
How Do I Enter to Win the Tony Iommi Guitar + Signed Poster?
For this contest, one lucky winner will receive an Epiphone SG Tribute guitar along with a signed poster of From the Dark.
This contest runs through Monday, Oct. 26 at 10 AM ET, but make sure you sign up before then to be eligible to win both the guitar and the poster.
Simply use the form below to provide your contact information so that we may reach out if your name is chosen.
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