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JORN LANDE’s Moment Has Arrived On New TONY IOMMI Solo Album, ‘From The Dark’
Tony Iommi has released *From The Dark*, a solo album featuring Norwegian singer Jorn Lande, whose powerful voice and admiration for Ronnie James Dio make him a fitting choice for its Sabbath-inspired sound. The article presents the record as a return to the weighty, dramatic style of Iommi’s Dio-era work, and a major opportunity for Lande after years of working with Iommi.
The album has eight tracks, with compositions described as drawing on *Heaven And Hell* and *Mob Rules*. Lande told the interviewer that he had worked on demos with Iommi in 2004 and 2005, but Glenn Hughes was ultimately chosen to sing on the resulting project, *Fused*. He later received a call to perform with Heaven & Hell after Dio became ill, having previously met and impressed Dio while touring with Yngwie Malmsteen.
In short
- Jorn Lande sings on Tony Iommi’s new solo album, *From The Dark*.
- Its eight tracks draw on the sound of Dio-era Black Sabbath.
- Lande had worked with Iommi on demos years before this album.
Explained simply
Tony Iommi is the guitarist and co-founder of Black Sabbath, a band whose heavy sound helped shape metal music. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he made two albums with singer Ronnie James Dio: Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules.
Jorn Lande is a Norwegian singer known for a powerful voice and for admiring Dio’s work. He first worked with Iommi on demo recordings in 2004 and 2005, but Glenn Hughes sang on the album that followed; Lande later performed with the group Heaven & Hell after Dio became ill.
The album’s background matters because it brings Iommi’s Sabbath-era sound together with a singer whose career has long been linked to Dio’s influence. It also follows years of connections between Lande and Iommi’s projects.