Classic Rock

DARK MATTER

If you thought Tony Iommi was intending to have a quiet post-Black Sabbath life, you were wrong. Among other things, he’s developed new SG guitars with Gibson, remixed 1995’s Forbidden album with Mike Exeter, and pored over out-takes for the latest Black Sabbath reissues – all of that in addition to working on his house and playing a lot of guitar over lockdown.

He’s also launched his most surprising venture: a signature fragrance, made in close collaboration with Italian perfumer/Sabbath fan Sergio Momo. There’s also a new instrumental track, , an opulent, smoke-wreathed video shot in a castle, and even a bespoke cocktail – if the James Bond franchise had a gothic, heavy-metal makeover, it would look and sound like

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