Tony Iommi confirms new solo album for 2026

Tony Iommi seems to have no doubts for next year confirming that in 2026 he will “definitely, surely” release his long-awaited third solo album. The Black Sabbath guitarist, who has been working on this new project for some time, made it known in a video shared on YouTube in which he took stock of 2025 and open to the news of the coming year.

Directly from his studio, in the Iommi film retraced the salient moments of the year just endedincluding the reissue of the controversial Black Sabbath album “Eternal Idol” and his participation in a single by Robbie Williams. The guitarist also remembered, as the saddest moment of 2025, the passing of Ozzy Osbournewhich took place on July 22nd after the last concert on July 5th.

Iommi said: “2025 has started really well for me… ‘Eternal Idol’ came out and, shortly after, I was asked to play on a song with Robbie. To that, of course, I said, ‘Yes, that would be great!’. As far as I was concerned it was supposed to be on the album, but then Robbie released it as a single, which was even better. … It was really fun for me to do.”

As well as calling his home city of Birmingham’s ‘freedom of the city’ accolade “incredible”, Tony Iommi noted how celebrations of the band’s legacy had made “Birmingham a sort of Black Sabbath city” and remarked how “really cool” it was to see the band’s original members – including bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – share the accolade. Speaking about the farewell concert at the “Back to the Beginning” event, Iommi said: “The amount of bands that showed up to support Sabbath was incredible. It’s really a shame and it’s sad that Ozzy left us a couple of weeks later. May he rest in peace.”

The guitarist then recalled the launch of a limited edition Iommi guitar amplifier and the release of a signature pickup, followed by the second staging of Black Sabbath’s ballet (here’s our story), which went “extraordinarily well” and saw Tony Iommi himself present at several performances. “They are truly incredible, those dancers, the choreographers and everyone elseand hats off to them,” he said.

Thanking supporters for helping to raise £53,000 (around $71,000) for a cancer hospital through a guitar raffle, the six-string virtuoso also announced the imminent release of a Gibson documentary dedicated to his career. He then announced:

“And in 2026 I will – definitely, definitely – have my solo album out. I’m really looking forward to it. I had a lot of fun making it and it was amazing… I really hope you guys like it.”

This will be Iommi’s third solo release of his career, after “Iommi” in 2000 and “Fused” in 2005. The musician concluded by announcing that updates will follow in due time and wishing fans a happy and prosperous new year. has been carrying out this project for some time.