Tony Iommi will release a new solo album this year.
The Black Sabbath guitarist confirmed that he will “definitely” be releasing his first standalone record since 2005’s Fused during the next 12 months as he issued a New Year’s message to his fans.
Speaking in a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Tony said: “I shall have definitely, definitely my solo album out. And I’m really looking forward to that. I’m enjoying doing that, and it’s been great fun, and I really hope you enjoy it.”
Meanwhile, the 77-year-old rocker also reflected on 2025, which saw Black Sabbath play their epic Back To The Beginning farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham in July – just weeks before frontman Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76.
Iommi recalled: “We were presented with the Freedom Of The City from Birmingham, which was absolutely amazing. I mean, I never thought we’d ever get that, which is a great honour.
“They had a lot of paintings around of Sabbath on the walls, and it was really good. And all Birmingham became sort of a Sabbath city.”
He continued: “It was really great seeing Ozzy, Bill (Ward) and Geezer (Butler) for the Freedom Of The City. And at that point, of course, we were into rehearsals for the Back To The Beginning show at the Villa grounds in Birmingham.
“And the amount of bands that turned up to support Sabbath on that was just fantastic. What a great event. And, of course, it raised a lot of money for charity.
“It’s just unfortunate and sad that Ozzy passed away a couple of weeks after that, may he rest in peace.”
Tony previously revealed that he believed that Ozzy “held out” to play one last show with Black Sabbath.
The guitarist told ITV News in the aftermath of the music icon’s death: “I think he really just held out to do that show. I really feel – and me and Geezer were talking about it last night – that we think he held out to do it, and just after that, he’s done it and said goodbye to the fans. And that was the end of it, really.
“I think he must have had something in his head that said, ‘Well, this is gonna be it, the last thing I’m ever gonna do.’ Whether he thought he was gonna die or what, I don’t know. But he really wanted to do it, and he was determined to do it. And fair dues, he’s done it.”