{"id":25117,"date":"2024-08-02T14:06:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=25117"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:16:20","slug":"iommi-to-release-solo-recordings-on-vinyl-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=25117","title":{"rendered":"IOMMI TO RELEASE SOLO RECORDINGS ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TONY IOMMI TO RELEASE SOLO RECORDINGS WITH GLENN HUGHES ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018THE 1996 DEP SESSIONS\u2019 AND THE 2005 \u2018FUSED\u2019 ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON LIMITED COLOURED VINYL, DIGISLEEVE CD AND DIGITAL ON OCTOBER 4TH<\/sup> VIA BMG.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LISTEN TO THE NEW DOUBLE A SIDE SINGLE \u2018GONE\u2019 \/ \u2018SAVIOUR OF THE REAL\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 AND PRE-ORDER HERE <\/strong>https:\/\/tonyiommi.lnk.to\/depfusedPR<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The relationship between iconic Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and English musician Glenn Hughes stretches far back into the mid-eighties. Best known for playing bass and performing vocals in the hard rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, Hughes sang on the 1986 Black Sabbath album \u2018Seventh Star\u2019. It was the twelth album from the fabled heavy metal originators and was initially intended to be the first solo release from Iommi, but record company and management pressures led to the album being billed as \u2018Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi\u2019. Despite these demands, the album was a commerical success and reached the Top 30 of the English charts. Glenn\u2019s powerful, soulful voice complimented Iommi\u2019s unique guitar style perfectly and even though the eighties was a turbulant time for Black Sabbath, it was clear that Iommi and Hughes would work together again in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n

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That time came in 1996 when Iommi once again collaborated with Hughes for a release that would become known as \u2018The 1996 Dep Sessions\u2019, recorded at DEP International Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham. The recordings were demos and were left unfinished due to the original line up of Black Sabbath reforming at the time. However, a bootleg recording known as \u2018Eighth Star\u2019 was circulated among fans so in 2004, to combat this, the session was eventually offically released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Black Sabbath\u2019s 1995 album Forbidden, the band would go on hiatus. So when Tony and Glenn reunited in 1996 to record together, it was with a renewed creative vigour and ambition to take a step away from the signature Sabbath sound and forge a new direction. The results were a formidable, contemporary take on a classic rock sound with Glenn\u2019s soaring vocals combined effortlessly with Iommi\u2019s monolithic riffs. These eight songs sound as vital as the day they were recorded and are now being pressed on vinyl for the first time in limited Translucent Black Ice colour.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The official release of \u20181996 The Dep Sessions\u2019 in 2004 proved to be a catalyst for Tony and Glenn, who rekindled their collaboration and within a year, released what would be Iommi\u2019s third solo album in 2005. Titled \u2018Fused\u2019, the album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales and saw Iommi sounding heavier than ever. The album is chock full of stomping, grinding riffs that saw Iommi tipping his hat to the metal genre he had helped spawn decades before. \u2018Fused\u2019 sounded completely modern for what was happening in heavy music at the time and still stands the test of time today. Once again, Glenn\u2019s vocals glided effortlessly over Iommi\u2019s earth-shattering six string attack. Produced, engineered and mixed by American record producer Bob Marlette (whose credits include everyone from Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper to Sheryl Crow), the album was a success and reached number 34 on Billboard\u2019s Top Heatseekers Chart. \u2018Fused\u2019 is now reissued for the first time on Translucent Cobalt Blue vinyl and includes three bonus tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. He currently fronts the supergroup Black Country Communion, and fronted California Breed from 2013 to 2015 and The Dead Daisies from 2019 to 2023. In 2016, Hughes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple. Tony Iommi\u2019s legendary status is assured and he continues to record new music to this day, always pushing the bounderies and staying ahead of the pack. It\u2019s only right that these fantastic recordings from his solo years are being cut to wax for the first time for new and old fans to enjoy as well as new digisleeve CD and digital editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order \u2018The 1996 Dep Sessions\u2019 and \u2018Fused\u2019 HERE: https:\/\/tonyiommi.lnk.to\/depfusedPR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TONY IOMMI TO RELEASE SOLO RECORDINGS WITH GLENN HUGHES ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME \u2018THE 1996 DEP SESSIONS\u2019 AND THE 2005 \u2018FUSED\u2019 ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON LIMITED COLOURED VINYL, DIGISLEEVE CD AND DIGITAL ON OCTOBER 4TH VIA BMG. LISTEN TO THE NEW DOUBLE A SIDE SINGLE \u2018GONE\u2019 \/ \u2018SAVIOUR OF THE REAL\u2019  AND […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-25117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-glenn-hughes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25117"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25123,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117\/revisions\/25123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}