Overview
- Tony Iommi, who received his MBE on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, collected the honour at Windsor Castle from the Princess Royal in recognition of services to music and charity.
- Iommi said footage from Black Sabbath’s final show is “emotional” and “difficult to watch,” and a film of the July farewell concert is scheduled for release in October.
- He released the single “Stormwatcher” on September 30 and is due to release his solo album From the Dark on 23 October 2026.
- Earlier this year Iommi auctioned a guitar to raise £53,000 for a haematology and oncology unit at Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital and has supported cancer and animal‑welfare charities since his lymphoma diagnosis and later remission.
- Iommi co‑founded Black Sabbath in the 1960s, a band credited with creating heavy metal that sold millions of records, won multiple Grammys and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.