Former Black Sabbath singer, Tony Martin, recently released his long-awaited solo album, Thorns, via Dark Star Records. Martin's former bandmate, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, has sent the singer well wishes on the release.

Iommi's message: "OK my friend, great to hear that you've got another album out, and all the very best with it. Cheers buddy, Tony Iommi."

The new album features Danny Needham (Venom), Magnus Rosen (HammerFall), Scott McClellan (Breed Of Aggression) and Greg Smith who performed with Alice Cooper, Rainbow, Blue Öyster Cult, Pamela Moore (Queensrÿche) and many more.

Click here to order Thorns.

Tracklisting:

"As The World Burns"
"Black Widow Angel"
"Book Of Shadows"
"Crying Wolf"
"Damned By You"
"No Shame At All"
"No Where To Fly"
"Passion Killer"
"Run Like The Devil"
"This Is Your Damnation"
"Thorns"

"As The World Burns" lyric video:

BraveWords had the honour of speaking to Tony Martin about his excellent new (and best-selling!) album, Thorns, and the chat will air this weekend (Saturday, January 22) on Streaming For Vengeance.

You can watch/listen Streaming For Vengeance on the BraveWords Facebook page or the BraveWords YouTube channel this this Saturday, January 22nd at 3:33 PM EST. For more information about Streaming For Vengeance, visit this location.

Tony Martin is best known for his time fronting Black Sabbath, initially from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1996. Martin was the band’s second longest serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne. Eternal Idol and Headless Cross are among the best known Black Sabbath albums featuring Tony Martin as well as Scream his solo album from 2005.

(Tony Martin photo - Rob Billingham)