Pop star Robbie Williams, presently within the information as the topic of the semi-autobiographical film The Biggest Showman, has confirmed that he has recorded a tune with Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi and Glenn ‘The Voice of Rock’ Hughes.
The unlikely collaboration was first revealed in an episode of the Percussion Podcast, throughout which Williams’ drummer and musical director Karl Brazil was requested in regards to the former Take That man’s upcoming album.
“He is working with numerous individuals,” stated Brazil. “I have been lucky sufficient to do some songs with him and he is really finished a monitor known as Rocket with Tony Iommi, which could be very random. It is nice. It is a rocker and it is actually, actually cool. Proper up my road.
“Tony’s finished his factor on it and there is some nice collaborations on this report. Gaz Coombes [Supergrass frontman] is on there. It is predominantly a guitar report. It is a bit of a throwback to his previous form of 90s sound however the combined with a little bit of modern-day pop as effectively. Let’s face it, he can do what he desires, cannot he?”
Ask by the NME to substantiate that the story, Williams revealed that former Sabbath man Glenn Hughes had additionally contributed to the recording, and went on to explain it.
“I wished to make the album that I would make if I would left Take That now, figuring out what I do know,” says Williams. “This specific tune encapsulates that completely. Sadly and happily for me, pop songs turned up alongside the best way, too. I am like: ‘Ah, fuck – a success!’
“This [Rocket] is huge guitars, as you’ll be able to think about. It is adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall. That one particularly is my favorite tune off my new album – that I’ve simply introduced is going on!”
The European leg of Robbie Williams’ Reside 25 Tour kicks off in Might. Full dates beneath.
Robbie Williams: Reside 25 Tour
Jan 22: Cape City Calabash, South Africa
Jan 25: Pretoria SunBet Area, South Africa
Jan 26: Pretoria SunBet Area, South Africa
Might 31: Edinburgh Scottish Fuel Murrayfield Stadium, UK
Jun 06: London Emirates Stadium, UK
Jun 07: London Emirates Stadium, UK
Jun 11: Manchester Co-op Reside, UK
Jun 13: Tub Royal Crescent, UK
Jun 14: Tub Royal Crescent, UK
Jun 19: Copenhagen Parken Stadium, Denmark
Jun 22: Amsterdam Johan Cruyff ArenA, Netherlands
Jun 23: Amsterdam Johan Cruyff ArenA, Netherlands
Jun 25: Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Area, Germany
Jun 28: Werchter TW Basic, Belgium
Jun 30: Hanover Heinz von Heiden Area, Germany
Jul 02: Paris La Défense Area, France
Jul 05: Barcelona RCDE Stadium, Spain
Jul 09: Leipzig Crimson Bull Area, Germany
Jul 12: Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Austria
Jul 17: Trieste Stadio Nereo Rocco, Italy
Jul 21: Berlin Waldbühne, Germany
Jul 22: Berlin Waldbühne, Germany
Jul 26: Munich Olympiastadion, Germany
Aug 01: Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Lithuania
Aug 03: Riga Mežaparks, Latvia
Aug 07: Stockholm Stockholm Stadion, Sweden
Aug 10: Frankfurt Deutsche Financial institution Park, Germany
Aug 13: Stavanger Forus Travbane, Norway
Aug 16: Trondheim Granåsen, Norway
Aug 23: Dublin Croke Park, Eire
Sep 07: Prague O2 Area, Czech Republic
Sep 09: Kraków Tauron Area, Poland
Sep 12: Budapest, MVM Dome Hungary
Sep 20: Helsinki Olympiastadion, Finland
Sep 28: Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium, Bulgaria
Oct 02: Athens Panathenaic Stadium, Greece
