Iron Man (band)

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Iron Man
Alfred Morris III on the cover of The Passage
Background information
Origin	Maryland, USA
Genre(s)	Doom metal Stoner metal
Years active	1988 – present
Label(s)	Hellhound Records Brainticket Records
Associated acts	Spirit Caravan Wretched
Members
Alfred Morris III Jon Owen Louis Strachan Gus Basilika
Former members
Rob Levey Dan Michalak Larry Brown Ginger Ron Kalimon Gary Isom Vic Tomaso

Iron Man were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.

[edit] Biography

Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. The band soon began writing original songs again in the vein of Sabbath and were signed to Hellhound Records in 1993. They released their debut album Black Night in 1993 and followed up with second album, The Passage in 1994. During this time, Lee Dorrian offered Alfred Morris III, the Lead guitar position in Cathedral but had to turn it down because of his family situation. In 1999 the band released their most recent album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up, with Alfred Morris III being the only consistent member.

The band has been billed as "Blacker than Black Sabbath" since it has featured multiple black musicians. During the Force years, Alfred Morris III was offered the guitarist job in Bad Brains but turned it down because he thought Force was a better bet at making it big.

There are 2 bootlegs on Doom Records that feature Alfred Morris III. There is a self-titled Force album and A Double Dose of Doom, which features Rat Salad and Obstination (who would go on to become Unorthodox). There is also an obscure bootleg recorded in 2000 called Iron Man Live in Cincinnati.