Iron Man began as a Black Sabbath tribute band in 1986 when Alfred Morris III (guitar) and Kim Geoffrey Martin (drums) of Force decided to take all the Black Sabbath songs that they had mixed in to the Force set list since 1976 and start a band dedicated to Alfred's favorite group.
Regular rehearsals were held in Kim Martin's mother's home in Bethesda MD with the set lists refined.
[2] Approximately two years later, Iron Man became an all-original act with Alfred Morris III driving the band vision and sound.
Alfred Morris III continued to write songs, utilizing and combining the large catalog of riffs he had built and saved over the years.
At the beginning of 2000 Iron Man embarked on a 20 city U.S. tour which ended prematurely with two band members (Michalak and Tomaso) leaving.
Temporary bassist ViiX recruited two additional temps (Jared Rein on drums and Jadd of MeteorCity Records founder on vocals) for the tour.
Ex-members of Maryland doom bands Wretched and Life Beyond (Louis Strachan on bass and Gus Basilika on drums) were recruited for the rhythm section.
After a long search Lindenauer secure Joe Donnelly of Sabbra Cadabra (a Black Sabbath tribute band).
[3] Morris also appears on the Scene Killer album (2001) on MeteorCity Records, which is a collaboration of musicians from New Jersey bands along with a few out-of-state guests.
On February 4, 2013, Iron Man announced that they were about to begin recording their fifth full-length album, and that they would again be working with Frank Marchand, who engineered I Have Returned.