Tony Iommi

Also Known As: Black Sabbath, Anthony Frank Iommi

Biography: Anthony Frank Iommi (/aɪˈoʊmi/) (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. Iommi was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". On his last day of work in a sheet metal factory, as a teenager, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand in an accident, an event which crucially impacted his playing style. He briefly left Black Sabbath (then known as Earth) in 1968 to join Jethro Tull, but did not record any material with the band, and subsequently returned to Black Sabbath in 1969. In 2000, he released his first solo album Iommi, followed by 2005's Fused, which featured his former bandmate Glenn Hughes. After releasing Fused, he formed Heaven & Hell, which disbanded shortly after the death of Ronnie James Dio in 2010 (they toured on Black Sabbath songs when Dio was in the band but changed the name for legal reasons). In 2011, Iommi published his autobiography, entitled Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

Birthday: February 19, 1948

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
Under the Volcano
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
Hard Rock Treasures
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
Guitar
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Black Sabbath: [1992] Monsters of Rock Italy
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Black Sabbath: 13
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Black Sabbath - The End - Live In Birmingham
Live Aid
Black Sabbath - Live in Paris
Heavy Metal Britannia
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath: California Jam
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Black Sabbath - Live, Gathered In Their Masses