Tony 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.
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Movies (46)
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
as Self
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self
2025
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
as Self
2025
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
as Himself
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
as Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
as Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
as Self
2022
Under the Volcano
as Self
2021
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
2020
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
2020
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
as Self - Guitars
2017
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
as Himself
2017
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
as Self
2016
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
as Self
2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
as Self
2014
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
as Guitars
2013
Black Sabbath: 13
as Himself
2013
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
as Guitars
2012
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
2011
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
as Himself
2011
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
as Himself
2010
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
as Self
2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
as Self
2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
as Guitars
2010
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
as lead guitar
2009
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
as Guitar
2007
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
as Self
2007
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
as Guitar
2006
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
as Self
2005
Hard Rock Treasures
as Self
2005
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
2005
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Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
as Self - Guitar
2004
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
as Himself
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
as Self
2002
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
as Self
2001
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1999
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
as Guitars
1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
as Guitars
1999
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
as Himself
1999
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
as Self - Guitar
1996
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
as Guitars
1994
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
as Guitars
1994
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993
