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.

Known For

Classic Albums

Seven Ages of Rock

Live Aid

Ozzy: No Escape from Now

Heavy: The Story of Metal

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Under the Volcano

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

All Movies (66)

• Ozzy: No Escape from Now2025 · as Self
• Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow2025 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary2025 · as Self
• Dio: Dreamers Never Die2022 · as Self
• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony2022 · as Self
• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony2022 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary2022 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary2022 · as Self
• Under the Volcano2021 · as Self
• The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne2020 · as Self
• Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm2020
• Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham2017 · as Self - Guitars
• Black Sabbath: The End of The End2017 · as Self
• Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation2016 · as Self
• The Nation's Favourite Queen Song2014 · as Self
• The Joy of the Guitar Riff2014 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses2013 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath: 132013 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy2012 · as Guitars
• God Bless Ozzy Osbourne2011 · as Self
• Black Sabbath - Paris 19702011 · as Self
• Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell2010 · as Himself
• Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid2010 · as Self
• Heavy Metal Britannia2010 · as Self
• Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights2010 · as Guitars
• Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast2009 · as lead guitar
• Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall2007 · as Guitar
• Highway Star: Journey In Rock2007 · as Self
• Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology2006 · as Guitar
• Metal: A Headbanger's Journey2005 · as Self
• Hard Rock Treasures2005 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival2005
• Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest2004 · as Self - Guitar
• Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive2004
• Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-19922002 · as Self
• Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace2002 · as Self
• Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary2002 · as Self
• We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll2001 · as Self
• Black Sabbath - The Last Super1999
• Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 19991999 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington1999 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath: The Last Supper1999 · as Guitar
• The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus1996 · as Self - Guitar
• Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 19941994 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live1994 · as Guitars
• Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud1993
• Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY1992 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy1992 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One1992 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two1992 · as himself
• Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour1992 · as Guitars
• Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me1991 · as Self
• Guitar1991 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia1989 · as Guitarrista
• Hard 'N Heavy Volume 21989 · as Self
• Live Aid1985 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Live Aid1985 · as Self
• Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue1981 · as Guitars
• Black Sabbath: Never Say Die1980 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno1976
• Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert1975
• Black Sabbath: California Jam1974
• Black Sabbath: Live in Paris1970 · as Self - Guitar
• Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 11970 · as Tony Iommi
• Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live1970 · as Guitars

All TV Shows (4)

• Gibson TV: The Conversation2020 · as Self
• Seven Ages of Rock2007 · as Self
• Heavy: The Story of Metal2006 · as Self
• Classic Albums1997 · as Self