Tony Iommi
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
Credits
- 2022 · 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
- 2021 · Under the Volcano as Self
- 2020 · Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm as
- 2017 · Black Sabbath - The End - Live In Birmingham as Himself - Guitars
- 2017 · Black Sabbath: The End of The End as Himself
- 2016 · Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation as Self
- 2014 · The Nation's Favourite Queen Song as Self
- 2014 · The Joy of the Guitar Riff as Self
- 2013 · Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses as Guitars
- 2013 · Black Sabbath: 13 as Himself
- 2012 · Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy as Guitars
- 2011 · God Bless Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2011 · Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 as Himself
- 2010 · Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid as Self
- 2010 · Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
- 2010 · Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights as Guitars
- 2009 · Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast as lead guitar
- 2007 · Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall as Guitar
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2007 · Highway Star: Journey In Rock as Self
- 2006 · Heavy: The Story of Metal as Self
- 2006 · Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology as Guitar
- 2005 · Metal: A Headbanger's Journey as Self
- 2005 · Hard Rock Treasures as Self
- 2005 · Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival as
- 2004 · Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest as Self - Guitar
- 2004 · Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive as
- 2002 · 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
- 2001 · We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll as Self
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 as Guitars
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington as Guitars
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: The Last Supper as Himself
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1996 · The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus as Self - Guitar
- 1994 · Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 as Guitars
- 1994 · Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live as Guitars
- 1993 · Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud as
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY as Guitars
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: [1992] Monsters of Rock Italy as Guitars
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two as himself
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One as Himself
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour as Guitars
- 1991 · Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me as Himself
- 1991 · Guitar as Self
- 1989 · Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia as Guitarrista
- 1989 · Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2 as Self
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1981 · Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue as Guitars
- 1978 · Black Sabbath: Never Say Die as Himself
- 1975 · Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert as
- 1974 · Black Sabbath: California Jam as
- 1970 · Black Sabbath - Live in Paris as Himself - Guitar
- 1970 · Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live as Guitars
- Future · Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009 as Himself
- 1970 · Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 as Tony Iommi