Tony Iommi

Known for ActingBorn 1948-02-19 (age 78)Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast

Seven Ages of Rock

Hard Rock Treasures

Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary

Ozzy: No Escape from Now

Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live

Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses

Black Sabbath: The End of The End

The Joy of the Guitar Riff

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Live Aid

Classic Albums

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud

Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm

Heavy Metal Britannia

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

Under the Volcano

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights

Highway Star: Journey In Rock

Heavy: The Story of Metal

We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll

Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary