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.
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Movies (69)
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2026 · Self
Ozzy Osbourne: The Final Encore
2025 · Himself
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025 · Self
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2025 · Self
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022 · Self
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
2022 · Self
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022 · Self
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
2022 · Self
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2022 · Self
Under the Volcano
2021 · Self
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020 · Self
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
2020
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
2017 · Self - Guitars
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
2017 · Self, Writer
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
2016 · Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014 · Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014 · Self
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
2013 · Guitars
Black Sabbath: 13
2013 · Self
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
2012 · Guitars
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011 · Self
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
2011 · Self
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010 · Himself
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
2010 · guitar
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010 · Self, Executive Producer
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010 · Self
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010 · Guitars
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007 · Guitar
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
2007 · Self
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Guitar
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005 · Self
Hard Rock Treasures
2005 · Self
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
2005
![Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wjonX0GollRQxf4ColT5I2WTLSr.jpg)
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
2004 · Self - Guitar
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002 · Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002 · Self
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002 · Self
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
2001 · Self
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1999
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
1999 · Guitars
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
1999 · Guitars
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
1999 · Guitar
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996 · Self - Guitar
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
1994 · Guitars
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
1994 · Guitars
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992 · Guitars
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992 · Self
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
1992 · Self
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992 · himself
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Self
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992 · Guitars
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
1991 · Self
Guitar
1991 · Self
![Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/drjUxW2ZhkxYVbUzvHToilSjDvK.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
1989 · Guitarrista
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
1989 · Self
Live Aid
1985 · Self
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
1985 · Self
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981 · Guitars
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
1980 · Self
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
1976
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975
Black Sabbath: California Jam
1974
Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
1972
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris 1970
1970 · Self - Guitar
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
1970 · Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
1970 · Guitars
World Alone
· Tony Iommi
