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Tony Iommi
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 an…
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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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2026
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie Self
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2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Movie Self
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2025
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
Movie Self
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2022
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Movie Self
- 2022
- 2022
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2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
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2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
Movie Self
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2021
Under the Volcano
Movie Self
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2020
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
Gibson TV: The Conversation
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2017
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
Movie Self - Guitars
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2017
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Movie Self
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2016
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
Movie Self
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2014
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
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2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
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2013
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Movie Guitars
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2013
Black Sabbath: 13
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2012
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
Movie Guitars
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2011
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Movie Self
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2011
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Movie Self
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2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
Movie Himself
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2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
Movie guitar
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2010
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Movie Self
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2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
Movie Self
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2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Movie Guitars
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2007
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Movie Guitar
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2007
Seven Ages of Rock
TV show Self
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2007
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
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2006
Heavy: The Story of Metal
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2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Guitar
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2005
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Movie Self
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2005
Hard Rock Treasures
Movie Self
- 2005
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2004
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
Movie Self - Guitar
- 2004
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