Tony Iommi
Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
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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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Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
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Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
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Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
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Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
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Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
