Tony Iommi
About Tony Iommi
Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. (; born 19 February 1948) is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1968, and was the guitarist, leader, main composer, and only constant member during the band's existence for over fifty years, playing guitar on all of their releases. He is considered one of the creators of heavy metal music and has been referred to as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". As a teen, Iommi lost the tips of his right-hand ring and middle fingers in a work accident at a sheet metal factory, which influenced his distinct playing style. He down-tuned his guitar and used more power chords (partly to make playing easier), and made much use of the tritone (or 'devil's interval'), resulting in a 'heavier' and 'darker' sound that became a hallmark of heavy metal. As well as Black Sabbath, he was briefly live guitarist for Jethro Tull in 1968. Iommi intended Seventh Star (1986) to be his first solo album, but the record label decided to release it under the Black Sabbath name. In 2000, he released his first official solo album Iommi, followed in 2005 by Fused, which featured former bandmate Glenn Hughes. In 2006 Iommi formed Heaven & Hell with former...
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Seventh Star (1986)
Eighth Star (1999)
Iommi (2000)
The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004)
Fused (2005)
Iommi Rarities (2008)
Who Cares (2012)
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2:14Dave Berry/the bruvvers/ big jim sullivan " tongue twistin' 2020 first stereo mix.
J.O.E., Korn, Elvis Presley, Tony Iommi, Iration, Gene Vincent, Dave Sullivan, Joe Cocker, The The, Ray Davies, Y&T, Sting
3:40AdvisoryLamb of God - Descending (Live 2007)
Nickelback, Deep Purple, Taylor Swift, Japanese metal, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, L.A.B., Head, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Lady Gaga, Metallica, S-K-O, Ozzy Osbourne, Nightwish, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Eminem, Ween, The pink floyd, Metal Church, Burns, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Concert, Frida, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Sepultura, Christian metal, Judas Priest, Manowar, Ronnie James Dio, Megadeth, Pantera, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lil Wayne, Black Sabbath, System of a Down, Nirvana, Sting
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Lamb of God - Descending (Live 2007)
Nickelback, Deep Purple, Taylor Swift, Japanese metal, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, L.A.B., Head, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Lady Gaga, Metallica, S-K-O, Ozzy Osbourne, Nightwish, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Eminem, Ween, The pink floyd, Metal Church, Burns, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Concert, Frida, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Sepultura, Christian metal, Judas Priest, Manowar, Ronnie James Dio, Megadeth, Pantera, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lil Wayne, Black Sabbath, System of a Down, Nirvana, Sting
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5:23[Video] Slayer - World Painted Blood
Nickelback, Deep Purple, Taylor Swift, Japanese metal, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Nightwish, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Eminem, Ween, The pink floyd, Metal Church, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Frida, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Sepultura, Christian metal, Judas Priest, Manowar, Ronnie James Dio, Megadeth, Pantera, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lil Wayne, System of a Down, Nirvana, Sting
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3:48Slayer 2007- Raining blood HD (Live at Rock Am Ring 2007)
Nickelback, Deep Purple, Taylor Swift, Japanese metal, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Nightwish, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Eminem, Ween, The pink floyd, Metal Church, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Frida, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Sepultura, Christian metal, Judas Priest, Manowar, Ronnie James Dio, Megadeth, Pantera, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lil Wayne, System of a Down, Nirvana, Sting
2000sStudioRare
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6:02Smoke on the Water with Queen, Pink Floyd, Rush, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc
Deep Purple, R.E.M., Queen, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Roger Taylor, David Gilmour, The pink floyd, Bryan Adams, Kerrang!, Pink Floyd, Ian Gillan, Iron Maiden, Ryan Adams, Ritchie Blackmore, Bruce Dickinson, Black Sabbath
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0:49Are there "lost" Randy Rhoads tapes? #zakkwylde #ozzyosbourne
Jake E. Lee, R.E.M., L.A.B., Frank Marino, T.O.K., Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Les Paul, Brad Gillis, P.O.D., Pantera, Van Halen, Ritchie Blackmore, Chris Shiflett
2020sLessonRare
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Dave Berry/the bruvvers/ big jim sullivan " tongue twistin' 2020 first stereo mix.
J.O.E., Korn, Elvis Presley, Tony Iommi, Iration, Gene Vincent, Dave Sullivan, Joe Cocker, The The, Ray Davies, Y&T, Sting
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3:06AdvisoryBlack Sabbath - Paranoid (AC Centre 8/14/13)
Tony Iommi, ENTRE, Black Sabbath
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51:48Ep478: The Heavy Metal Moonshot of Tim "Ripper" Owens
R.E.M., Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Rob Halford, Cream, Judas Priest, P.O.D., Ronnie James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen
1990sInterviewTour
1:07DIO: Dreamers Never Die - In Cinemas Sept 28 – Trumpet Story Clip
Glenn Hughes, Vinny Appice, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore
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