Anthony Frank Iommi aɪˈoʊmi born 19 February 1948 is a British musician He cofounded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath and was the bands guitarist leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades Iommi was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazines 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 2005s 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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