When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.

Iommi’s confirmation comes after longtime Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde expressed hope that Black Sabbath could tour again in ...

We all know him as the guitarist for Black Sabbath but to celebrate his birthday, here are ten things you might not know ...

Before becoming a rock legend, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi worked in a sheet metal plant, where he lost the tips of two of his fingers in an accident. (It happened during his last day on ...

Iommi's memories of the incident are accompanied by the above animated clip, which is titled The Complete History of Heavy Metal: Fingers Bloody Fingers and seems to be the first in a planned ...

Tool guitarist Adam Jones explains how Tony Iommi's triumph over adversity was every bit as influential as his horror-influenced riffs – and what to expect from his Back to the Beginning collabs with ...

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi is a godfather of heavy metal, but his career was almost cut short. As a 17-year-old, Iommi was involved in an industrial accident that resulted in the loss off the tips ...

As the metal world celebrates Tony Iommi's 67th birthday today ... VH1.com is rolling out The Complete History of Heavy Metal, and you can watch the first episode "Fingers Bloody Fingers" above.

Yes, it's Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi! At age 17, Iommi was involved in an industrial accident that cost him the tips of two of his fingers, but he overcame that obstacle to become the master ...

An interview with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, in which he explains how a gruesome machinery accident led him toward the sound that would become the foundation of heavy metal, has been ...

GibsonTV, the iconic, American-made guitar maker's first-ever all-original, worldwide online network--features original series from the world's best storytellers.