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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Tony Iommi almost launched Black Sabbath's heavy metal crusade with a Fender Stratocaster. ... He’d lost the ends of several fingers on his fretting hand in an industrial accident when he was 17 ...

Tom Morello talks Tony Iommi’s riff guitar genius and plans for Black Sabbath's upcoming farewell concert. Andrew Daly. Sun, March 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM UTC. ... His fingers are not human.