Tony Iommi
The official BlueSky feed for Tony Iommi; founding member and guitarist for Black Sabbath.
- Heaven & Hell in 2009 🐦🔥 Photo by Chapman Baehler
- We're excited to announce Heaven & Hell, Breaking Out Of Heaven (2007-2009) will be released on 27th March 2026. This deluxe box set is the full discography of the 3rd act from Ronnie, Tony, Geezer & Vinny. Watch a new HD upgrade of the Bible Black video & pre-order heavenandhell.lnk.to/breakingout
- Congratulations Yungblud, on your first Grammy! Tony
- Sad to hear that the artist Paul Sample has passed. Famous for ‘Ogri' the biker cartoon strips, he worked on the Forbidden album era creating the cover artwork and animated video for "Get A Grip". Rest In Peace ✞
- "Psychophobia" live on the Cross Purposes tour in '94
- With Heaven & Hell at Rockpalast 2009 in Bonn 🇩🇪
- Released 40 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Seventh Star 👀
- "I want to touch the sun, but I don't need to fly" "Supernaut" live in 2016 🎸
- Congratulations Robbie! The first artist in the UK with 16 No.1 albums. What an incredible achievement! - Tony ✟
- Me in the early 1970s with a prototype 24-fret Les Paul by pioneer John Birch. Was this a world first?! 📷 John Diggins
- The End tour kicked off #OnThisDay a decade ago 🤘
- Thank you Brian! - Tony ✟ Watch “Tony Iommi:The Godfather of Heavy Metal, Volume One” youtu.be/NHZGBfrb6Jw
- Released #OnThisDay in 1983 ⚡️Live Evil
- Recording Vol 4. at the Record Plant in L.A., 1972
- Sorry to hear that Glenn Hughes has had to cancel his upcoming tour. Thinking of you buddy, get well soon. 🖤 Tony
- In case you missed it: Volume One of "Tony Iommi: The Godfather of Heavy Metal", including interviews with good friends and yours truly, is now up on YouTube 🤘 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHZG...
- Out in the sticks, early '70s 📸 Michael Ochs
- Very happy to share Volume One of "Tony Iommi: The Godfather of Heavy Metal", which is now available to watch in full on the Gibson YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy ✟ www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHZG...
- Coming soon: Volume 1 of "The Godfather of Heavy Metal", a new Gibson TV show ✟
- A very special thank you to my dear friend Brian May for gifting me this incredible left-handed Red Special replica Guyton guitar. It's a real treasure! ✟
- Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a great start to 2026 🤘
- My Gibson SG has found a new home! Congratulations to the raffle winner Shane and his partner Kristin who bought two tickets and thanks again to all who entered in support of the Heartlands Hospital Charity appeal. - Tony ✟
- "Iron Man" with Rob Halford at Ozzfest 2004 🤘
- "We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll" was released 50 years ago in December 1975. Black Sabbath's first official compilation record includes 17 songs from the first six studio albums ✟
- Headless Cross live in 1989 🎸
- "Children of the Grave" at California Jam 1974 🪦
- Huge thanks to my best friend Brian May and master builder Andrew Guyton for this incredible left-handed Red Special replica. Andrew personally delivered it last week — a true gift from Brian, two years in the making. Christmas came early! 🎸🎄 - Tony
- A massive thank you to everyone who bought tickets to my guitar raffle these past few weeks. Together you've raised over £50,000 for the Heartlands Hospital Charity appeal. What an incredible achievement and only possible thanks to all of you 🖤 - Tony
- Playing my Gibson SG one last time before the raffle ends this Sunday. You can still enter for a chance to win before 7th December at 21:11pm GMT bit.ly/IommiGibsonS... Good luck and thanks to all who've bought tickets so far 🤘 Tony
- Thinking about Ozzy today - this is how I’ll remember him, laughing! - Tony ✟ Photo Credit: Ilya S. Savenok
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was released #OnThisDay in 1973, with album artwork by the legendary illustrator, Drew Struzan. Drew, who sadly passed away in October, came up with all of the design concepts and even photographed himself for the reference photos ✟ Photos & sketches by Drew Struzan
- Sound: ON - "Walpurgis" live at Rock Circus Frankfurt, before the song evolved into "War Pigs" 🤘
- Happy Birthday to my dear friend Bev Bevan, pictured here along with Geezer, Ian and myself in 1983. Hope you're having a great day mate. - Tony
- "The Eternal Idol" was released 38 years ago today 🤘
- Just stick a mic in front and play.
- "It's Alright" features Bill on vocals and was originally recorded for the album "Technical Ecstasy" ✟
- People have asked whether the guitar raffle is open to overseas fans, and we're happy to confirm that it is! Thanks to everyone who’s already joined in to support the Heartlands Hospital Charity appeal — your help means the world.
- "Neon Knights" live at Wacken Festival, 2009 🤘 The Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights concert was released #OnThisDay 15 years ago.
- Filming for the official video of "Zero The Hero" at L.A.'s Rock Palace in 1983 ✟
- "Paranoid" live on #TheLateShow with David Letterman in '98
- Guess the year?
- Midnight mass 🌑
- "Cross of Thorns", live at the Hammersmith Apollo 1994 ✟
- A promo shot with Vinny, Geezer and Ronnie from the "Dehumanizer" days, circa 1992 💀
- "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" was released #OnThisDay in '73 as the lead single for the album of the same name ✟
- #OnThisDay in 2017, I was given the @loud-wire.bsky.social Courage Award at the Novo Theater in Los Angeles. This is how the trophy was made 🤘
