Iron Man

The name ‘Tony Iommi’ sends shivers down the spines of guitarists around the world.As lead guitarist and songwriter of Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the past four decades and the inventor of heavy metal. From working class, Midlands roots, his unique playing style —a result of a disfiguring hand injury he suffered working in a sheet metal factory— created a dark and gothic sound unlike anything that had been heard before and which captured