Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath's Vol 4 "Somebody said, ‘You can’t put Laguna Sunrise on the album

Black Sabbath Tommy Iommi. Black Sabbath Tony Iommi Photograph by Concert Photos Fine Art America Iommi then shared some of the promotional announcement, which reads, The original Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward - will play for the first time in 20 years. Even without a star frontman behind him, Iommi was the one who was proud to fly the Sabbath flag throughout every era

Heaven & Hell loudly and proudly announced the beginning of a new era for Black Sabbath, one that didn't include its famous founding frontman The opening riff to this track is the sound of floodgates being opened

BLACK SABBATH with lead guitarist Tony Iommi about 1972. Photo Jeffrey Mayer Stock Photo Alamy

The following year Iommi returned to touring, with Black Sabbath as the headline act at 2001's Ozzfest The opening riff to this track is the sound of floodgates being opened Heaven & Hell loudly and proudly announced the beginning of a new era for Black Sabbath, one that didn't include its famous founding frontman

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath during 1980 Tour Poster by Daniel Larsen. The opening riff to this track is the sound of floodgates being opened Even without a star frontman behind him, Iommi was the one who was proud to fly the Sabbath flag throughout every era

Tommy Iommi Guitarist Black Sabbath Musicians photographs legends. Tony Iommi's "Monkey" 1964 Gibson SG Special is, of course, an integral element of the sound that spearheaded heavy metal on Black Sabbath's pioneering early works - and it's something we've grilled the riff-master about at length. Black Sabbath in 1970: (from left) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Iommi has three ex-wives (he's now married to Maria Sjöholm, who is described in the book as the love of his life), and the guitarist admits writing about those relationships meant he had to re-examine.