Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.

Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in heavy metal music. In 2004, Iommi was ranked number one on Guitar World's "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time", and in 2011, ranked 25th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

On 13th October (Europe) and 1st November (United States) 2011 Iommi's autobiography was published, entitled „Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath“.

On 9 January 2012, it was announced that Iommi had been diagnosed with early stage lymphoma.