Tony Iommi

There's the "Man in Black" in the person of Ritchie Blackmore, and he's the "Iron Man" according to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man". And Tony Iommi deserves this nickname, so much so that his memorable guitar parts contributed to the birth of heavy metal. Tony Iommi's trademark Black Sabbath sound is as sharp and violent as a primitive arrowhead, with high notes that leap out from Geezer Butler's monumental bass and force Ozzy Osbourne into the octaves. After Ozzy Osbourne's departure in 1979, Tony Iommi held the ship alone until the wreck ofBorn Again in 1983. Although released under the Black Sabbath label, 1986's Seventh Star can be considered his first solo album. He waited until 2000 and Iommi to release his first self-titled album, followed by The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004) and Fused (2005), both with his friend Glenn Hughes. Tony Iommi was also a member of Heaven and Hell from 2006 to 2010, with Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice.