Watch the video trailer for the upcoming TONY IOMMI photo book from RUFUS PUBLICATIONS

A new video trailer for “Iommi – The Photographs” out of Rufus Publications can be seen below.

Tony has worked with renowned photographers Ross Halfin to produce a 340-page luxury book that chronicles the earliest days of BLACKSABBATH to its recent partnership with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.

With exclusive written contributions from Sir Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield And Philipp Anselmothe book will be available in both a signed limited standard and a deluxe edition.

Each copy of the Deluxe Signature Edition is personally signed by Tony Iommi. This deluxe edition is numbered from 1 to 500 copies worldwide. The book measures 245mm x 345mm, has a luxury slipcase and gold foil stamping, and features a recycled black leather spine. Each book comes with a 3D lenticular frame suitable for framing. The book is priced at £250 plus postage, discounted to £200 if pre-ordered before 31 July 2024.

The standard edition contains the same content as the deluxe edition with a printed hardcover and slipcase. This edition costs £99 and is reduced to £80 plus worldwide delivery if ordered before 31 July 2024.

Iommi is synonymous with heavy rock; his innovative, detuned, dark riffs are considered a blueprint for hundreds of bands that followed him. Anselmo says: “With a thick sound and crushing, bending riffs – riffs that blacken the inside of our memory banks with sacred knowledge – Tony “changed the boundaries of what was acceptable for the sound of a simple guitar.”

For the last two years, Tony works with renowned music photographers Ross Halfin to compile this luxurious 340-page photo book of his musical career; from the beginnings of BLACKSABBATH until the opening of the Birmingham Royal Black Sabbath Ballet in 2023. This suitably heavy work is a tribute to one of the most innovative guitarists in music and, as Ozzy states in his exclusive afterword: “If someone asked me who the leader of BLACKSABBATHit should be Tonyright? Of course we all contributed to it, but without Tony‘s riffs, we wouldn’t have stood a chance.”

The book is a compendium of carefully selected images from all eras of Tony‘s career, many of Ross HalfinThe book also includes exclusive written contributions from some of music’s leading talents and friends of Tony. These include Sir Brian May, James Hetfield And Philipp Anselmo. As Sir Brian May states in his introduction: “Ross Halfin took pictures of Tony in a variety of settings over the years, as you will see in this book. The images show a man with great power and presence, as befits a giant riff master.”

Iommi himself says: “I really appreciate all the work, Horse was involved, both as a photographer and as the editor of the book. These photos represent my career and the memories they conjure up remind me of what an amazing journey we have been on. So many times I looked down from the stage and there, in the middle of the mosh pit, was Horse fighting for the right shot. Cheers, Horsethe book is a testimony to our long friendship and the many formative moments of my life that you have captured.”