# Die Young guitar solo > Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Die Young by Black Sabbath (1980) starts at about 2:25. From the album Heaven and Hell. A heavy metal classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Black Sabbath, 1980, from *Heaven and Hell*. Solo by *Tony Iommi*. Atmospheric volume-swelled leads bookend a blistering uptempo section, with Iommi alternating between restraint and aggression. Die Young by Black Sabbath is #8 in our ranking of the best Black Sabbath guitar solos. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1980. ## In our lists - [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #8 - [The Best Tony Iommi Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tony-iommi-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Die Young? Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Die Young (1980). ### What guitar was used on the Die Young solo? A jaydee custom sg through a Laney amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)