London, June 11 -- Legendary heavy metal guitarist and founder of the genre's pioneers, Tony Iommi, has said the upcoming 'Back to the Beginning Tour', which will mark the band's final performance, has left him feeling a sense of "excitement mixed with fear."

Admitting his tensions regarding the July 5 concert scheduled in Birmingham, the 'Godfather of Heavy Metal' told Music Week in an interview said "This would be a big, monumental thing if it all comes good."

"The worrying thing for me is the unknown. We don't know what's going to happen," he added.

"Normally, when we'd tour, we'd rehearse and run through the thing for a while, and it's just us. But with this event there are so many other moving parts."

Formed in 1968 in Engla...