“The biggest frontman to ever come out of Birmingham”: Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler launch Aston Villa’s new kit By Will Simpson published 25 July 24 Plus the bassist talks about his long battle with depression
“I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months... and then boil them, so all the crap would come off them, and they'd sound almost new again”: Geezer Butler on Sabbath’s cash-strapped early days By Will Simpson published 27 June 24 Plus how Tony Iommi almost joined Jethro Tull
"Eddie was doing these extended solos so Tony had to have a word with him about that": Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen, and his hopes for a final farewell show with Bill Ward By Rob Laing published 24 June 24 He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"
"Twenty years in the making": Jason Momoa performs his first ever live show as a bassist – covering Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Metallica and Stevie Nicks with Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Rita Ora joining as guests By Rob Laing published 17 April 24 He's formed a power trio with two old friends
16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands By Rob Laing published 23 December 23 Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more
5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear By Neil Crossley published 14 September 23 "And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'”
Watch Shane Hawkins play drums on Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Black Sabbath songs with Taylor Hawkins’ cover band, Chevy Metal By Stuart Williams published 1 August 23 The young drummer delivered a solo on Moby Dick, and the band were joined by Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach
Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler By Jonathan Horsley published 7 July 23 Iommi says the Dio years challenged Black Sabbath to up their game and RJD would tell him to solo longer. “Listening back to things, you think, ’Bloody hell! That was a bit over the top‘”
Mysterious Black Sabbath Paranoid-era live album quietly surfaces on Spotify By Rob Laing published 5 July 23 Nuit Noire features material from their first two albums and arrives with zero fanfare
Geezer Butler rules out future gigs with Black Sabbath and explains retirement from touring in general By Rob Laing published 15 June 23 "I didn’t realize how hard starting from scratch is, especially when you’re used to your own plane and staying at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton"