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Geezer Butler
“The best two weeks I’d had for years!”: Geezer Butler on the time Black Sabbath briefly sacked him

By Will Simpson Published

They’d forgotten that they'd fired him

Artists
Ozzy Osbourne in Aston Villa kit
“The biggest frontman to ever come out of Birmingham”: Osbourne and Butler launch Aston Villa’s new kit

By Will Simpson Published

Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler launch new Aston Villa kit

Guitarists
Geezer Butler
“I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months...And then boil them, so they'd sound almost new again”: Geezer Butler on Sabbath’s cash-strapped early days

By Will Simpson Published

Geezer Butler talks about Black Sabbath's early days

Artists
Eddie Van Halen on stage performing. Photograph, 1978
Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen

By Rob Laing Published

He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"

Guitarists
Jason Momoa and Jack Black
Jason Momoa performs his first ever live show as a bassist – covering Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Metallica and Stevie Nicks

By Rob Laing Published

He's formed a power trio with two old friends

Bass Guitars
Zakk Wylde, Dave Grohl, Lemmy Kilmister and Slash backstage during Dave Grohl's birthday bash at The Forum on January 10, 2015 in Inglewood, California
16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

By Rob Laing Published

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

Bands
Jethro Tull posed in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1972. Left to right: Ian Anderson, Barriemore Barlow (Barrie Barlow), Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan, Martin Barre
5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear

By Neil Crossley Published

"And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'”

Guitarists
Shane Hawkins
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

The young drummer delivered a solo on Moby Dick, and the band were joined by Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach

Drummers
Black Sabbath live in California, 1982, with Tony Iommi on guitar and Ronnie James Dio fronting the band
Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler

By Jonathan Horsley Published

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‘”

Guitarists
Black Sabbath, 1970: Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler
Mysterious Black Sabbath Paranoid-era live album quietly surfaces on Spotify

By Rob Laing Published

Nuit Noire features material from their first two albums and arrives with zero fanfare

Singles And Albums
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