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“We had our ups and downs over the years – I hadn’t spoken to Ozzy since 2017. But I always knew if I reached out, he’d be there for me”: Geezer Butler remembers the genius and humor of his friend and Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne
By Andrew Daly published
The Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist shares his fondest memories of the iconic frontman, their unlikely first encounter, and his one regret about Back to the Beginning

Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness
By Phil Weller published
Iommi, Butler and Ward reflect on the passing of their Black Sabbath bandmate, who has died aged 76

The complete history of Black Sabbath – lineup by lineup, album by album
By Joel McIver published
As Black Sabbath took a triumphant bow at Back to the Beginning, we reexamine their recorded works, from the riff that started metal through the Dio years, to the return of Ozzy Osbourne and 13

Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time
By Joel McIver published
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols

“We used to boil all our strings”: Geezer Butler on how Black Sabbath made ends meet as emerging heavy metal pioneers
By Matt Owen published
Before they made a name for themselves, Sabbath were forced to save cash any way they could – and Butler’s bass strings took the hit

Robert Trujillo on going from teenage Sabbath fan to Ozzy's bassist
By Janelle Borg published
Robert Trujillo recalls the pinch-me moment Ozzy Osbourne told him to play as loud as he wanted to play

Plans for one final Black Sabbath show are afoot – and Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler are already onboard
By Phil Weller published
Butler says “everybody wants to do it”, but there's still a long way to go before anything is made official

Geezer Butler names the Black Sabbath album that captured his favourite bass guitar tone
By Nick Wells published
Geezer Butler’s pioneering bass tone with Black Sabbath helped set heavy metal’s mood before the term even existed

“It was always magical playing bass with Tony Iommi. To me, he's the greatest guitarist ever”: Geezer Butler’s 10 best basslines with Black Sabbath
By Nick Wells published
When it comes to influential metal bands, few can hold a candle to Black Sabbath. These are Geezer Butler’s 10 heaviest rock riffs
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