Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) [1] is an English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, Ozzy Osbourne, and Deadland Ritual. [2]

4 days ago · LONDON - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Black Sabbath band members Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi pose backstage with the award for their induction into the UK Music Hall Of Fame 2005 Black Sabbath, the architects of heavy metal, are preparing for their final bow. As fans worldwide process the news of their last-ever concert, it’s ...

6 days ago · Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has now offered his first statement since the band announced their one-off all-day Back to the Beginning concert taking place in Aston Villa on July 5.

5 days ago · Geezer Butler has shared his first statement on Black Sabbath‘s forthcoming final live show. Watch the video below. Yesterday (February 5), it was confirmed that the legendary heavy metal band ...

Dec 6, 2024 · The history often shows that Geezer Butler 's first stretch with Black Sabbath ran from 1968 through 1979, but according to the bassist he was actually fired from the band in 1977....

The longtime bassist for the groundbreaking heavy metal outfit Black Sabbath, Terence “ Geezer ” Butler was born July 17, 1949, in Birmingham, England.

5 days ago · The original Black Sabbath lineup, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, will perform at the “Back to the Beginning” concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England.

Butler is best known as the bassist [1] and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven and Hell , GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne . He was the bassist of Deadland Ritual from 2017-2021.

Jul 28, 2023 · Butler’s lyrics describe the then-undiagnosed depression he’d been plagued with for years. A four-million seller in America, Paranoid made Black Sabbath unlikely superstars. Black Sabbath were the product of your environment in Birmingham, weren’t they? It sounds like heavy industrial machinery.

Jul 19, 2019 · Geezer Butler is much more than just Black Sabbath’s bassist. If Tony Iommi’s riffs inspired the sound of metal, then Geezer’s lyrics spawned the blackness we metalheads hold dear. Here he goes back to his roots to talk religion, pacifism and Black Sabbath’s early days…