The Official Geezer Butler Website

Tony

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:21:20 +0000

Greetings Earth people,

Today [Jan19th] we got the engines back up and running @ Tony’s home studio. Far from being down and depressed about his lymphoma diagnosis, Tony had already written the music for two new songs, and I must say it has given us all a kick up the rump- it’s great to hear him churning out those riffs again, assuaging the Demon C. Takes more than that to stop Tony. Can’t wait for you all to hear our workings, it has been great working on this stuff.

I want to thank the lovely encouraging emails sent to this site giving Tony love and encouragement and great vibes. It really does help, not only Tony, but us as a band- it raises up our spirits and restores our faith in this tarnished world. Sabb fans are good people, time and again you have proven your faith in us and boosted our endeavour.

Thanks, love, peace.

Geezer

Congratulations, Metallica

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:55:01 +0000

I had the pleasure and honour of jamming Sabbra Cadabra / A National Arobat, and then Iron Man / Paranoid (with Ozzy) with Metallica at their 30th Anniversary Met Club gig last night (Dec 10th) in San Francisco at the Fillmore. Great bunch of guys, and of course one of the world’s greatest bands. They did their fan club proud. The late, great Cliff Burton was definitely in the house with us, and smiling……

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Never Say Never

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:46:15 +0000

BLACK SABBATH

REUNITES TO RECORD FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 33 YEARS

AND LAUNCH MASSIVE WORLD TOUR IN 2012

OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI, GEEZER BUTLER AND BILL WARD

UNVEIL PLANS ON 11/11/11

AT A LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE

AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO,

WHERE THE BAND PERFORMED THEIR FIRST LOS ANGELES DATE EXACTLY 41 YEARS AGO

After much speculation, the original four members of BLACK SABBATH–OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals),TONY IOMMI (guitar), GEEZER BUTLER (bass) and BILL WARD (drums)–have reunited to record their first studio album in 33 years with producer Rick Rubin (seven-time Grammy winner, two of those as Producer of the Year) and to embark on an extensive world tour in 2012.

OSBOURNE, IOMMI, BUTLER and WARD as well as Rubin gathered yesterday on (11/11/11) to announce the news at a Los Angeles press conference at the legendary club, the Whisky A Go-Go, the site of the groundbreaking and influential band’s first L.A. concert exactly 41 years ago (Nov 11, 1970). The event was hosted by the revered musical and spoken word artistHenry Rollins who has said that “Any band worth their weight in napalm wishes they had written ‘War Pigs.’”

Selling over 70 million albums together, the Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have signed a new record deal; worldwide with Vertigo and Vertigo/ Universal Republic in the U.S.,the band’s original label. BLACK SABBATH is now in the studio recording the as-yet-untitled new album for release in the fall of 2012 (exact date TBA). It will mark their ninth studio album together and their first since 1978’s Never Say Die!

Next summer, BLACK SABBATH will headline the mammoth multi-day UK Download Festival in the U.K. on June 10. The new album will then be supported with a worldwide headlining tour (Dates TBA).

BLACK SABBATH also announced today the launch of www.blacksabbath.com, the first-ever official BLACK SABBATH website for all authorized BLACK SABBATH news. Expect to see more coming from the band by way of Facebook and Twitter.

BLACK SABBATH released their self-titled debut album in 1970. “Black Sabbath is credited with creating heavy metal,” according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “The success of their first two albums–Black Sabbath and Paranoid–marked a paradigm shift in the world of rock. Not until Black Sabbath upended the music scene did the term ‘heavy metal’ enter the popular vocabulary to describe the denser, more thunderous offshoot of rock over which they presided.”

In 1998, BLACK SABBATH released Reunion from their 1997 concerts in Birmingham, England, a two-CD live set. The band periodically got together to perform shows from 1999-2005; headlining Ozzfest in 1999, 2001, 2004, & 2005. They’ve now enthusastically reformed to record and release a long awaited; long overdue full length album.

Countdown

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:30:19 +0000

Go visit http://www.blacksabbath.com to watch a cool countdown.

Lee Child

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:48:23 +0000

If anyone out there enjoys a good read, by one of the world’s best selling authors, read Lee Child’s book “The Affair.” You’ll find a sheriff with a familiar sounding name in there.

Go CARDS!

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:49:46 +0000

Last night was the greatest game ever! GO CARDS!

“An extra laugh for me Webmaster Joe. He has to put this here, and he’s a Rangers fan”!!

Amy & Norway

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:08:00 +0000

It would be disrespectful of me if I didn’t mention the passing of one of my all time favourite musicians, Amy Winehouse. To me , she was and is up there with Billie, Bessie, Sarah, Dinah, Ella, and I was so looking forward to her new stuff, but will always love the old stuff. A tremendous talent taken from us. Her voice will live on longer than all the crap written about her.

On yet another sad note, my thoughts go out to the people of Norway, after such a terrible tragedy there. So shocking in such a peaceful, beautiful country.

New Geezer Interview

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:12:46 +0000

There’s a new interview that Geezer did with Jon Liebman from “For Bass Players Only” earlier this month. Geez talks about several things from his musical upbringing, to his choice of bass guitar, to the usual questions about early Black Sabbath, as well as Ronnie James Dio and what he’s doing now.

Check out a few samples from the full interview, which is available to read now!

FBPO: What else lies ahead for you and your career? What can we look forward to seeing and hearing from Geezer Butler?

GB: I have been writing songs for a possible G//Z/R album and slowly compiling memoirs – what I can recall of them. I’m hoping to have the book out in 2012, but it is very slow going. An album, maybe in 2012, is also a possibility.

FBPO: You were quite young when Black Sabbath was launched. How did the band’s success compare to whatever you might have been expecting?

GB: I was 18 when we first got together, in June 1968. I used to dream about being successful. I sort of knew it was my destiny to be in a band, but none of us ever thought we’d have the success and longevity that we have enjoyed – and endured! At that time, if you were over 25, you were considered too old to rock ‘n roll, so we thought if we were still around after five years, we’d have accomplished our mission.

Joplin Tornadoes

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:44:51 +0000

I lived in Missouri for a number of years, and was very saddened to learn of the devastation there. Please donate to the American Red Cross at the link below.

One Year Ago Today

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:09:37 +0000

I can’t believe it’s been 12 months.

RIP, Ronnie