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Happy New Year!	Jan 15, 2007
Geezer would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy New Year as we roll in 2007. Looking forward to seeing you all out on the road this year!

Heaven & Hell: Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward Announcement

Oct 26, 2006

The highly anticipated reunion of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward appears to be shaping up and taking a new form. After various promoters have approached their respective management; the guys have started taking all of this very seriously, as they have wanted to reunite for some time now. It looks as if the new shape may be that of Heaven and Hell - that's the moniker that the band is likely to use on their new venture.

If all goes well, Heaven and Hell should be hitting the road in early 2007.

Geezer would like it to be known that, although, it is looking likely, the last paragraph is there for a reason. There are still some unresolved issues; which, hopefully, will be sorted imminently.

Geezer's Diary Updated	Sep 1, 2006
Geezer has sent in another update for his diary in which he talks about some of his hobbies, football, the new GZR record, football, football, Sabbath, and I think some football. Check it out here.

Ohmwork Samples Updated

Feb 10, 2006

Geezer's latest studio release Ohmwork has been out for a bit now. If you haven't picked up your copy yet, you can now sample the whole album. Available today are sample mp3's for all 10 tracks on the album. Previously there were only five up there, now all 10 are available. You can check out the Ohmwork page or the downloads page to check them out.

If you haven't bought your copy of Ohmwork yet, it's still available for sale online:

Geezer in current issue of Bass Player Magazine

Dec 23, 2005

Geezer Butler wants to thank everyone for visiting his site with a special Christmas gift on his website. The fit is a downloadable mp3 from the Geezer Butler Band back in 1986. The song is "Computer God", and you can download the file here. A few background points on the track:

The band on the song is Geezer Butler (bass), Pedro Howse (guitar), Carl Sentance (vocals), Jezz Woodroffe (keyboards), & Gary Ferguson (drums).
This was part of an unreleased recording session back in 1986 done in at Rockfield Studios, in Momouthshire, Wales.
The song shares its title with a song from the Black Sabbath Dehumanizer album. However, other than the song title, there is no relation between the two tracks. In Geezer's own words, "I borrowed the title from it for Dehumanizer."

As an added small tidbit about this release, Geezer had this to say about the lyrics... " I wrote the lyrics about God being the ultimate computer, an idea which was carried on in the song "Catatonic Eclipse" on the Plastic Planet album."

Geezer wishes to everyone a very merry, peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A Special Christmas Gift from Geezer

Dec 16, 2005

The band on the song is Geezer Butler (bass), Pedro Howse (guitar), Carl Sentance (vocals), Jezz Woodroffe (keyboards), & Gary Ferguson (drums).
This was part of an unreleased recording session back in 1986 done in at Rockfield Studios, in Momouthshire, Wales.
The song shares its title with a song from the Black Sabbath Dehumanizer album. However, other than the song title, there is no relation between the two tracks. In Geezer's own words, "I borrowed the title from it for Dehumanizer."

Geezer wishes to everyone a very merry, peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Black Sabbath to be inducted into R&R Hall of Fame	Nov 28, 2005
We are pleased to announce that BLACK SABBATH will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Spring of 2006 alongside Blondie, Miles Davis, Lynard Skynard and the Sex Pistols. For more information (and a chance to win tickets to the ceremony) go to www.rockhall.com.

Black Sabbath to be inducted into the UK Hall of Fame

Nov 14, 2005

Black Sabbath will be inducted into UK Music Hall of Fame at London's Alexandra Palace on Wednesday 16th November 2005.

Other inductees are Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd and others. The show will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 on Thursday 17th November 2005, and in the USA on VH1 on Saturday 26th November.

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne will be performing at the event.

L.A. Heart for the South Fundraiser

Sep 23, 2005

It started as a simple crusade among friends in the music industry who, after seeing and hearing about the disaster, wanted to make a physical contribution to the victims of Katrina. As more stories and personal connections to victims were discovered and shared, this group began to feel helpless. This helplessness easily and effortlessly morphed into a passion to do something. In a matter of hours, they formed the group ECHO (Entertainment Community Helping Others) and began organizing a fundraiser called Los Angeles HEART for the South.

On September 24th, from 9 am to 6 pm concerned citizens of the Los Angeles Area will join together to raise funds for the families and victims affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Hosted by Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, the event will offer: Live Music, Silent Auction, and Raffle. The event will be hosted at The Roxy on Sunset from 10 am to 6 pm. The event is open to the public with free admission.

The music portion of the event will start at 11am and run until the event closes at 6pm. Headlining the event are FISHBONE and PHANTOM PLANET who will be joined by local bands Killola, The Fade, The Hatch, Holden, Thom Chacon, Damon Aaron, and more. Check the website for updates.

The line-up is:
11:00 - 11:30 - Thom Chacon
11:45 - 12:15 - Damon Aaron
12:30 - 1:00 - Holden
1:15 - 1:45 - The Fade
2:00 - 2:30 - The Hatch
2:45 - 3:15 - Killola
3:45 - 4:45 - Phantom Planet
5:00 - 6:00 - Fishbone

Some of the items available for silent auction are: guitar signed by Oasis and the Black Crowes, video game packages donated by Activision, various restaurant gift certificates, other signed memorabilia and more.

Along with Salvation Army and Red Cross, donated proceeds will be given to Petfinder.com, and Best Friends Animal Society's Hurricane Relief Fund. Discarded cell phones will be accepted as a donation, some may earn as much as $200 per phone toward the fundraising.

About ECHO:

Inspired by the power of networking within the entertainment industries, ECHO is a group of young professionals coming together to help those less fortunate then themselves. ECHO members are the background of the entertainment industry; they are assistants, coordinators, producers, engineers, and managers. But, most of all they are empathetic Americans with a voice, a voice they hope to echo from their neighborhood to the world. For more information about Los Angeles H.E.A.R.T. for the South and E.C.H.O Entertainment Community Helping Others visit

http://www.losangelesheart.org

Geezer on Hurricane Katrina

Sep 9, 2005

Here's a few words from Geezer about Hurricane Katrina..

You will be hard-pressed to find someone NOT affected by the devastation of the hurricane in the southern states. And, for many of us, the horror is, unfortunately, very close and very real even though we (physically) are not. Being so far away and watching only on television, it's difficult to grasp the severity... but we need to. Please do what you can... donate funds, clothing, blood, toiletries, food, or time.

Here's some other websites you should visit:

I Believe in Dog	Sep 9, 2005
The song "I Believe" from Ohmwork is going to be used in an episode of the TV series "Dog the Bounty Hunter". The specific episode is entitled "This Dog Can Hunt", and will air on September 27th on the A&E Network. You can get more information on the show at it's homepage over at the A&E Website.

Geezer in Phoenix	Aug 18, 2005
For those of you attending the Phoenix Ozzfest on Thursday August 18th, you'll want to take notice of this alert.. The Geezer live signing at the FYE tent will not be happening, as Geezer's schedule will not allow him to be there at the time the signing will take place.

Info on the Seattle FYE signing	Aug 9, 2005
For those of you attending the Seattle Ozzfest on Thursday August 11th, you'll want to take notice of this alert.. The Geezer live signing at the FYE tent will not be happening, however, there will be autographed copies of Ohmwork available for sale at the tent, if you'd like to grab one for yourself.

Ozzfest & FYE Signing Today

Aug 2, 2005

We've just received word that Black Sabbath will unfortunately not be playing at the Ozzfest gig in Columbus OH today (Aug 2). Additionally, Geezer and Tony will not be signing copies of their albums at the FYE tent today. This joins the Jul 27 & Jul 31 gigs which were also cancelled.

We will have further information on this situation as it arises.

VH1 Classic Pictures

Aug 1, 2005

We've got some photos of Geezer Butler (with Tony Iommi) taken during the VH1 Metal Mania show with Eddie Trunk over the weekend. Check 'em out:

Geezer Appearances on TV

Jul 27, 2005

Sorry for the last second notice on this first one, but we didn't find out about it ourselves until today! Geezer & Pedro Howse of GZR made an appearance on Metal Asylum on the Fuse TV network. Their appearance was 11PM EST on July 26th. We've tried to find out rerun information for this episode, but as of yet have been unsuccessful. If we find further details on this, we will bring you that information. Below you can see a picture of Geezer & Pedro with the show's host Juliya.

There is also another appearance by Geezer Butler with Tony Iommi on VH1 Classic this Saturday (the 30th) at 11AM & 11PM EST on the Metal Mania show. Make sure and tune in!

Get Ohmwork Signed by Geezer in person - updated!

Jul 21, 2005

Now that Ozzfest 2005 has gotten underway stateside, we wanted to make sure that all you GZR fans would get a chance to get your copy of "Ohmwork" signed by Geezer. At every venue at 4:30pm, go to the FYE Tent to get your copy of "Ohmwork" signed and say "hello" to Geezer. Tony Iommi will also be signing his new album Fused alongside Geezer.

We would like to point out that when you arrive at Ozzfest, you should check with the FYE tent to make sure the signing has not changed times. They're planned to be 4:30, but you should check on the day to make sure it hasn't been changed for some reason.

Please be aware that Geezer will only be signing copies of Ohmwork that will be purchased on site that day. No other material will be signed. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter. We want Geezer to meet as many fans as possible, and security will be strict with this, so to avoid any unpleasantness, please don't try and "sneak" things by, thinking "just one won't hurt".

Geezer looks forward to meeting you.

Note about Jul 21st gig: Geezer will not be at the FYE signing on July 21 (Darien Center, NY) due to a late arrival to the venue because of interview and press responsibilities. Thank you.

Live Photo Online

Jul 5, 2005

Geezer fan Victor Alexandrov has sent in a fabulous photo of Geezer from the Sofia, Bulgaria gig on the current European Black Sabbath tour. Check out Geezer's photo gallery to see the full sized photo (a thumbnail of which you can view here).

You can also view more photos of Geezer on tour with Black Sabbath over at Joe Siegler's Black Sabbath site here.

Updated Geezer Butler Journal

Jul 5, 2005

Geezer Butler has sent in a journal update from the Sabbath tour in Europe! You won't want to miss this one, as he has a few words about the Sabbath tour.

He also talks about Ohmwork sales, his journal, some castles he visited while on tour, and in a surprise announcement, a pending release of tracks from the first Geezer Butler Band attempt back in 1985.

Check it out here!

Are you in Philly, Seattle, or Greenville? Help out Geezer!

Jun 15, 2005

GZR FANS IN PHILLY, SEATTLE, & GREENVILLE - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

If you are in the Philadelphia area, "I Believe" is being played on 94 WYSP. Please call the request line at 215-263-ROCK or e-quest on their website at http://www.94wysp.com/contact/equests.php.

If you are in the Seattle area, "I Believe" is being played on 99.9 KISW. Please call the request line at 206-421-ROCK or 800-783-ROCK.

If you are in the Greenville SC area, "I Believe" is on 96.7 WBZT. There's two ways to contact this station. You can call their comment line at 864-250-1196, or visit their request webpage here: http://www.thebuzzardjustrocks.com/requests.html.

These stations are really getting on this track and the more requests they get, the more they will play it... and once they're playing it a lot, OTHER stations in OTHER cities will start playing it... and when that happens we'll need your help again. Are you up for the challenge?

Thanks so much.

Ohmwork & iTunes

Jun 7, 2005

Geezer's new album is out and about now. But if you like electronic distribution, we have something you're going to like. In addition to being able to buy the album on iTunes, Geezer has also done a celebrity playlist on iTunes. The celebrity playlist feature is something where and artist compiles a list of his or her favourite songs, and then you can check it out on iTunes.

Geezer has done such a playlist, and if you have iTunes installed on your computer, you can check it out here. Even if you don't have iTunes, you can get it for free, so check out what Geezer has been listening to! Some of the choices are likely to surprise you.

Fire up your copy of iTunes and check out Geezer's playlist and Ohmwork today!

Geezer's Journal Has been Updated	May 11, 2005
Geezer has posted a new update to his Journal. Online now, this new entry talks about several topics, including Tony Iommi's new solo album, the war in Iraq, his new kitten, and of course a few words about Black Sabbath. You can check out the full journal entry here.

Ohmwork has been released - go get it!

May 10, 2005

Ohmwork has hit stores today! Geezer's new album is out and about, so go pick up your copy today, and crank it!

Don't forget about the Tower Records promotion where you can get your copy signed by Geezer! If you order by clicking on the graphic below, your copy will be autographed personally by Geezer Butler. This promotion has been extended for a little while, so if you didn't get your order in before the album was released, you should go take care of that now! :)

The current single is "I Believe". Make sure and contact your local radio station and ask them to play it! For more info on Ohmwork, check out our page for the album here on geezerbutler.com!

Update Jun 7: Geezer fan Eric Goldberg sent in a scan of the autographed copy of Ohmwork. Click the thumbnail image here to see a larger version.

First Ohmwork Single on Radio!

May 3, 2005

The first single from Ohmwork has been released to radio and is available to your local radio station right now. The song is "I Believe". You can download a 30 second sample of this song here. This single will not be released commercially, it's only available to radio. However, several radio stations are playing it now (along with other GZR tracks). Here is a list of all the stations that are currently spinning the album and what tracks they have spun, along with the station website so that you can go there and e-quest or find out how to request Ohmwork tracks via phone.

"Aural Sects"
WEBN 102.7 Cincinnati www.webn.com
KXXR Minneapolis www.93x.com

"I Believe"
WYSP Philadelphia www.94wysp.com

"Misfit"
WAXQ NY 104.3 www.q1043.com
KDLD LA www.indie1031.fm
KIOZ San Diego 105.3 www.kioz.com
KBER Salt Lake City www.kber.com
KATT Oklahoma City 100.5 www.katt.com
WHEB Portsmouth www.wheb.com
WHJY Providence 94.1 www.whjy.com
WKRL Syracuse www.krock.com/syracuse

"Pardon My Depression"
KISW 99.9 Seattle www.kisw.com
WAAF Boston 107.3 www.waaf.com
WEBN 102.7 Cincinnati www.webn.com
WTFX 100.5 Louisville www.foxrocks.com

"Pseudocide"
WRIF Detroit www.wrif.com

"Pull the String"
WRQC 92.5 www.realrock925.com

If you know of a radio station (or you are at a radio station) that's playing Ohmwork tracks, let us know about it! Below is the cover art for the "I Believe" radio promo single.

"I Believe" Single Artwork

UK fans! Be sure to check out GZR's UK mini site here!

Twenty Questions with Geezer

May 3, 2005

There's a very amusing and extremely entertaining interview with Geezer over at the Metal Sludge website now. It's quite good and several things will probably make you laugh out loud. Here's a few samples from the entire interview:

Q: There must be a million Black Sabbath tribute albums out there. Have you ever listened to any of them, and if so, was there any particular band’s cover of one of your songs that stood out and impressed you?

A: Yeah, I listened to quite a few of them, but there’s, like, so many of them now. I get about 10 of them every week in the post. I really like Type O Negative’s version of “Black Sabbath.” And I love The Bad Plus’ version of “Iron Man.”
Q. Of the following, which do you prefer:
A: Poison or Warrant = Uuuuuurrgghhhhhhhhh!!!!! (Note: That’s the sound Geezer actually made when we asked him that question! “Uuuuuurrgghhhhhhhhh!!!!!” There’s no other way to transcribe it.) Uuuuuurrgghhhhhhhhh! Hahahahhaha! Neither of them!

This is a very good interview, if you haven't checked it out already, you should do so straight away. The full interview is available here.