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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Terence geezer butler - The Untold Story

“Those cleaner tones are very characterful and usable, evoking classic tube-driven bass amps”: Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom review

Geezer Butler helped invent heavy metal. Here’s a slab of heavy metal bearing his name.

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“He our admiration for his music and our respect for his talent for recognizing guitar genius”: The life and times of Ozzy Osbourne – metal’s godfather and Prince of Darkness

Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players

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‘We Could See It Was Exhausting’: Black Sabbath Bassist Recalls Ozzy Osbourne's Final Show

"I knew he wasn’t in good health, but I wasn’t prepared..."

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Tony Iommi is convinced that Ozzy Osbourne 'held out' for final Black Sabbath show

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi believes that his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne "held out" to perform one last gig with the band following his death just over two weeks on from his farewell gig.

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'Bless you': Sharon Osbourne reacts to Gavin Rossdale's Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Sharon Osbourne has responded to Gavin Rossdale's social media tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in her first public comment since announcing the death of her husband.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s bandmates and fans pay tribute: ‘You’re forever in my heart’

The Black Sabbath frontman’s death was announced by his family on July 22.

Evening Standard

Black Sabbath, Metallica and Elton John lead tributes to ‘unmatched showman’ Ozzy Osbourne

Fellow legends of heavy metal along with stars of music, film and TV are honouring the British rocker following his death aged 76

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Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates remember their friend: ‘There won’t ever be another like him’

Tony Iommi, Terence ‘Geezer’ Butler and Bill Ward, who formed the band with the singer in 1968, reflect on being ‘four kids from Aston’ after his death

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‘Four kids from Aston’ – Black Sabbath members bid farewell to Ozzy Osbourne

The music superstar’s death was announced in a statement confirming he was ‘with his family and surrounded by love’.

Evening Standard

“The songs, the artwork, the image, Ozzy’s sinister, untrained monotone, Iommi’s monolithic riffs. This was the emerging sound of heavy metal”: The complete history of Black Sabbath – lineup by lineup, album by album

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

Guitar World

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne bids farewell with Black Sabbath reunion

The rocker – who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 – plans to continue to record music but will not perform live again.

Evening Standard

Black Sabbath awarded freedom of Birmingham

The bandmates are preparing for their farewell show – the first time they have performed together in 20 years.

Evening Standard

“You have to fight to be heard in metal. But you have to give them something worth fighting for!” 20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions

Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne admits he 'can’t walk' as he prepares for final Black Sabbath performance

On Wednesday, the legendary rock band announced that their farewell show with Osbourne as frontman will take place this summer

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Council announces plans to honour Black Sabbath and Benjamin Zephaniah

A report recommends making each member of the rock band a Freeman of Birmingham, as well as giving a posthumous City of Birmingham Medal to the poet.

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“Everyone I've ever met that I worshipped has been a disappointment, so I want to keep him as my hero”: Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time

His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols

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“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

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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