Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath in 1975. (Credit: Ian Dickson/Redferns) Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead ...

This album has aged so well.

Geezer Butler recently hailed the advantages of artificial intelligence, saying it helped him develop songs for his upcoming solo album. The bassist said his former bandmate and Sabbath guitarist Tony ...

Black Sabbath formed in 1968, when four lads from Birmingham— Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on July 22, 2025, at age 76 —came together to change music forever ...

As the low-end architect for Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler laid down the bass guitar lines that birthed heavy metal. Yet, for a man who pioneered some of rock’s most ...

Black Sabbath was about more than just Ozzy. All the band members were essential: Tony Iommi, the dark prince of guitar riffs and a two-fisted ladies man; Geezer Butler, the mild-mannered bassist and ...

Geezer Butler may have chosen the name Black Sabbath, and he may be one of the most legendary bassists of all time, but even after 57 years in and out of the studio, he still needs a little help with ...

Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming ...