Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler ( also of Irish descent ) wrote the lyrics to the Black Sabbath song " Sabbath Bloody Sabbath " on the album of the same name in 1973.

** Geezer Butler, British heavy metal bassist ( Black Sabbath )

He has cited Paul McCartney, Geezer Butler, John Entwistle, and Gene Simmons as the fundamental influences of his bass playing.

Prior to his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009.

In October 2006, it was confirmed that Dio would be joining Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice to tour under the moniker Heaven & Hell, the title of the first Dio era Black Sabbath album.

They chose the name Heaven & Hell as Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were still in Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne and felt it was best to use a different moniker for the Dio version of the band.

On the flight from San Francisco to London in November 1977, and for the next three weeks, Walker wrote lyrics to the new music which the remaining members of Black Sabbath ( guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Terry ' Geezer ' Butler and drummer Bill Ward ) wrote for their next album.

Geezer Butler thus resumed his traditional job as Black Sabbath's primary lyricist, and completely new lyrics for the album were written, including what became " Junior's Eyes ".

He plays with his fingers — which is really cool ; he ’ s got the whole Geezer Butler thing going on .”

# " Iron Man " ( Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward )-2: 50

Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler.

* Geezer Butler – bass guitar, backing vocals on " A Hard Road "

* Geezer Butler – bass guitar

" Geezer Butler of the band Black Sabbath wrote, " One of the great musicians of my generation ", while jazz musician Jamie Cullum said, " RIP Jon Lord – a hero of the keys.

All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.

All songs credited to Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, except " Evil Woman " ( Larry Weigand, Dick Weigand and David Wagner ) and " Warning " ( Dunbar / Dmochowski / Hickling / Moorshead ).

* Geezer Butler – bass

It is also the first in nine years to feature original bassist Geezer Butler.

" Computer God " was the title of an unreleased song by The Geezer Butler Band, in 1986 – only the title made it to Dehumanizer.

The Geezer Butler Band's version is available as a download on Butler's website.

" Master of Insanity " was also an unreleased Geezer Butler Band track and the Dehumanizer version is essentially a re-recording of this.

( 1: 17 minutes of this track is available as a download on the website of Carl Sentance, erstwhile vocalist with the Geezer Butler Band.

* All songs written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi.

* Geezer Butler – bass

Terence Michael Joseph " Geezer " Butler ( born 17 July 1949 in Birmingham, England ) is an English musician and songwriter.

Geezer Butler, bassist of Black Sabbath, used it when playing his solo " Bassically ", along with the bass line in " N. I. B .".

* All the original members of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath were born and raised in the Aston area, including Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler.

Heavy metal bass players such as Geezer Butler ( Black Sabbath ), Alex Webster ( Cannibal Corpse ), Cliff Burton ( Metallica ), jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius ( Weather Report ), and Les Claypool ( Primus, Blind Illusion ) used chime-like harmonics and rapid plucking techniques in their bass solos.

* Black Sabbath-August 27, 1978, with Van Halen and October 9, 1980, with Blue Öyster Cult ( Riot ensued after Geezer Butler was hit by a bottle )

Before the formation of Black Sabbath, Bill Ward and guitarist Tony Iommi played in a band called Mythology, and joined vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler, who had played in a band together called " Rare Breed ".

GZR is a band led by Black Sabbath bassist / lyricist Geezer Butler.

After the handful of live gigs in 1997, the band was mostly put on ice, as Geezer was busy with various things Black Sabbath related for quite a while.

Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler replaced Inez.

Appice rejoined his Black Sabbath bandmates Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi in 2006 as Heaven & Hell, touring and releasing one studio album, The Devil You Know, before Dio's death in 2010.

Issue # 1 was 16 pages on grey stock paper, and featured interviews with Pantera, Entombed, Gwar, Cannibal Corpse and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath.

Of the earliest influential bands that are later to be described as Heavy Metal, several of the most notable artists arise from the mid to late 1960s Brum Beat music scene, such as: Robert Plant and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward of Black Sabbath and Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest.

# " Black Sabbath " ( Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward ) – 7: 47

Geezer is a passionate fan of Aston Villa football club and can be seen attending games along with fellow Sabbath member Tony Iommi.

In early 2007, he starred in Diamond Geezer ( Granada Television / ITV ).

* Caesar The Geezer / The Boogieman

* Diamond Geezer: supposed DJ / mixer, and voice for the track " Mr Spoons " ( David Spurr )

# The Geezer 10 / 24 / 67

Ms. Barbone has continued to manage and develop new acts such as Clark Brown -- the lead singer of G / Z / R ( Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath ) -- and Birdbrain ( all on TVT Records ).