Name: Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
Brand: Geezer Butler

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9780063242500

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Hardback

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-07

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Harpe­r Col­lins

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Geezer Butler

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Metal

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Dey Street Books

Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist for Black Sabbath. Born on July 17, 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of heavy metal music. With his distinctive bass lines and songwriting contributions, Geezer Butler has left an indelible mark on the music industry.

As a founding member of Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler helped define the genre of heavy metal with his powerful bass playing and dark lyrical themes. His contributions to iconic albums such as "Paranoid" and "Master of Reality" have solidified his status as one of the most influential bassists in rock history.

Born Terence Butler but commonly known by his stage name Geezer Butler, this talented musician continues to inspire generations of musicians with his innovative playing style and thought-provoking lyrics. Whether it's through his work with Black Sabbath or his solo projects, Geezer Butler remains a true legend in the world of rock music.

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A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black Sabbath, covering his years as the band’s bassist and main lyricist through his later-career projects, and detailing how one of rock’s most influential bands formed and prevailed.&nbsp;

With over 70 million records sold, Black Sabbath, dubbed by&nbsp;Rolling Stone&nbsp;“the Beatles of heavy metal,” helped create the genre itself, with their distinctive heavy riffs, tuned down guitars, and apocalyptic lyrics. Bassist and primary lyricist Geezer Butler played a gigantic part in the band’s renown, from suggesting the band name to using his fascination with horror, religion, and the occult to compose the lyrics and build the foundation of heavy metal as we know it.

In&nbsp;Into the Void,&nbsp;Butler tells his side of the story, from the band’s beginnings as a scrappy blues quartet in Birmingham through the struggles leading to the many well-documented lineup changes while touring around London’s gritty clubs (Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and The Who makes notable appearances!), and the band’s important later years. He writes honestly of his childhood in a working-class family of seven in Luftwaffe-battered Birmingham, his almost-life as an accountant, and how his disillusionment with organized religion and class systems would spawn the lyrics and artistic themes that would resonate so powerfully with fans around the world.

Into the Void&nbsp;reveals the softer side of the heavy metal legend and the formation of one of rock’s most exciting bands, while holding nothing back. Like Geezer’s bass lines, it is both original, dramatic, and forever surprising.

Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

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