From Loudersound.
Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler will publish his autobiography Into The Void – From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond in June.
Sabbath’s bassist, co-founder and chief lyricist announced that he working on a memoir in 2021, telling Cleveland.com, “when my parents died, I always wished I’d asked them a lot more things than I knew about… So, I started writing a memoir for my grandkids to read, and that’s been fun going through stuff – old times and growing up in Birmingham and all that.”
The book has now been given a publication date, June 8, by publishers HarperCollins. Announcing the title, HarperCollins say: “With over 70 million records sold, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath are one of the most influential bands of all time. From the very beginning, Geezer Butler was at the heart of their success. He named the group, provided the bass behind their distinctive sound and wrote the lyrics that resonated so powerfully with fans around the world.
At long last, Geezer is ready to tell his side of the Sabbath story, from early days as a scrappy blues quartet through to the many lineup changes, the record-breaking tours and the international hell-raising with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.
Featuring Geezer’s candid reflections on his working-class childhood in Luftwaffe-battered Birmingham, his almost-life as an accountant and his fascination with horror, religion and the occult, Into the Void reveals the softer side of the heavy metal legend, while holding nothing back.
Like Geezer’s bass lines and the story of Black Sabbath themselves, Into the Void is original, dramatic and one hell of a ride.”
Into the Void will be the third memoir written by a member of Black Sabbath’s classic line-up: original line-up. Ozzy Osbourne’s I Am Ozzy was published in 2009, and Tony Iommi’s Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath was published in 2011.
Into The Void is now available to pre-order.
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- Black Sabbath - Live At Last - Irish - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 30-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
BLACK SABBATH Live At Last (Scarce 1980 Irish 9-track LP with 'Made In Ireland' label print, recorded in concert on 11 March 1973 at the Hardrock Concert Theatre, Manchester & on 16 March 1973 at the Rainbow Theatre, London. The glossy picturesleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition with minimal shelf wear & very little play BS001)
- Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes - 2024 Remaster - Ultra Clear Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £28.99, $36.82, €35.08 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 12:34)on December 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
BLACK SABBATH Cross Purposes (2024 Remaster UK/EU limited edition 10-track LP pressed on Ultra Clear Vinyl, the classic 1994 album featuring Evil Eye, Cardinal Sin and Psychophobia. Picture sleeve with lyric sheet & hype sticker,factory sealed)
- Black Sabbath - Live At Last - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.40, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2024 14:43)on December 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
BLACK SABBATH Live At Last (1980 UK 9-track vinyl LP released by Nem Records with picture labels, considered unofficial at the time as it was released without permission from the band - Recorded at Manchester and The Rainbow Theatre in Londonduring March 1973, this was intended to be released but, being unhappy with the results, the band shelved the project until former manager, Patrick Meehan, arranged the release in 1980. The band eventually came to acknowledge the recording andissued the whole album as part of the two disc live compilation 'Past Lives' in 2002. The glossy picture sleeve shows some shelfwear to the edges / corners and the vinyl itself has only light signs of play BS001)
- Black Sabbath - Born Again - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $63.50, €60.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
BLACK SABBATH Born Again (1983 UK 9-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album by the English heavy metal band featuring Ian Gillan on vocals. Glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows only light wear and the vinyl remainsin excellent condition with few indications of play VERL8)
- Black Sabbath - Live At Last - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.40, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
BLACK SABBATH Live At Last (1980 UK 9-track vinyl LP released by Nem Records with picture labels, considered unofficial at the time as it was released without permission from the band - Recorded at Manchester and The Rainbow Theatre in Londonduring March 1973, this was intended to be released but, being unhappy with the results, the band shelved the project until former manager, Patrick Meehan, arranged the release in 1980. The band eventually came to acknowledge the recording andissued the whole album as part of the two disc live compilation 'Past Lives' in 2002. The glossy picture sleeve shows some shelfwear to the edges / corners and the vinyl itself has only light signs of play BS001)
Is it possible to get a copy (cd or lp) of Black Sabbath Beggars Banquet 1971 on Zodiac (316) ? Just wondering.