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At that time, Butler was dating a girl named Georgina who lived near Tony Iommi, and Iommi's earliest memories of Butler involved seeing him walking past his house every day to visit her. Georgina would later become Butler's first wife. [4] Later, Iommi and Butler became acquainted when their bands played at a nearby nightclub. [5]
Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band from Aston, Birmingham.Formed in September 1968 under the initial name Earth, the group's first lineup included lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
With Iommi and Geezer Butler the only original members, this line-up produced Mob Rules. Dio quit the following year to begin a solo career, so Sabbath went through a revolving door line-up for the next decade with a succession of frontmen: Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen, and Tony Martin.
Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward in 1977 [Getty Images] In July 2023, a large mechanical bull named after Osbourne was unveiled in New Street Station.
Heaven & Hell was a short-lived British-American heavy metal supergroup active from 2006 to 2010, featuring guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice. The four members of Heaven & Hell recorded and toured together as Black Sabbath from 1980 to 1982 and from 1991 to 1992.
Guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler downtuned their instruments during the production, achieving what Iommi called a "bigger, heavier sound". [7] Master of Reality peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200. [8]
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948 [1]) is an English musician.He was a co-founder and the original drummer for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.Ward helped found Black Sabbath in 1968 alongside bandmates Ozzy Osbourne (lead singer), Tony Iommi (guitarist), and Geezer Butler (bass).
The End Tour was the final concert tour for the English rock band Black Sabbath, featuring founding members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.They performed on the tour with session drummer Tommy Clufetos filling in for the band's original drummer, Bill Ward, along with keyboardist and guitarist Adam Wakeman.