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(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) One Year Later: Remembering the Death of This Heavy Metal Icon 17 Days After His Final Show
Memorials for Ozzy Osbourne haven’t slowed in the year since his death, proving his incredible influence on rock and roll.
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Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage Geezer Butler Name-Drops the Horror Movies That Inspired Black Sabbath, Including One so Terrifying He Had a Priest Bless His House
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler reveals that horror films like ‘Village Of The Damned’ and ‘The Exorcist’ influenced their songwriting.
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Photo Courtesy of Republic Records 13 Years of ‘13’: Geezer Butler Reflects on Black Sabbath’s Final Album and Why One Particular Aspect ‘Was a Bit of a Pain in the Anus’
Black Sabbath’s final album, ’13’, was released in June 2013, making 2026 the 13th anniversary of the chart-topping project.
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Photo courtesy of Fender Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Celebrates Fender’s 75th Anniversary of the Precision Bass by Telling Us What He Loves Most About It
Legendary Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler sits down to answer our questions about his favorite instrument, Fender’s Precision Bass.
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Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage Bill Ward Says He Never Played This Iconic Black Sabbath Song ‘The Same Way Twice’
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward confessed they improvised a lot in their live shows, and that he never played ‘Paranoid’ the same way twice.
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(Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler Once Revealed How They Got ‘Ripped Off’ (But Ozzy Had This Extra Advantage)
The Black Sabbath fellas don’t have fond memories of their early management and lawyers.
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Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne’s Son Jack Clarifies the Total Charity Donations of Black Sabbath’s Final Concert
Jack Osbourne says that Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” concert raised around $10 million in donations for charity, not $200 million.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA) Geezer Butler Speaks Candidly About the Failed Album Black Sabbath Tried to Make With Rick Rubin
The original members of Black Sabbath almost made an album with Rick Rubin in the early 2000s, but they were not happy with the songs.
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 08: Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Two Major Bands Were Not Available to Play Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Final Concert
Sharon Osbourne wanted Judas Priest and AC/DC for the final Ozzy and Black Sabbath show, but both bands had concerts scheduled the same day.
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Black Sabbath: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) 5 Facts About Black Sabbath’s ‘Master of Reality’ You Might Not Know, Including Who’s Coughing in the Introduction
While “Master of Reality” is widely considered to be one of the best metal albums of all time, Rolling Stone hated it at first.
