Black Sabbath’s bassist and main lyricist, Geezer Butler, has come forward with an upcoming Autobiography release, set to be out on the Tuesday, 6th of June. The much awaited book has been named “Into The Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath – And Beyond” and is set to contain the bassists uncovered life and career experiences as well as his side of the story of being in one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time.

He first made the writing of his book public in March last year. He announced that he had started writing a memoir of his life, in order to pass his many intriguing stories down his bloodline, after having realised how little he actually held close to him about his parents. He explains this in an interview with Cleveland “I don’t really know much about my mum and dad, ’cause they were always just there. So, I started writing a memoir for my grandkids to read, and that’s been fun going through stuff”. 

Having been in such a pioneering group for the music we see shaped today, no doubt will the book be a must read for, not only the metalheads, but for all who have a general interest in the sector. Butler will have the chance to give us an insight of his upbringing in Birmingham living in a working class environment, where he first co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968 as a teenager, alongside his mates; vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tommy Iommi and drummer Bill Ward.

Originally, he was a guitarist in another band called Rare Breed. But eventually, when they formed Black Sabbath, he passed onto playing bass when Iommi made it very clear he did not want to play beside another guitarist. As a matter of fact, Geezer Butler admits that the first time he ever disturbed anything out of a bass was on stage, using a borrowed one from a mate which only had three strings on it.

The English icon has come to spill his character and music building experiences on paper and the public couldn’t be more excited. Expecting to receive first hand insight of what Black Sabbath music was originally formed by. He will delve into all his stories, from a working class Birmingham in the 1960’s consisting of grimy pubs and drunken fights, the forming of the band and how it got its name, gigs with lethal endings, the reflection of what they have achieved in the last five decades and the rest of it.

In an interview he reflects “It’s a great achievement to still be relevant 50 years after we recorded our first two albums. We honestly thought we’d last a few years, then be forgotten about. Fifty years ago any form of popular music was seen as a passing fad”, allowing himself the rekindling of a lifetime of rewarding memories.

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