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Into the Void : From Birth to Black Sabbath--And Beyond by Geezer Butler (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond by Butler, Geezer [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100063242494

ISBN-139780063242494

eBay Product ID (ePID)20062947682

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Book TitleInto the Void : from Birth to Black Sabbath--And Beyond

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicGenres & Styles / Musicals, Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts

GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGeezer Butler

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight8.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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SynopsisA 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. With over 70 million records sold, Black Sabbath, dubbed by Rolling Stone "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 Into the Void, 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 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., With over 75 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 the early days as a scrappy blues quartet 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, England; 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.