Geezer Butler (born Terence Michael Joseph ... Iommi made it clear that he wouldn't want to play with another guitarist, so Butler moved to bass.

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 ...

But, unlike the rehearsal, which featured Nicholls on bass while Geezer Butler took a brief hiatus from the band to deal with a divorce, Geezer says he performed on “Slapback,” saying the song “didn’t ...