Geezer Butler Band

The Geezer Butler Band
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	1984–1988
Associated acts	"g//z/r", "geezer", Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath, Persian Risk, KROKUS, Robert Plant
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Members	Geezer Butler (b) Pedro Howse (gtr)
Past members	Carl Sentance (voc), Gary Ferguson (dr), Jezz Woodroffe (keys), Jeff Fenholt (voc), Jimi Bell (gtr), Richie Callison (voc), John Mee (dr)

The Geezer Butler Band was a solo band led by Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, after leaving the band in 1984. The guitarist for his solo band was Peter "Pedro" Howse, who nowadays still remains a GZR (or g//z/r, geezer) member. Welsh vocalist Carl Sentance (ex-Persian Risk) fronted the band between 1986 and 1988. This version of his band never released anything, although they performed some gigs in 1985 of which some bootlegs exist.

Background

According to the Black Sabbath FAQ Geezer Butler left Black Sabbath after the Born Again tour and the band split up. So he formed the Geezer Butler Band. Geezer joined Ozzy Osbourne 1989 and then came back to Black Sabbath on 1991. He left again after the Cross Purposes tour and the "Nativity In Black" affair. Instead reforming the Geezer Butler Band he decided to form a new band called g//z/r in 1995. The musical style of the two bands are totally different.

Legacy

Some of the songs composed by Butler & Co. ended up in Black Sabbath's Dehumanizer album (1992), such as Master Of Insanity, that appeared later on the album in a slightly new version and clearly faster tempo. The title Computer God, form the same Black Sabbath release also originates from a Geezer Butler Band song. Aside from the borrowed song title, the melodies are completely different.