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  • Into the Void

  • From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond
  • By: Geezer Butler
  • Narrated by: Geezer Butler
  • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (137 ratings)

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By: Geezer Butler
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Summary

A Rough Trade Book of the Year

The Sunday Times bestseller

The much-anticipated first book from Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler

With over 70 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 early days as a scrappy blues quartet through 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, 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.

©2023 Terence Butler (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews

‘An epic odyssey of one of rock’s unlikeliest stars’ MOJO

‘A droll account of life at the frontline of heavy metal-havoc’ FT Weekend, Summer Reading Picks

‘An entertaining memoir about decibels and debauchery on the road with Sabbath’ Financial Times

‘A gritty autobiography’ Daily Express

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Excellent listen

Great stories and well read. I would highly recommend this to a Sabbath fan 🤟

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The greatest autobiography from a bass giant

I thoroughly enjoyed listening. Geezer’s bass lines on Heaven & He’ll are right up there and I always wondered what kind of chap he is. The answer is awesome. Who’d want to be a rock star though!
I was hoping to hear about when in the early 1980s, Black Sabbath rented houses around Lichfield, Staffordshire. I remember Gloria and she was wonderful.
Brilliantly put together and what a story. I loved it.

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Great listen 🤟

A fantastic listen and sits well with the Ozzy book and Iommi Book 🤟
Really fills in the blanks and gives another insight to all the tales.

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Really honest and refreshing listen

I really enjoyed listening to Geezer telling his story. Honest and at times,
very witty appraisal of his life experience. Despite the rock n roll lifestyle, this man lived by his values (&still does).

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Geeeeezer 🤘🏻🖤

🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻Metal! Metal! Metal! Metal! 🖤🤘🏻 METAL! METAL! 🖤🤘🏻 great listen, mesmerising narration and amazing account of legendary blues band!

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Absolutely brilliant …

I have enjoyed every minute of this book. I can relate to all the areas where GB grew up - as I lived in that area too! Brilliant narration and always really interesting. Never a dull moment

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Diamond Geezer

Absolutely brilliant, a pleasure to listen to, and a very humble, honest, and yet immensely talented genre originator.

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Geezer <3

I’m speechless…. Absolutely amazing story by an amazing man. Long live heavy metal :) bless geezer butler

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Was a great insight into one of rock's biggest stars

exactly what the title says. a true autobiography, we're he tells the story from a personal point of view with no malice or exaggeration. very good

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Love Geezer. Bloody legend!

This is a great read / listen. Really enjoyed this story from the legendary Geezer. Some have said that he has a boring voice but what he's saying is amazing. A very honest and entertaining recollection of a life we'll lived Had me in stitches several times.

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