THE BUTLER DID IT

The story of Black Sabbath, as told by the man who wrote the lyrics to their biggest songs, is one of perseverance, innovation—and body fluids.

At 74 years old, Terence “Geezer” Butler revels in sharing God’s honest truth, no matter how off-putting, volatile, or outright disgusting it may be. In his new memoir, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath, the band’s founding bassist outlines the accidental creation and evolution of heavy metal, decades of formative musicianship, and intimately brave details of his lifelong journey with depression and suicide ideation.