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Original Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler had wanted to embark on a solo recording career since back in the '80s, but
theopportunity -- and more importantly, the right group of musicians -- was never provided to the godfather of all heavy
metalbassists until 1995 when the musician released Plastic Planet on TVT Records under the moniker of GZR. While many fans
mighthave been unaware of the group's substantial metal lineage due to the confusing name, those in the know were surely
sated byGZR's ultra-heavy aggro thrash metal. Joining Butler on Plastic Planet are Burton C. Bell (Fear Facto ...read more
Original Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler had wanted to embark on a solo recording career since back in the '80s, but
theopportunity -- and more importantly, the right group of musicians -- was never provided to the godfather of all heavy
metalbassists until 1995 when the musician released Plastic Planet on TVT Records under the moniker of GZR. While many fans
mighthave been unaware of the group's substantial metal lineage due to the confusing name, those in the know were surely
sated byGZR's ultra-heavy aggro thrash metal. Joining Butler on Plastic Planet are Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory) on vocals, Pedro
Howseon guitar, and drummer Deen Castronovo, whose résumé features recordings from Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Bad English,
andmany others. Besides its driving sound, this debut is most notable for the scathing Tony Iommi commentary on the track
"GivingUp the Ghost." Never really a live band, this outfit played a few shows with Bell's Fear Factory, and in 1997, Butler
released asecond disc under the edited (and more recognizable) moniker Geezer. The record was called Black Science and
featuredunknown vocalist Clark Brown along with Howse and Castronovo. Like Plastic Planet, this second release featured
punishing riffsand fine sonic packaging, proving Butler to be an inventive and singularly heavy artist. Eight years then passed
before the bandreturned with Ohmwork.
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