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Geezer Butler says Black Sabbath was happy letting Dio write whatever lyrics he wanted, to a point.

Co-founding Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi looked back on the band's 1979 alliance with Ronnie James Dio in a new interview,

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

June 2021 New Music Releases The bands upcoming 17th studio album, Crash of the Crown, has been described as a "modern-day sonic chronograph of the endless regenerative cycle of the rise and fall — and rise again — of our shared human experience." Meanwhile, former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung is back with the second installment of what became an expanded final-album project, 26 East, Vol. 2. In between those two albums, look for the latest edition of Record Store Days new RSP Drops, feat...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...

Butler, who was Sabbaths primary lyricist in its first decade, tells Goldmine that it was "an incredible relief" to be free of the pressure of writing all the bands lyrics. Dio had a distinct style of his own, and Sabbath let him loose on Heaven and Hell. But by 1981, Dios bandmates were looking for a bit more input on lyrics. "His stuff, I think it’s more fantasy and dragons and all that kind of stuff," Butler said. "Mine was more a lot of politics and everyday occurrences, while his were...