In the meantime, find out which Black Sabbath song took home the title of Greatest Metal Riff Ever. Keep an eye out for more new music from Deadland Ritual. (Apocalyptica), guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael Jackson), bassist Geezer. It was like, ‘Wow, I get to hear my guitar against a bass guitarist that I’ve loved since I was 15 years old.” “It just fit against his bass sound and it was really exciting for me. “I remember the first time that I started tracking against his bass, and I went, ‘Oh my God.’ There’s a lot of times in the studio as a guitar player, you get a guitar sound and you’re trying to make it work, you’re tweaking it. Stevens seconds the notion, and admits his shock at recording with Butler, given Black Sabbath was the first band he loved as a musician. It’s not your typical metal stuff or hard rock stuff or whatever.” Geezer Butler - Ill Get Through It (Official Video) Apocalyptica.

But I really liked the music that I was hearing. Geezer Butler - Ill Get Through It (Official Video) - YouTube.

“I had to get used to the idea of starting from scratch again, which is good,” said Butler, who classifies himself as “semi-retired.” “It’s a challenge for me. It’s been a whirlwind start for Deadland Ritual, who have already released their first track ‘Down in Flames’, have recently completed two more songs (‘Broken and Bruised’ and ‘Walking Into Walls’), and have reportedly locked in a stack of festival appearances and headline dates. Aiming to create “the biggest sonic rock madness that we could come up with,” the band ticks all the boxes for rock aficionados. Deadland Ritual features Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) on bass, Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses) on drums, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) on guitar, and vocals from Franky Perez (Apocalyptica).

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