GZR's 'Ohmwork' Release Date Pushed Back To May

March 10, 2005

Sanctuary Records has pushed back the release date of the new GZR album, "Ohmwork", to May 10 from the previously announced April 19.

Led by legendary BLACK SABBATH bass guitarist and lyricist Geezer Butler, GZR's new album will contain the following tracks:

01. Misfit
02. Pardon My Depression
03. Prisoner 103
04. I Believe (first single)
05. Aural Sects
06. Pseudocide
07. Pull The String
08. Alone
09. Dogs Of Whore
10. Don't You Know

Butler's first album in eight years, "Ohmwork" is the bassist's third solo band release. His first project under the GZR banner was 1995's "Plastic Planet" while 1997's "Black Science" was credited to GEEZER. Guitarist Pedro Howse has worked on all three albums, while vocalist Clark Brown performed on "Black Science". The group's latest addition is drummer Chad Smith.

"I feel that this album is more like our first album, 'Plastic Planet'. On this album I wanted to strip everything down to the bare essentials, so every song would have a live band feel, which I think we achieved," Butler says.

The band went hurtling into the studio with a hectic 10-day recording schedule. "There's a spirit of spontaneity and freshness that can only be achieved when you approach a record in that manner," recalls Geezer. "It's the way the first two SABBATH albums were done. 'Black Sabbath' was recorded in two days and 'Paranoid' took a week and that's what I wanted with my new record — 10 days done 'n' dusted."

A potent, tangible band dynamic is crucial for Butler. He does not ever want an album credited to "Geezer Butler" when it is a true band effort.

"It's important to me that we have a band identity, because the album is a band collaboration. Everyone brings their own specialties to the songs, and we all know our capabilities, and we all work extremely hard together," Butler says.

Butler is proud of the fact that GZR's music appeals to both young metal fans as well as BLACK SABBATH fans. He attributes this fact about cross-generational appeal to heavy metal's very essence.

GZR touring plans are being put together for fall 2005.

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