GZR

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GZR
Band founder Geezer Butler in 2013
Background information
Also known as	g//z/r, geezer
Origin	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal, groove metal[1]
Years active	1995–2006
Labels	TVT
Past members	Geezer Butler Pedro Howse Chad Smith Clark Brown Deen Castronovo Burton C. Bell Mario Frasca

GZR was an American heavy metal band founded by and named after Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler. The band has been marketed with three different names on different releases, g//z/r in 1995, geezer in 1997, and GZR in 2005. Most fans refer to the band as "geezer", although Butler himself refers to the band name as "gee-zed-R". This incarnation of the band is not to be confused with Butler's previous attempt in 1985 to form a solo band, then known as the Geezer Butler Band – the two outfits are largely unrelated.