About this episode
Brian Slagel discusses Black Sabbath's 'N.I.B.' with Gloria Butler, covering the band's history and production insights.
SONG -Black Sabbath : "N.I.B" Released Friday February 13, 1970 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses Black Sabbath's "N.I.B." with the bands longtime manager, and wife of Geezer Butler. They also discuss the different eras of Sabbath, Halestorm, Ghost and even some of the best things to do in Las Vegas, where they both live. Producer Mark Lewis also discusses the production of the song and Martin Popoff provides all sorts of useful information and historical context. You can watch the entire unedited version of the interview HERE: https://youtu.be/mQzYAlHWsKg Follow Gloria Butler on Instagram and X @GloriaDeeButler Follow Mark Lewis on Instagram @MarkLewis720 Follow Brian Slagel on Instagram and X @Brian Slagel Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Slagel
Guest: Gloria Butler
Topics covered
- Black Sabbath
- heavy metal
- music production
- Las Vegas
- interviews
Keywords
- Black Sabbath
- N.I.B.
- heavy metal
- music history
- production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Black Sabbath, Metal Blade Records, Halestorm, Ghost
Books & works: N.I.B.
Places: Las Vegas
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