YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for music, ticketing and community tokens which accepts both crypto and credit card payments, recenly teamed up with Geezer Butler, legendary Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter and bass player and founding member of BLACK SABBATH, for his first-ever NFT, a graphic novel called “The Antibody Collection” which went live on March 25. The exclusive multi-part NFT collection offers each chapter as an animated limited-edition NFT, each featuring original bass driven-music composed by Geezer Butler, as well as original artwork by notable artist KOL (Kolin Humphries).

A couple of previews of “The Antibody Collection” are available below.

Butler will also donate his proceeds from the NFT to various organizations involved in Ukrainian relief efforts including IFAW, Harmony Fund, Save The Children and UNICEF.

Drawing inspiration from the viral pandemic taking the world by storm, Butler and KOL first conceptualized the idea for a graphic novel during the height of the lockdown, when KOL shared the first picture of the demon that would be featured throughout the graphic novel. Butler and KOL bonded over a drawing of Villa Park that was done as a gift for Geezer, after which they thought a collaboration would be in order.

“I’m really excited by the concept of NFTs and look forward to releasing my first,” said Butler. “It’s great to have a new medium in which to share art, music, stories, etc., and I’m looking forward to my upcoming release — a ‘comic’ with art, a story and music — and to this new relationship with YellowHeart.”

“We are so excited to be partnering with music legend Geezer Butler on this relevant and truly original NFT collection,” said Josh Katz, CEO and founder of YellowHeart. “We are committed to supporting artists as they embark on their creative NFT journeys, and Geezer Butler’s incredible musical and artistic vision for this collection will excite fans and new audiences.”

Butler is the bass player, primary lyricist and a founding member of BLACK SABBATH. Considering himself “retired,” he thought it was as good of a time as any to put his words to other uses. He’s currently writing his book and is also having fun penning a comic. Music writing is in his blood, so that will never stop.

Geezer is the recipient of two Grammy Awards resulting from BLACK SABBATH’s five nominations. The band has also been inducted in to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Geezer is also known for his animal rights causes and philanthropic work.

Humphries studied animation of Staffordshire University, in England, graduating with a BA degree in 2009. After taking a year to travel the world and spending time with Orangutans, his boyhood ambition, he began making use of his education. KOL has worked extensively throughout the gaming industry as a 2D artist from mobile to AAA console and PC titles.

Founded in 2017 by New York City-based music blockchain innovator and leader Josh Katz, YellowHeart is the leading NFT marketplace for music NFTs, tickets, community tokens and more, working with artists such as the KINGS OF LEON, MAROON 5, Julian Lennon, Kat Graham, the late XXXTentacion, Brandi Carlile, THE DISCO BISCUITS, ZHU, Burnley F.C., and more.

Sitting at the intersection of what has happened to cryptocurrency and what is happening to art and ticketing, YellowHeart is taking the blockchain’s power to bulldoze the norms of selling tickets and art by creating an asset class that recognizes that buyers need a mechanism to irrevocably trace the provenance of a tradeable item, and creators should get paid a portion of all future profits derived from trading the work they created.

Another preview. I know that not everyone is an NFT fan but I had fun putting a story together for this art. This clip actually started it all. Kol had created a couple of @AVFCOfficial pics of grounds. If it has to do with the Villa & charity..I’m in. #StandWithUkriane pic.twitter.com/ziE58fljBP
— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) March 29, 2022

Chapter One of my upcoming #NFT release “The Antibody” will be going live this Fri, March 25 with @YellowHeartNFT. In addition to the storyline & artwork, never before heard music is unlocked. I’ll be donating my profits to charities benefitting the animals & people of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/r4dz7Xozff
— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) March 23, 2022

Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Gin is now available in Europe through www.brandsforfans.com

Made in the classic London Dry Gin style and with a bold alcohol content of 47%, The Ultimate Gin’s exceptional quality has been recognized in a recent Silver Medal from the IWSC, the beverage industry’s globally recognized benchmark for spirits awards.

Available exclusively in the Brands For Fans webshop in a 700ml glass bottle, now you can have your fill of the long-awaited The Ultimate Gin.

Available markets:

* U.K.
* Germany
* Austria
* France
* The Netherlands
* Belgium

The Ultimate Gin: Tasting Notes

* Nose: Large complex gin-typical aroma with clear notes of Juniper, citrus and herbs
* Palate: Large complex gin-typical taste with clear notes of Juniper and citrus and hints of herbs
* Finish: Balanced and strong aftertaste

Two years ago, Ozzy revealed that his latest solo album, “Ordinary Man”, was the first LP he has made completely sober.

“I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work,” he told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in an interview. “But it’s not true. All I was doing for years is self-medicating ’cause I didn’t like the way I felt. But then this is the first album I’ve co-wrote and recorded fucking completely sober.”

Prior to the arrival of “Ordinary Man”, the last record that Ozzy worked on was BLACK SABBATH’s 2013 reunion effort, “13”.

“The last album, I wrote some of it stoned,” the singer, who has been sober nine years, said. “I quite like being sober now. ‘Cause at least I can remember the fucking thing I did yesterday.”

Osbourne also expressed his bewilderment over the fact that he is still alive while other legendary musicians have passed, including SOUNDGARDEN’s Chris Cornell, ALICE IN CHAINS’ Layne Staley and LINKIN PARK’s Chester Bennington.

“Why am I here?” Ozzy asked Lowe. “Chris Cornell was a great, great singer.

“I’m not being funny and I’m not being cocky, I can remember times when I’ve fucking woke up with puke down me,” he continued. “I’ve fucking woke up with a bed full of blood, when I’ve fallen down and banged my head or whatever. My friend John Bonham, I used to go drinking with him. He died. Bon Scott, he died. I don’t know what to fuckin’ say.

“People go, ‘You must have the Midas touch’ or whatever,” he added. “I’m lucky. I wasn’t any better than any of them. I even fucking would go so far as to say I was worse in some cases. But it’s the luck of the draw. Seventy-one and I don’t fucking understand how I got there.”

“Ordinary Man” came out in February 2020.

Ozzy, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, publicly announced his diagnosis in January 2020, but was actually diagnosed back in 2003.

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