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Black Sabbath bassist arrested following bar fight

Famed Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler found himself in the slammer after a bar fight Tuesday.

According to TMZ, the 65-year-old British rock legend was at the Furnace Creek Ranch’s Corkscrew Saloon in Death Valley, Calif., when he got involved in an altercation.

After authorities arrived, he was arrested and booked on charges of battery, vandalism and disorderly conduct.

He was released from jail Wednesday after sobering up, reports the site.

Butler rose to fame alongside band member Ozzy Osbourne with their group’s self-titled debut album in 1970.

Musicians Tony Iommi (from left), Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black SabbathGetty