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To A Frown
Band Buzzov*en
Genre Sludge Metal
Released 1993
Buzzov-en's debut, To a Frown, ushered in a devastatingly ugly combination of dirty Southern rock riffs, heavy metal, noise rock, and the broken bottle aggression of early hardcore punk. Though this is not the band's best album, it does pack a violent punch, with Kirk's contorted, half-growled, half-screamed vocals threatening menacingly over the sturm and drang of the rhythm section. Half of the album resides in sludgy blues riffs dragged through hell with Kirk's tales of drug and violence, and the other half is pure Damaged-influenced, early-American hardcore aggression with more of a punch. The band made a name for themselves by touring relentlessly for this album, and leaving a a trail of dmage and drug-induced terror. They made so much of an impact that a year later, Buzzov-en was signed to Roadrunner, where it would release its masterpiece, Sore.
8/10
Personnel
Kirk - vocals, electric guitar, Vox Continental Organ
Igor - bass guitar
Ash - drums
Billy Anderson - engineer, producer
Pat Grimple - backing vocals on "Shove" and "Splinter My Eye"
Harvey Bennett Stafford – cover painting
Band Buzzov*en
Genre Sludge Metal
Released 1993
Buzzov-en's debut, To a Frown, ushered in a devastatingly ugly combination of dirty Southern rock riffs, heavy metal, noise rock, and the broken bottle aggression of early hardcore punk. Though this is not the band's best album, it does pack a violent punch, with Kirk's contorted, half-growled, half-screamed vocals threatening menacingly over the sturm and drang of the rhythm section. Half of the album resides in sludgy blues riffs dragged through hell with Kirk's tales of drug and violence, and the other half is pure Damaged-influenced, early-American hardcore aggression with more of a punch. The band made a name for themselves by touring relentlessly for this album, and leaving a a trail of dmage and drug-induced terror. They made so much of an impact that a year later, Buzzov-en was signed to Roadrunner, where it would release its masterpiece, Sore.
8/10
Personnel
Kirk - vocals, electric guitar, Vox Continental Organ
Igor - bass guitar
Ash - drums
Billy Anderson - engineer, producer
Pat Grimple - backing vocals on "Shove" and "Splinter My Eye"
Harvey Bennett Stafford – cover painting
