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An Unofficial Fan Site!
Due to the lack of information I have found on the internet regarding BUZZOVEN, I have taken it upon myself to set up and maintain this site as a tribute to the heaviest fucking band of all time!
I Need Your Help!!! If you have any information on how I can contact Kirk Fisher (aka: Reverend Dirtkicker), who is the vocalist/guitarist for Buzzoven, PLEASE email me immediately!
Also, if you know of any other Buzzoven stuff on the internet, (such as other fan sites, interviews, pictures, forums, etc.), please email me with the web address, Thanks!
...Willing To Explain
I was first introduced to Buzzoven via Roadrunner Records and a promo pack for the "Sore" album in 1994. At the time I was doing a crappy little zine devoted to Death Metal, Grind and Punk and was lucky enough to be on Roadrunner's mailing list for promo items. Upon my first listen to "Sore", I was stunned. I can remember that intro to the song "Sore" sending chills up my spine. The woman hysterically crying, the occasional guitar riff and drum hit, Kirk whispering "Kill yourself", and the appropriate "Welcome to violence" sample looped repeatedly, all for several minutes before the actual song kicked in. I could tell just from the intro that this wasn't going to be just another death, grind or thrash band...and I didn't have to wait long for that to be proven! Suddenly, screeching guitar feedback which give way to what can only be described as being the musical equivalent of being hit full force in the face with a brick! This ferocious, angry, evil sound rips through the speakers...manic and full of piss and vinegar, followed by the sickest vocals I've ever heard! Now I had been a fan of heavy music for years...death metal, grind, black metal, but I hadn't (and still haven't) heard any band heavier than Buzzoven. Not heavy in a down-tuned, belching cookie monster vocals sort of death metal or grind way, but heavy as in vicious, pissed off, angry, blunt, traumatic, in-your-face ready to kill you sort of way. The musical equivalent of a drug overdose. With lyrics that could only fit with music like this, capturing perfectly the dark side of dealing with everyday life, people and situations. Depression, confusion, anger (LOTS of anger), hopelessness, helplessness, bitterness, frustration...all feelings that generally come up a lot in Buzzoven's songs...usually in the same song, and usually in the form of incomplete sentences. And of course, keep in mind that all of their lyrics are "subject to change without notice", as stated in most of their releases. I have been hooked since that first listen and have collected almost all of their releases, which aren't easy to come by. Unfortunately, I never got to see the band live, (other than a few videos I managed to acquire through trading). Actually I had the chance once when they came through Louisville, Ky. (where I live) with Gwar and The Dickies in 1994. But due to the people I went with, we got there late, just as Buzzoven had finished. We got there just as a guy was sweeping broken glass off the stage after their set. Apparently some beer bottles had gotten broken onstage, with Kirk then proceeding to roll around in the broken glass while playing guitar. The people at the show were in shock when we got there. They looked as if they'd just been through a war! By all accounts, Buzzoven actually blew Gwar and The Dickies off the stage that night! But now, unfortunately, Buzzoven's releases are almost all out of print. Allied Recordings has closed shop, Roadrunner took "Sore" out of print awhile back, and most of the other releases were on very small independent labels that have almost all folded over the years. And a search of the internet for Buzzoven on all of the major search engines doesn't really turn up shit. I have yet to find a single website devoted to Buzzoven! So hopefully this website will serve as a resource for other Buzzoven fans and potential fans out there. And who knows, perhaps we haven't heard the last from Buzzoven yet!
~Jeff Polk - webmaster
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* Please note: The webmaster of this site is in no way, shape or form representative of or associated with the band Buzzoven, nor any members of the band past or present. This is simply a fan site. I don't personally know any members of the band and have no way of getting a hold of them. So please don't write me trying to contact them, because I'm in the same boat you're in there.
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