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Buzzsawyer is: VEE: Bass & lead vocals SLOOV: Lead guitar MATT: Drums <----From Rolling Stone, Issue 916, 2/20/03 Image lifted from Local506.com SUMMER 2002 Tour Previews and Reviews: From Columbus Alive Buzzsawyer Bernie’s Wednesday, September 18 Vince McMahon may now hold a monopoly on the spectacle known as professional wrestling, but many years ago Ted Turner’s superstation built its rep on Braves baseball and champeenship rasslin’. One of Turner’s legendary mad villains was Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer, a bloodthirsty cur whose ring repertoire consisted mainly of kicks, stomps, bites, gouges and pummeling fists. He utilized this arsenal with reckless abandon to soften up beloved good guys before delivering his coup de grace, the crippling piledriver. This finishing move saw Mad Dog turn his opponents upside down and, with tremendous force and fury, bring their heads crashing into the canvas. Like their namesake, this Chapel Hill quartet plays rock ’n’ roll with much the same methodology, supplanting instruments for boots and fists to deliver the pummeling. With serious punk fury, Buzzsawyer bludgeon the listener senseless, softening you up before ultimately piledriving you into a blissful rock-induced catatonia. Prelims include the Jackalopes. —Paul Bearer A Gearfest review from highbias.com: Back inside, Chapel Hill power trio Buzzsawyer took the stage in a hail of fiery guitar licks and pounding drums. This band was the biggest surprise of the Fest for me; I wasn't expecting much from them with such a silly name. But the group wasn't just good, it was damn good, churning out thick hard rock/punk riffs, strong melodies, powerful rhythms and forceful vocals to give life to sardonic songs like "Turning the Screw" and "Life Sucks For Everyone But Me." It wasn't unlike the catchy power rock of the Hellacopters. The pudgy guitarist was flashy in that good way, and not a bad dancer, as his impromptu buck-and-wing indicated, and he was extremely happy to be slashing away at his Gibson SG (the unofficial guitar of Gearfest—the organizers should get a Gibson endorsement next year). The whole band was very much into what it was doing, as if nothing made the band happier than playing its heart out in some sleazy dive in Texas summer heat far from home. In fact, this seemed to be the theme of the festival in general. What connected all these bands for three nights wasn't so much connections to the wild, woolly world of punk rock, 60s division, so much as an utter devotion to playing rock & roll as God intended it: loud, fast and for no other reason except to do it. Buzzsawyer epitomized that urge as well as any better known band you'd care to name. PRESS REVIEWS OF "Buzzsawyer" released 2002 From The Independent Weekly: "Buzzsawyer" Buzzsawyer (Self-released CD) B Y A N G I E C A R L S O N Originally a four-piece..., relocated Pittsburgh, Pa. rockers Buzzsawyer play punk-edged hard rock, the heavy, chord-driven kind played by pre-hair metal bands back before the genre became a parody of itself. This eight-song release (seven originals and a cover of the KISS classic, "Deuce") is a follow-up to their Rudos Records EP, Welcome to Thrillsville, and the Chapel Hill trio live up to the album's nickname, Cheap Voltage. Vee (bass and lead vocals), Sloov (guitar) and Matt (drums) rip through their repertoire like mid-'70s Simmons, Stanley and company on crank (check out the track "There Ain't Much That I Won't Touch"), or Ace of Spades-era Motorhead (brought to mind by the driving drum beat of "Steven H. Christ"), which also features frontman Vee yelping along like Joey Keighley from seminal Vancouver punk band D.O.A. And while we're on "There Ain't Much ... ," the opening riff is pure Motor City Madman, taking off into a "Deuce"-type chord progression and later breaking down into a section that's gotta be inspired by Golden Earring's "Radar Love." The disc dishes up chunky riffs courtesy of SG-slingin' (the preferred ax of Angus Young, mind you) guitarist Sloov, recalling the blue-collar punk of the non-post rock Chicago contingent (especially that of plumbers-cum-rockers Pegboy/Naked Raygun). Nevertheless, at some point while you're digging this disc, you will relive a fond memory of listening to Deep Purple In Rock, or of drunkenly pumping your fist in the air to the Nuge's opening chords for "Stranglehold." Buzzsawyer has mined some high-grade ore here, musically speakin', and forged a brand of rock that's top-grade U.S. steel. In other words, put your hard hat on before you crank this baby up. From Sparechange Magazine: BUZZSAWYER Self-titled (Independent Release) Those of you on the East Coast have probably heard of this band already. With a couple of Sleazefest appearances under their belt, I'm sure these guys are a household name by now. But for those of you inland and to the West, get ready to make friends with three guys who mean rock n' roll business. Buzzsawyer's sound is everything I miss about East Coast rock. It's loud, it's guitar heavy, and it's damn good. It's not punk, but you can sense its influence in their sound. It's not metal, though the guitar is hard and heavy. It's not pop, hell, popular radio would fall over and die if a DJ played a tune like "Last Action Fuckers" on the air waves. It's high-octane rock n' roll, plain and simple. My only complaint about this disc is that the vocals levels were mixed a little too low. Sometimes it's really hard to hear the lyrics. Aside form that, all 7 tracks are rock bliss. If you like bands like The Twin Six, The 440s, and Speedbuggy, you owe it to yourself to check this North Carolina trio out. My advice: buy the CD, turn it up, listen, and repeat. --Lady K From SLUG Magazine: Buzzsawyer Self-Titled Self-Released This release is definitely a must for those who subscribe to the mighty sounds of the rawk gods. Motor-punk at its finest. Rock and roll awakened. 70s hard rock (AC/DC), 80s punk rock (Ramones), and 90s garage rock revivalists (Gluecifer), combined to release a nitro-flamming funny car that tears up the track with smokin’ tires and burnin’ gasoline. If you like your rock fast, loud, and dirty, (just like your women), then go to their web site www.angelfire.com/band/buzzsawyer and order yourself a copy of this rabid junkyard platter for a night of drunken delights. -Kevlar7 From Rock n Roll Purgatory: Buzzsawyer S/T CD www.angelfire.com/band/buzzsawyer Guitar-centered, .45 caliber rock-n-roll, Buzzsawyer reminded me of a late 70’s/early 80’s metal band, and when I heard their cover of Kiss, I knew I wasn’t far off. I’m not really a fan of Kiss, and luckily they don’t sound all that much like them. There are some really good songs on here lined up like 100 proof shots of degenerate rock-n-roll. Cool guitar and an overall good feel. Pretty decent stuff. - BL OTHER REVIEWS: BUZZSAWYER "Welcome to Thrillsville" ***** (Rudos Records) If you like your rock fast, loud, and dirty, then Buzzsawyer is for you. This album is nothing short of a barrel-full-of-monkeys slapping themselves silly. That's what I've been doing the whole time while listening this six-song EP. For a first release you'll be amazed that these sons-a-bitches haven't released anything sooner. Like I said before, this is rock at its dirtiest, loudest, and fast as a four-barreled '69 Plymouth Fury burning out at the local diner after taking away somebody's girl." - Leigh, RideBMX Magazine, #71 Mar. 2002 "Buzzsawyer is a monster band, half pit-bull, half humanoid. Their guitars attack small children as their drumbeats tame the savage dog in you. That's what we've heard around the rabies free clinic, anyway. The four members, namely, Vee, Sloov, Wayno, and Hef, have come here from North Carolina to wreak havoc on our quaint hamlet." - Punchline Magazine This BIO of sorts supposedly appeared in Highway Honeys Magazine. I began hearing the name "Buzzsawyer" quite regularly in and around the seedy Chapel Hill underground. It was soon on the lips of the many scenesters and rock glitterati that inhabit the not-so-sleepy southern town. Yeah, now and then that ominous name would thrust itself, letter by letter above the surface. Maybe on a poster tacked up in a well-worn kiosk downtown, or on some compilation CD in the "various artists" section, or a magazine review, newspaper article, random sticker slapped to a utility pole... you get the idea. Soon, I would too. August 2000. With curiosity piqued, I journeyed to the West end of Franklin street, to the infamous "Local 506" rock club. I had heard that the Buzzsawyer boys had been peeling the paint off the inside of the place for some time now, and tonight was judgement night. Would these guys actually live up to the hype, or succumb to mediocrity like so many others? Through a haze of thick cigarette smoke (mostly coming from the rhythm guitarist's head), I noticed the impeccably-dressed drummer raise two chewed-up sticks. One, two, three, four and BAM! Like a concussion from an H-bomb I was knocked back- slammed right into the dilapidated foosball table in the corner. Rock and roll had awoke... and damn, was he cranky! The sight? Raw and unrehearsed! A sea of faded denim and bad haircuts enveloped the stage. Sweat poured. Broken sticks flew. Guitar necks protruded. Imagine Altamont, but with better music- and worse security! The sound? Loud and loose! Junkies for 70s hard rock, 80s punk, and 90s garage revivalists take note: Buzzsawyer has your fix! They are your AC/DC, your New Bomb Turks, your "Nuge", and your Ramones all in one dose. And, if the sheer volume and energy of this live spectacle doesn't slay you, their content surely will. Songs glorifying backwoods messiahs, questionable upbringings, and heavy metal tragedies captivated- and bewildered- all in attendance that night. That was over a year ago as I write this, and I swear my ears are still ringing. I can assure you in that time Buzzsawyer has not slowed down one bit. They are constantly stealing shows all across the Southeast, and they continue to spread their twisted gospel to all corners of the U.S. If you missed them at Sleazefests 2000, 2001 and Sleazefest West in San Francisco, you need not kick yourself. These guys will gladly do it for you at Gearhead Magazine/Records "Gearfest" in the summer of 2002 and when they bring the rock to your town. In the meantime, redeem yourself by experiencing the "Welcome to Thrillsville" EP on Rudos Records, and their brand new 7" out on Regal Beegle Records. For god's sake, what else are you gonna listen to? --"Cowboy" Ron Nye Editor, Highway Honeys magazine