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Exclaim Conversations: Buzzov*en

Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Chris Ayers of  Exclaim recently conducted an interview with Kirk Fisher about Sludge Legends Buzzov*en. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Exlaim: Why was Violence from the Vault never released until now?
Fisher: Just never really tried to do anything with it and had honestly lost track of my master of it. I regained a decent copy of it and thought, “Why not see about getting it out?”

Buzzov*en

Exclaim: Arik Roper said once in an interview that you were his inspiration for his hillbilly characters that he’s now famous for. He used to do flyers and T-shirts for the band, and you introduced them to the guys in Sleep. What was it like working with Arik back then?
Fisher: Arik is a great guy. I met him at a party in Richmond, and we used to crash at his apartment in NY. He lived like right in the middle of a major dope spot back in the day, and he said when we were coming to town he would tell his roommates to hide their weed, etc. Arik has quite a career, and his music stuff started with the astronaut shirt he did for us. My only complaint is he’s always too busy to get to do anything anymore these days. I’m sure, though, if we do a new Buzzov*en record and give him enough notice, he would do it. I’m happy for him ’cause he’s an awesome artist.

Exclaim: What was the scene (or lack thereof) like in Charlotte when the band first started? I remember the days in the early ’90s of going to Tremont, the Milestone, Jeremiah’s, Heretics, and other clubs around Charlotte. I think more metal bands came back then than now!
Fisher: Yeah, there wasn’t much of a scene back then. I used to do shows at the Milestone Club, and that’s how I met a lot of the Bay Area bands that I’m still friends with to this day. We had a house over on Oakland Avenue in the Elizabeth neighbourhood, and we really kinda stayed there a lot ’cause if we didn’t ― well, if I didn’t ― I would tend to find or get into trouble. We weren’t exactly welcomed with open arms at all clubs around Charlotte. The scene was what it was. Antiseen was from here, too, but they were the same way: they kinda kept to their own unless they were playing a show. Me and Brian Hill drove up to a club in Hickory called Cadillacs and saw Alice in Chains once, and another time it was Pantera opening for Prong. Charlotte and the Carolinas will always love their ’80s hair metal bands like Dokken, Ratt, Poison, etc.

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Album of the day: Harvey Milk – S/T

Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010

Lovingly pinched from StonerRock.com: I’ve gone over my history with Harvey Milk in greater detail before, but for context’s sake, the condensed version is thus: Once upon a time, I was a no-nothing mainstream metalhead who had grown tired of the crap I listened to. Then I discovered Harvey Milk ...read more

Album of the day: Buzzov-en – Violence From The Vault

Posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010

Praise for Buzzov-en’s Violence from the Vault from San Francisco’s Aquarius Records:  Not sure why we never reviewed anything by these pot fueled purveyors of crusty sludge, could be that all of their records predated the list, but we have shown much love to post Buzzov-en stoner sludge combo Weedeater, ...read more

Weedeater To Enter Studio This Month

Posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2010

North Carolina’s sludge pillagers Weedeater will enter Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, Illinois later this month with producer Steve Albini  to begin recording their fourth album for a late 2010 release.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include ‘The Claw Of The Sloth’ and ‘The Darkening.’
Continue Reading BLABBERMOUTH.NET – WEEDEATER ...read more

Album of the day: Cable – The Failed Convict

Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Lovingly pichced from Lambgoat:  Although there has been some life in the Cable camp over the last few years — the release of the retrospective Last Call, brief spurts of live shows, and the re-release of their first full-length — the Connecticut group still appeared to be relatively dormant for ...read more

Album of the day: Zoroaster – Voice of Saturn

Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Stonerrock.com: The last time fans of all things heavy heard from Zoroaster was on the widely acclaimed Dog Magic, which showcased the Southern-friend sludge trio’s oppressive density, their occasional forays into the realm of experimentation, and an ability to lock into a nasty groove for prolonged periods ...read more

Album of the day: Black Cobra – Chronomega

Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Blistering.com: San Francisco outfit Black Cobra has spent the better part of this decade awing crowds with its patented brand of sludgy punk. After releasing a couple albums via At A Loss Recordings, Black Cobra makes its Southern Lord debut with Chronomega.
Consisting of guitarist / vocalist Jason ...read more

Philip Anselmo, Eyehategod members featured in Slow Southern Steel documentary

Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Members of Down and Eyehategod are among the musicians who featured in Slow Southern Steel, an upcoming documentary focusing on southern metal bands.
A two-minute trailer for the film, which is being helmed by Karim Khan of I’m Better Than Everyone Records and C.T. of Rwake, can be viewed below.

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Album of the day: Kongh – Shadows Of The Shapeless

Posted on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Sonic Dice: The Swedish sludge/doom trio, Kongh, are a conglomeration of individual musical passions which range from the laid-back cool of the blues to the full-bore visage-mashing hostility of grindcore.
There must have been some serious in-house fighting that preceded their compromise that they “wanted to play very ...read more

Album of the day: Moss – Tombs of the Blind Drugged

Posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Doom Mantia: Last year’s Sub Templum was one of the most extreme exercises in monolithic Doom ever created and now they are back. A bit different this time around but no less punishing. Tombs of the Blind Drugged has shorter tracks than usual but it is no ...read more

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