Buzzoven
Sign in to saveBuzzoven (typeset Buzzov•en) is an American sludge metal band from Salisbury, North Carolina, formed in 1990. The band was known for being one of the founders of the sludge genre along with Louisiana's Eyehategod and Acid Bath, and also for their out-of-control and violent live shows. The band in its early days toured heavily around the United States and built up a cult following leading up to the release of their debut album, To a Frown (1993), which caught the attention of Roadrunner Records, who released the band's second album Sore (1994). The band was later dropped by Roadrunner. From the
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It is catalogued under topics including Alternative Tentacles artists, American musical trios and American sludge metal musical groups.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- sludge metal
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Alternative Tentacles
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- inception
- 1989-00-00
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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- Band members
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Buzzoven (typeset Buzzov•en) is an American sludge metal band from Salisbury, North Carolina, formed in 1990. The band was known for being one of the founders of the sludge genre along with Louisiana's Eyehategod and Acid Bath, and also for their out-of-control and violent live shows. The band in its early days toured heavily around the United States and built up a cult following leading up to the release of their debut album, To a Frown (1993), which caught the attention of Roadrunner Records, who released the band's second album Sore (1994). The band was later dropped by Roadrunner. From then on, the band has gone through several periods of being split-up and reformed. The only constant member during this time has been Kirk Fisher. In 2018, the band toured the Southern US as one of the opening acts for Eyehategod.
==Band members== Current Kirk Fisher aka Reverend Dirtkicker – vocals, guitar (1990-1999, 2010-present) Ramzi "Ramsey Simple" Ateyeh – drums (1996–1999; 2010-present) Dave Collins – bass (1997–1999; 2010-present) Mike "Sleepy" Floyd - guitar (2010-present)
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