| Welcome To Violence | ||
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| Compilation album by Buzzov*en | ||
| Released | April 6 2005 | |
| Recorded | 1992 - 1993 | |
| Genre(s) | Sludge Metal, Hardcore Punk, Crust Punk | |
| Length | 78:09 | |
| Buzzov*en chronology | ||
| ...At a Loss (1998) |
Welcome To Violence (2005) |
Revelation: Sick Again (2007) |
Welcome to Violence is a compilation album by American sludge metal band Buzzov*en, released on April 26, 2005. The album consists of their debut album To A Frown, as well as the EPs Wound and Unwilling To Explain and two previously unreleased session tracks that would later appear on Sore. All of these tracks stem from releases from Allied Recordings, which are long out of print.
Welcome To Violence garnered praise from numerous websites at the time of release, such as Exclaim!,[1] Your Last Rites,[2] Grad Student Madness[3] and AllMusic[4] among others.
Tracklist[]
- 1. Intro / Scratch (0:07)
- 2. To A Frown (3:54)
- 3. Shove (1:45)
- 4. Drained (5:22)
- 5. Forget It (2:35)
- 6. Frayed (3:31)
- 7. Splinter My Eye (2:03)
- 8. Wound (4:06)
- 9. Toe Fry (2:39)
- 10. Aching Improv #9 (3:47)
- 11. Weeding (9:18)
- 12. Behaved (2:26)
- 13. Done (3:04)
- 14. Hollow (4:41)
- 15. Aching Improv #13 (6:18)
- 16. Should I (6:27)
- 17. I Don't Like You (5:33)
- 18. I Never (1:49)
- 19. Proven Wrong (3:29)
- 20. Blinded (3:54)
- 21. Scrunge (1:21)
Track Information[]
- Tracks 1-11 recorded at Razor's Edge, San Francisco, California, 1992 (taken from album To a Frown, Allied Recordings, 1993)
- Tracks 12-15 recorded at Neptune Recording Studio, November 7/8 1993 (taken from EP "Unwilling to Explain", Allied Recordings, 1994)
- Tracks 16-17 recorded in an unknown year (previous unreleased versions)
- Tracks 18-21 recorded at Peninsula Sound, January 5/7 1992 (taken from album "Wound" EP, Allied Recordings, 1992)
Personnel[]
Buzzov*en[]
- Kirk - Guitar, Vocals (All Tracks)
- LeDarrell - Bass (All Tracks)
- Ash Lee - Drums (1 - 17)
- Mykull Davidson - Samples (1 - 17)
- Pat Grimple - Backing Vocals (2, 6)
- Buddy Apostolis aka Little Buddy - Guitar (12 - 15)
- Scott Majors - Drums (18 - 21)
Other Personnel[]
- Arik Roper - Artwork
- Billy Anderson - Engineer
- Maxx - Engineer
- Jeff Murdock - Engineer
- Dave Adelson - Layout
- Chris Radok - Photography