Doom Folk by Buzzard
“One of this year’s best and quirkiest debuts… fire-and-brimstone earthbound Americana folk with a doomy rhythmic cast…. Thinking of Doom Folk as the beginning of a creative progression makes its nuance and individualist drive even more exciting.”
– JJ Koczan, The Obelisk, #20 Best of 2024
“I am in love… hit me in a way I haven’t felt since I first heard Tom Waits or 16 Horsepower… It is experimental, it pushes boundaries, it’s bat shit crazy, and it is f*king amazing. It’s socially aware, it’s satanic as hell in places … a work of utter genius.”
– Neil Gray, Black Metal Archives
“Brilliant, scathingly funny lyrics, a fairly serious undermining of civilization and the war gods…The Satanic Woody Guthrie.”
– Red Rose Music Reviews
“Defies expectations, seamlessly bridging the haunting weight of doom metal with the stripped-down honesty of folk music… wholly original and unique… even more impressive is how it remains undeniably metal in spirit and execution.”
– Doomnation Radio, #19, 24 of ‘24
“Fresh, strange dive into a different time and world.”
– Metal Eclipse Reviews
“Dark brew of music that merges doom with bluegrass with Americana and blues– it’s a cohesive body of work with enough change to keep the listener’s attention in what reads like a story.”
– The Noise Beneath the Snow
What if Dylan listened to Sabbath and read Lovecraft? Buzzard combines the heavy riffs of Doom, ironic storytelling of Folk, and dark themes of Weird Fiction, Horror, SF, and social satire.
Doom Folk is populated by misanthropic witches, stoner cockroaches, and dog-devouring aliens. Songs explore the evils of religion and the madness of mankind with pitch-black wit.
Christopher Thomas Elliott wrote, performed, and produced Doom Folk in his basement studio using electric and acoustic guitar, bass, hand drum, 6-string banjo, and rhymes scribbled on scraps of paper.
The songs draw on the pessimistic philosophy of Thomas Ligotti, the revenge yarns of Tales from the Crypt, the metal of Electric Wizard and Candlemass, the irony of Bill Hicks and George Carlin, the narrative poetry of Greenwich Village troubadours, and the Satanic gospel blues of Zeal & Ardor.
Tracklist
| 1. | Buzzard | 3:03 |
| 2. | Gods of Death | 3:36 |
| 3. | Witch's Revenge | 4:12 |
| 4. | Lord of Darkness | 3:39 |
| 5. | Morphine | 3:38 |
| 6. | Cockroaches and Weed | 4:01 |
| 7. | Lucifer Rise | 3:08 |
| 8. | Death Metal in America | 3:22 |
| 9. | Harvester of Souls | 3:18 |
| 10. | Necro Tech | 4:22 |
| 11. | Low Down Dirty Hungry Dog | 4:17 |
| 12. | All Things Are Full of Ghosts | 3:28 |
Credits
Created by Christopher Thomas Elliott
