King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn - Gift Of Sacrifice

Gift Of Sacrifice is a collaborative studio album by American rock musicians King Buzzo and Trevor Dunn, released in August 2020 via Ipecac Recordings.

Roger "Buzz" Osborne, also known as King Buzzo is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Osbourne is an old high school friend of Kurt Cobain’s and the two played together in Cobain’s first band, Fecal Matter

King Buzzo has released a new solo acoustic album called Gift Of Sacrifice.

What makes this news even more exciting is that King Buzzo has recorded this record with the fabulously talented bass player Trevor Dunn. Trevor Dunn was a founding member of Mr. Bungle and also plays bass in the psycho metal / spaghetti western band Fantômas, as well as recording and touring with the Melvins (as Melvins Lite).

“Gift of Sacrifice was a stone groove to record,” says Osborne. “Once we take the stage, I guarantee we’ll kick the crap out of this album. Trevor’s bass playing is superb. With a guy like Trevor, you get the best results when you just let him do his thing. Trusting the musicians you work with is a very important part of how I write and record music and with Trevor I know I’ll never be disappointed with what he plays.”

The addition of Trevor’s stand-up bass makes Gift Of Sacrifice a step up from King Buzzo’s last acoustic record, This Machine Kills Artists (2014). It gives this new record a haunted quality which drives the songs to a new level.

Another new element is the addition of modular synth, which adds its own angular sounds to the acoustic guitar and bass. This is an odd combination of sounds not heard before on an all acoustic record.

This album is on black vinyl, pressed in the US via Ipecac Recordings.