Australia’s heaviest kept secret, Buffalo forged a crushing sound in the 1970s—fusing bluesy swagger with proto-metal thunder that predated doom and stoner rock by decades.
Great to see the under-the-radar, mega riff-heavy Buffalo on these wires! I own both 'Dead Forever' and 'Volcanic Rock' on LP and over the years have turned countless people on to both records. 'Volcanic Rock' is outrageously good from start to finish, and I can’t imagine any fan of 70s rock, Sabbath, heavy rock across all decades, or metal not digging it.
When in Brisbane: 2018, Riley Hawk had just played an in-store @ Sonic Sherpa with his band Petyr, and Melbourne’s big riffing, Grim Rhythm. Following the show, apart from rolling on a few curbs in the laneway beside the store, Riley browsed the store and bought an original pressing of a Buffalo album - I don’t recall which one. It shows Buffalo were still impacting young bands 40+ years after their last record. I bet Riley was stoked to score the record while in Brisbane of all places too.
Great to see the under-the-radar, mega riff-heavy Buffalo on these wires! I own both 'Dead Forever' and 'Volcanic Rock' on LP and over the years have turned countless people on to both records. 'Volcanic Rock' is outrageously good from start to finish, and I can’t imagine any fan of 70s rock, Sabbath, heavy rock across all decades, or metal not digging it.
https://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/buffalo-volcanic-rock-70s-rock-revisited?r=3h3n0
When in Brisbane: 2018, Riley Hawk had just played an in-store @ Sonic Sherpa with his band Petyr, and Melbourne’s big riffing, Grim Rhythm. Following the show, apart from rolling on a few curbs in the laneway beside the store, Riley browsed the store and bought an original pressing of a Buffalo album - I don’t recall which one. It shows Buffalo were still impacting young bands 40+ years after their last record. I bet Riley was stoked to score the record while in Brisbane of all places too.
Great story! We have a deep dive podcast episode on Volcanic Rock coming out next week as well.
https://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/buffalo-volcanic-rock-70s-rock-revisited?r=3h3n0
Their sound reminds me a bit of Manilla Road.
https://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/buffalo-volcanic-rock-70s-rock-revisited?r=3h3n0