''King Buzzo'' is an EP by

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' guitarist

Buzz Osborne Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and golfer. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas (band), Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biog ...

, which was released in 1992 through

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. Osborne recruited

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drummer

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for the project. Grohl is credited as "Dale Nixon", in reference to the pseudonym

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adopted for playing bass on Black Flag's '' My War''. Osborne does not appear on "Skeeter" as it is a remix of the song "Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson" that Grohl recorded for his ''

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'' solo album. Skeeter Thompson was the bassist of Grohl's old band Scream. The cover art for the album is a parody of the cover art from Gene Simmons' 1978 solo release.

has stated, according to a

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article in 2005:

Track listing

All songs written by Buzz Osborne and

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Personnel

King Buzzo Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and golfer. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Mort ...

– lead vocals, guitar, bass, producer (all tracks 1–3) *

– drums (1–4); lead vocals, guitar, bass, producer (all track 4) *Barrett Jones – producer, engineer *Harvey Bennett Stafford – cover and insert painting

References

{{Authority control 1992 EPs Melvins EPs Boner Records albums