Emerging from the wet, grey hinterlands of the Pacific Northwest, Old Dirty Buzzard unleash ‘One Foot In The Grave’, a bruising new release that blends doom, sludgy blues, and heavy metal into something raw and unrepentant. Picking up the thread where Motörhead and Black Sabbath left off, the album thrives on grit and danger, opening with “Bag of Nails,” a track written in prison by bassist and vocalist Kurt Kilfelt. From the first riff, it’s clear this is music forged from lived experience rather than nostalgia.
Following their 2023 debut ‘What a Weird Hill to Die On’, ‘One Foot In The Grave’ captures Old Dirty Buzzard at full strength as a pure power trio. Drummer Ben Still and guitarist Ben Axeman drive the record with punishing force, while songs like “Death Becomes Your Dying World” and “Traitor to Your God” confront betrayal, sin, and survival head-on. A snarling cover of Motörhead’s “The Hammer” tips the hat to their heroes, but the message is forward-facing: this band isn’t reliving the past — they’re operating at their peak, proving rock and roll still hits hardest when it’s loud, unpredictable, and unapologetically real.