Buzz Kull
When Noisewire last spoke with Buzz Kull in August 2025, Marc acknowledged a degree of creative stagnation toward his upcoming work. Not sure where he saw the project headed next, he pointed toward touring as a possible catalyst, specifically a return to Europe. Eight months later after consistent touring, that possibility has clearly resolved into something real.
In February, Dwyer released his most aggressive and direct work to date, “Deep Hate” on Heartworm Press. On April 24th, we caught up with him in Baltimore, on tour with Clan of Xymox, Cold Cave, and Rosa Anschütz supporting his new work. When we spoke with Marc before his set, he mentioned that he had experimented with softer, lighter material shortly after our interview, but the approach never took hold. Instead, he leaned back into the darker, harder territory that has defined Buzz Kull, and the results speak for themselves.
Performing second on a four-act bill, he had thirty minutes to work with, and he used every one of them. The set leaned heavily on Deep Hate, with “Black Gate,” “In the Cut,” and “Just a Memory” all making appearances, alongside two songs from his previous album “Fascination” — club favorite “Rise from Your Grave” and the title track. His performance was manic, his vocals were noticeably more aggressive than on record, and the energy never dipped. Before the set, we had mentioned hoping to hear “Burn It to the Ground,” and Dwyer said he hadn't planned on playing it, but he'd see what he could do. Midway through his set, he tore into the track seamlessly, as though he had planned it all along.
Looking back, that August conversation reads differently now. What felt like a lull wasn't an endpoint; it was a pause before movement. Touring didn't just inspire new material; it reestablished the connection between process and environment, between presence and output. For Buzz Kull, it turns out the answer wasn't forcing inspiration. It was going out and finding it again.
