Dutch noise experimentalists Buzzov•en created one of the 1990s' most abrasive and uncompromising documents with Sore. Blending stoner rock heaviness, hardcore punk fury, and pure industrial noise, this Roadrunner Records release remains genuinely difficult listening in the best sense. The album doesn't seek comfort or accessibility; instead it builds walls of distorted sound, feedback, and primal vocal intensity. Yet there's structure underneath the chaos, with riffs that grip and songwriting that matters beneath the surface assault. This is avant-garde metal for listeners unafraid of challenging textures and uninterested in conventional beauty. Demanding and rewarding in equal measure, Sore stands as a key document of European experimental metal.