Tag Archives: Stoner Metal

Bongzilla

Biography

Bongzilla might be the most obvious of stoner rock/metal bands. I think the band name says it all. ;)

They have a definite Sabbath sound, though as with all bands, they incorporate their own style into the mix as well. Very sludgy, almost doomy at times, some cool samples mixed in here and there to make it one of my favorite stoner rock bands!

Plus it can’t be beat when you want to kick your feet up and relax. :P

  • Band Members

    • Muleboy – Vocals/Guitar
    • Spanky – Guitar
    • Dixie Dave – Bass
    • Magma – Drums

Discography

Below is a list of Bongzilla’s releases

  • Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes

    • Released: 1998
    • Label: Relapse

Bongzilla - Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Melovespot
    2. High Like A Dog
    3. I Love MaryJane

  • Stash

    • Released: 1999
    • Label: Relapse

Bongzilla - Gestation - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Gestation
    2. Sacred Smoke
    3. American
    4. Budgun / T.H.C.
    5. Hemp for Victory
    6. Prohibition (4Th Amendment)
    7. Brownie
    8. Grog Lady
    9. Harvest
    10. Proper Stoning
    11. P.O.W.
    12. Under The Sun

  • Shake (The Singles)

    • Released: 2002
    • Label: Barbarian

Bongzilla - Shake (The Singles) - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Smoke Like the Wind
    2. Lighten Up
    3. Budgun/THC
    4. Dealer McDope
    5. Hemp for Victory
    6. Smoke
    7. Brownie
    8. Gungeon
    9. Satan’s Calling
    10. Proper Stoning
    11. In a Jar
    12. Witch Weed

  • Gateway

    • Released: 2002
    • Label: Relapse

Bongzilla - Gateway - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Greenthumb
    2. Stone a Pig
    3. Sunnshine Green
    4. 666 lb. Bong Session
    5. Trinity (Gigglebush)
    6. Gateway
    7. Keefmaster
    8. Hashdealer

  • Apogee

    • Released: 2004
    • Label: Relapse

Bongzilla - Apogee - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. H.P. Keefmaker
    2. Salvation
    3. Grim Reefer
    4. Witch Weed (Live)
    5. Dealer McDope (Live)
    6. Sacred Smoke (Live)
    7. American (Live)

  • Amerijuanican

    • Released: 2005
    • Label: Relapse

Bongzilla - Amerijuanican - CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Amerijuanican
    2. Kash Under Glass
    3. Tri-Pack
    4. Master
    5. Cutdown
    6. Weedy Woman
    7. Stonesphere
    8. Champagne & Reefer

Fu Manchu

Biography

Could be considered one of the godfathers of stoner rock/metal. Fu Manchu have released 10 solid full lengths of groovy California Rock and Roll. If you like to kick back and burn a fat one, or get in your car and drive real fast this band is a definite must have.

  • Band Members

    • Scott Hill
    • Bob Balch
    • Brad Davis
    • Scott Reeder
  • Former Members
    • Eddie Glass
    • Scott Votaw
    • Mark Abshire
    • Ruben Romano
    • Brant Bjork

Discography

Below is a list of Fu Manchu’s releases

  • No One Rides For Free

    • Released: 1994
    • Label: Bong Load

Fu Manchu - No One Rides For Free CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Time To Fly
    2. Ojo Rojo
    3. Show And Shine
    4. Mega-Bumpers
    5. Free And Easy (summer girls)
    6. Superbird
    7. Shine It On
    8. Snakebellies

  • Daredevil

    • Released: 1995
    • Label: Bong Load

Fu Manchu - Daredevil CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Trapeze Freak
    2. Tilt
    3. Gathering Speed
    4. Coyote Duster
    5. Travel Agent
    6. Sleestak
    7. Space Farm
    8. Lug
    9. Egor
    10. Wurkin’
    11. Push Button Magic

  • In Search Of…

    • Released: 1996
    • Label: Mammoth

Fu Manchu - In Search of... CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Regal Begal
    2. Missing Link
    3. Asphalt Risin’
    4. Neptune’s Convoy
    5. Redline
    6. Cyclone Launch
    7. Strato-Streak
    8. Solid Hex
    9. The Falcon Has Landed
    10. Seahag
    11. The Bargain
    12. Supershooter

  • The Action Is Go

    • Released: 1997
    • Label: Mammoth

Fu Manchu - The Action is Go CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Evil Eye
    2. Urethane
    3. The Action is Go
    4. Burning Road
    5. Guardrail
    6. Anodizer
    7. Trackside Hoax
    8. Unknown World
    9. Laserbl’ast!
    10. Hogwash
    11. Grendel, Snowman
    12. Strolling Astronomer
    13. Saturn III
    14. Nothing Done

  • Return To Earth 91-93

    • Released: 1998
    • Label: Mammoth

Fu Manchu - Return To Earth 91-93 CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Don’t Bother Knockin’
    2. Senioritis
    3. Pick-Up Summer
    4. El Don
    5. Ojo Rojo (original mix)
    6. Simco
    7. Space Sucker
    8. Pinbuster
    9. Vankhana (Rollin’ Rooms)

  • Eatin’ Dust

    • Released: 1999
    • Label: Man’s Ruin

Fu Manchu - Eatin' Dust CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Godzilla
    2. Module Overload
    3. Living Legend
    4. Eatin Dust
    5. Shift Kicker
    6. Orbiter
    7. Mongoose
    8. Pigeon Toe

  • King Of The Road

    • Released: 1999
    • Label: Mammoth

Fu Manchu - King Of The Road CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Hell on Wheels
    2. Over the Edge
    3. Boogie Van
    4. King of the Road
    5. No Dice
    6. Blue Tile Fever
    7. Grasschopper
    8. Weird Beard
    9. Breathin’ Fire
    10. Hotdoggin’
    11. Freedom of Choice

  • California Crossing

    • Released: 2002
    • Label: Mammoth

Fu Manchu - California Crossing CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Separate Kingdom
    2. Hang On
    3. Mongoose
    4. Thinkin’ Out Loud
    5. California Crossing
    6. Wiz Kid
    7. Squash That Fly
    8. Ampn’
    9. Bultaco
    10. Downtown In Dogtown
    11. The Wasteoid

  • Go For It… Live!(2CD Set)

    • Released: 2002
    • Label: SPV

Fu Manchu - Go For It... Live!(2CD) CD Cover

  1. Tracklist: Disc 1

    1. Hell On Wheels
    2. Laserblast!
    3. Asphalt Risin’
    4. Mongoose
    5. Downtown In Dogtown
    6. Boogie Van
    7. Tilt
    8. Ojo Rojo
    9. Strato-Streak
    10. King of the Road

  1. Tracklist: Disc 2

    1. Evil Eye
    2. Hang On
    3. Wurkin’
    4. California Crossing
    5. Over The Edge
    6. Regal Begal
    7. Godzilla
    8. Superbird
    9. Weird Beard
    10. Squash That Fly

  • Start The Machine

    • Released: 2004
    • Label: DRT

Fu Manchu - Start The Machine CD Cover

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Written in Stone
    2. I Can’t Hear You
    3. Understand
    4. Make Them Believe
    5. Hey
    6. I’m Gettin’ Away
    7. Out to Sea
    8. Open Your Eyes
    9. Today’s Too Soon
    10. It’s All the Same
    11. Tunnel Vision
    12. I Wanna Be

The Sword – Age Of Winters

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The Sword - Age Of Winters Album Cover

Okay, we’ll start off as usual with some banter.

Though this time it is related to the topic at hand, a review of the CD release Age Of Winters from Austin, Texas stoner metal band The Sword. I am going to admit when I first heard the name of the band and the CD title I assumed it was going to be more icy tundra Nordic Viking Black Metal from Finland or Norway.

Wow, was I wrong! ;)

On the complete opposite hand (as mentioned above) this is sludgy stoner doom metal from Texas. (no ice or vikings in site) :P It is nothing new, and has definite Black Sabbath overtones, which some people are tired of as I have gathered, while reading other reviews of this CD. I disagree however, and like this CD alot.

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Sword, The

Biography

The Sword is a stoner/doom/rock/metal band from Austin, Texas. As far as I know they are fairly new, but maybe I am just slow. Anyway if you are into Black Sabbath with an edge. This is the band for you.

  • Band Members

    • J.D. Cronise – Vocals
    • Kyle Shutt – Guitar
    • Bryan Richie – Bass
    • Trivett Wingo – Drums

Discography

Below is a list of The Sword’s releases

  • Age of Winters

    • Released: 2006
    • Label: Kemado

The Sword/2006/Age of Winters/Kemado/

  1. Tracklist:

    1. Celestial Crown
    2. Barael’s Blade
    3. Freya
    4. Winter’s Wolves
    5. The Horned Goddess
    6. Iron Swan
    7. Lament For The Aurochs
    8. March Of The Lor
    9. Ebethron

Fu Manchu

Q: Where is Fu Manchu from?
A: We are from Orange county California. Everyone is living on the coast.

Q: How long has Fu Manchu been together?
A: I started the band in 1990. we started getting serious around 1993.

Q: How did Fu Manchu get started?
A: All 4 of us wanted to play loud music and hopefully put out a few records tour the states.

Q: How many members are in Fu Manchu? Names? Instruments?
A:

  • Scott Hill – Vocals/Guitar
  • Bob Balch – Lead Guitar
  • Brad Davis – Bass
  • Scott Reeder – Drums

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Nebula – Apollo

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Nebula - Apollo

So far the bands reviewed and interviewed here at Metalpedia have been of the Death, Black and Grind metal nature.

We are proud to announce the first article not in one of the aforementioned genres. It’s quite a leap too. ;) This time we are going to review the new release from Stoner Metal band Nebula, released by Liquor And Poker Music entitled Apollo.

Okay, so I will admit I have not been a fan of this band for very long. Though over the last year or so I have had the opportunity to listen to a few of their releases. I dug it. It was hip and melodic and has a certain feel to it that hits just the right spot when the listener is in the right frame of mind. It reminds me a bit of classic rock with a touch of metal as well as a really spacy ambiance.

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