Bongzilla - Amerijuanican FLAC

A plodding classic of a stoner / sludge metal album. This is without question Bongzilla's apex thus far: the production and the songwriting work together to provide a dirty, sludgy, groovy mess of bluesy riffs that are both memorable and crushing simultaneously. The lyrics are of course totally ridiculous, and this only adds to the over-the-top, swirling, stoney smoke of the riffage. This time around the band decides to leave behind the (somewhat trite) spoken word cannabis-related samples, and in my opinion this is a wise choice: the riff can and will stand solid on its own. However, this departure from the band's previous works is a minor point; the important part of this album is the well-practiced perfection of the sickeningly heavy, lowdown-hangover-blues infected riffs. And speaking of the blues, Bongzilla decides to end their best album so far with a stoney-as-hell cover of a Muddy Waters tune: "Champagne And Reefer". Bluesy as fuck and straight up wicked, if you ask me.