Release
date: May
25th
2018.
Label: Totem
Cat Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Transcanadian
Anger – Tracklisting
1.PLANET
METH 03:44
2.WRONG
SABBATH 04:30
3.KILLDOZER
04:39
4.SCUZZGASM
05:20
5.TWEAK
JABBER 03:44
6.SNORT
DAGGER 04:25
7.KINGBILLY
KUSH 03:14
8.MISERABILIST
(Feat Julie)
Members
Vince
- guitars & vocals
Vyk
- Bass
Shawn
- Drums
Julie
- Vocals on "Miserabilis
Review
Transcanadian
Anger is the new album from Canada's premiere Sludge/Doom/Filth
Merchants - Dopethrone. The album is perhaps their heaviest and
angriest offering yet with the band writing blistering political
based lyrics and harsh Doom/Sludge Metal sounds. The band is five
albums into their epic career and they show no signs of stopping
their aggressive behaviour.
Opening
track - Planet Meth - opens in trademark Dopethrone fashion with
brutal sounding Doom/Sludge Metal grooves and the harsh growls from
lead vocalist Vince. The heavy bass line is instantly recognisable as
Dopethrone build up a thunderous sounding rhythm for a cool
progressive feel. The lyrics are quite harsh. Even for Dopethrone. It
seems the band have been heavily influenced by current problems
within the world. As Transcanadian Anger doesn't shy away from
creating gloomy atmospheric vibes. The band manages to include their
deadly sense of wicked fun that's been a major staple of their
previous albums.
Second
track - Wrong Sabbath - is less volatile than the opening song but
still manages to incorporate a lot of harsh sounding vocals, riffs
and lyrics.
Third
track - Killdozer - is classic sounding Dopethrone with fast-paced
Doom/Sludge sounds but with more hard-hitting aggression. The song is
perhaps the most hard-rocking listed on the album. As this song has
quite an addictive groove.
The
next two tracks – Scuzzgasm and Tweak Jabber - may have very
tongue-in-cheek titles but they perhaps offer some of the albums
heaviest moments with the band putting in a commanding performance.
The whole tone of the album doesn't really change much but that's a
good thing as Dopethrone are known for creating a certain type of
sound. It's a sound they brilliantly excel at.
There
are a few psychedelic and progressive sounds heard on the album that
I really enjoyed. As it shows the band have matured into one of the
most dependable and recognisable bands within the world of
Doom/Sludge Metal.
The
production is perhaps what makes this album. As the album sounds so
brutally heavy from the start. You can feel the full force of
Dopethrone coming at you from all angles and it's impossible to
ignore. Especially on the epic last song - Miserabilist. A slightly
depressing number with a few weedian influences hidden amongst the
dark brooding sludge based grooves.
The
line-up may have changed recently. However that hasn't stopped
Dopethrone for constantly releasing great albums and Transcanadian
Anger maybe their best album to date.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. Transcanadian Anger is
available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl from Totem Cat Records.
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