Release Date: March 08th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD
Dirtmother - Dirtmother
1.Soil The Dove
2.Plinko
3.Goodnight Mommy 07:52
4.None Would Name It
5.Bad Ideas All Around
6.Beware Of God
7.Reverse Cowgirl
8.Trucker
Members
Todd Bohannon: Bass
Anthony Harvell: Guitar
Jay Hollingshead: Drums
Tim Stockburger: Vocals
Review
Doom/Sludge Metallers Dirtmother’s debut self-titled album is a harsh and bleak sounding affair with the band creating music that’s easily comparable to the likes of Church Of Misery, BONGZILLA, EYEHATEGOD and THOU. There’s a meaty Southern Rock/Metal attitude which keeps the atmosphere brutal, thick and downright nasty with Tim Stockburger’s sublime harsh vocals having a demented and menacing purpose to them.
The sound is also powered by a ton of heavy Sludge/Stoner grooves with a subtle NOLA theme allowing Dirtmother to reside into the lower depths of the nastier side of the WEEDIAN world. With a non-stop reliance on AMPLIFIER DISTORTION, FUZZY REVERB and LOW & SLOW sonic experimentation, fans of distorted metal will no doubt get a kick out of this.
The vocals maybe HARSH and sometimes DEATH based but they’re easily understandable with Tim revelling in his frontman role. The rest of the band provide STELLAR grooves throughout with a wide assortment of sludgy instrumental passages and sonic depths of filth appearing within the first half of the album which is perhaps the strongest part of the record especially on tracks such as Soil The Dove, Pinko and Goodnight Mommy.
There’s a bleak sense of nihilistic humour to Dirtmother’s lyrics and how the story sometimes develops within their music. This adds to the overall nastiness and heaviness of the record with the superb instrumental passages that builds upto some outstanding down-tuned grooves with a mean riff-centric journey on other tracks such as None Would Name It, Bad Ideas All Around, Beware Of God and Reverse Cowgirl.
With Dirtmother combining classic NOLA tropes and themes on the later stages of the record, there’s no denying the band know their way around a classic Doom/Sludge Metal groove even when the mood changes ever slightly to a Blackened Doom/Sludge sound. There’s always a highly volatile and superbly melodic grizzled RIFF making you want to HEADBANG violently and furiously until you fully blackout into submission.
Dirtmother’s debut album soul maybe brutally bleak but it’s heart is absolutely pure of good intentions of ROCKING THE FUCK OUT with intense music from start to finish.
This is an absolutely outstanding slice of Blackened Doom/Sludge Metal heaviness you should add to your collection now.
Words by Steve Howe
Dirtmother’s debut album will be available to buy on CD/DD from Saturday 08th March 2025.
Links
Facebook | BandCamp | Instagram
