Dopethrone

Bruh...

To say that Dopethrone sounds like Black Sabbath on steroids really does not truly emphasize the sheer weight and heaviness of this album. It’s more like if Black Sabbath were the size of Godzilla, sinisterly angry, pulverizing buildings, leaving epic craters of destruction in their wake as they stomp and pound large cities into oblivion…on steroids.You can forgive me if that statement sounds a little half-baked, but I am reviewing of the greatest stoner-doom metal albums of all-time. For my money, it is the greatest doom-metal album of all-time, because it doesn’t F around too much meandering with slow, Frankenstein-esq riffs. Sure, there’s some of that, but when these MFers jam out, it feels like a 17.0 earthquake on the richter scale. The bass and sheer power of some of these jams are so tasty, so menacing, so earth-shatteringly heavy, you just might soil yourself listening to it (see “Funeropolis” and “Weird Tales”). It is truly awesome to behold. Be warned though: if you value your speakers, be it a pair of cans, in your car, in your house, or what have you, proceed with caution, because the low-end bass of some of these monstrous jams just might blow your sound system to smithereens.That’s how effing heavy it is. So put on a pair of Depends and prepare to get dirty...real dirty.

Heavy as Godzilla stomping your brain. Heavy as a Mack truck running over your stoned butt. Yes it is. It's really like hanging out with friends and having a good time and someone decides to make a casserole. They start throwing all kinds of ingredients into it and all you're thinking is "Man, this is gonna be good" and you tingle with excitement. It goes into the oven for a while and you indulge into more of your vice of choice thinking in the back of your mind "When is that glorious casserole gonna be done so I can enjoy it's gooey goodness". The hunger gets more aggressive to the point you're looking every minute at a clock but it seems it's not moving. The anticipation keeps building and finally after an eternity the casserole is done and you grab a plate, a bowl, a slab of wood and scoop some of that hot mess onto it and dig in and realize it tastes like a cake. It's not casserole but cake and it's the most awesomest cake you ever had. Yeah, that's Dopethrone. Have your cake and eat it too you grimy stoners.

What can I say about this that hasn't already been said? This album will bludgeon you to death, and then stomp on your brains - and you will love it and go back for more! I sometimes just laugh when the opening song plays - it is so "how the hell did they do that??" heavy! This is doom, sludge, fuzz, and sheer weight. It's not fast, blast, double-bass and guitar proggy pyrotechnics - it's sludge - pure, evil, thick, smoked out sludge. Careful how loudly you play it - I could see it blowing speakers, it is SOOO fuzzy and distorted. I'll end it here, I can't say anything that hasn't already been said. Buy this, and be careful with it!

Incredible album by an incredible band. This is probably their best work (definitely their best known), although I would HIGHLY recommend checking out their entire catalog, with my second favorite probably being "Witchcult Today". You should also tune into the band Sleep (PLEASE check out Sleep's "Holy Mountain", seriously). Lastly, I would recommend anything by (the) Melvins, because they're pretty much Gods.Dopethrone is essentially one the droneyest, sludgyest, darkest, heaviest monster out there. You should absolutely give it a ride.

I will admit, I was not familiar with Electric Wizard until I picked up Terrorizer magazine this week and saw their choice of Dopethrone as the best metal album of the last decade. That piqued my interest. That they are considered a "stoner rock" band, and I am a fan of the band Sleep, cemented my decision: I had to hear this album.I'm glad I did. Dopethrone is one of the heaviest albums I have ever heard. It is thunderous! The vocals of Jus Oborn are mixed down into the music and can be difficult to decipher, but that is not a complaint. To me, the non-prominent vocals add to the denseness of the songs. Four of the tracks exceed ten minutes, and not one of them is dull. The riffs, the crush, and the sheer heaviness of this album make Dopethrone a true wonder.I do believe Terrorizer is right on this one.

Simply put, this is the most foul, sludgy, and distorted record I have ever heard in all the best ways possible. I got the purple sparkle pressing and the quality is top-notch.

Not bad. CD plays a little long. Long songs. Kinda drawn out.

Had to write a review about one of my favourite albums of all time. Dopethrone is such a powerful, heavy, doom-laden album that you can't help come away impressed. From the sleazy, drop-tuned guitars, the slow, methodical drumming and the distorted vocals Electric Wizard found a new sound that projected their sci-fi/slasher horror style.Funeralopolis is one of the Wizards best riffs and is so poundingly brilliant that I would class it as one of my favourite all time riffs. It's so slow, but head-bangingly great and the vocals slash through the song with real passion. The rest follow suit in what can only be the best drug-fuelled metal album ever released (Sleep's Holy Mountain is a very close second though).There have been plenty of bands that have supped from the Sabbath font, some come away sounding too much like the band (Sleep, Saint Vitus), however others have branched off enough to keep the spirit but remain unique. Wizard fall into that category, and Dopethrone is their masterpiece.Recommended to anyone who loves metal. This is a great album and will open you up to so many other good doom/stoner bands out there.

This is one of the heaviest album Ive ever heard and also one of the best! I got into The Wizard through this album, and along with Come my Fanatics and Let Us Prey, this is their best work. SOOOOO Evil! Soooo sinister! Sooo Slow!!! Theres not enough good things to say about this band. If, like me you love Horror Movies, Black Sabbath and pure drop tuned sludge stoner rock....buy this record! You may end up playing it FAR more than you imagined. Its inspiring to hear a band who can be as overwhelmingly claustrophobic and frightening and at the same time be so chilled out and soothing! Hail!As I said though, purchase the original CD pressing as the remastered versions all sound terrible. The mastering is so in the red it makes listening to on headphones unbearble and ruins the true heaviness of this album.

One of the best for EW.

droney boozy metal - just what the dr ordered

Husband very happy!