Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 7/7/2014
Label: The Great
Barrier Records
‘Miserable’
CD/DD/LP track listing:
1). Endless
17:48
2). Descent
18:51
3). Into Ruin
28:25
Review:
Coming
off the success of their Doom masterpiece ‘Satan Worshipping Doom’ Chicago
From the first second to the last, Bongripper’s ‘Miserable’ hits you like a truck and leaves you flattened with its heavy riffage. As the first track begins, I felt like time and space was slowing down, indeed it sets a very dark mood for the rest of the record. Listening and closing my eyes it truly felt like something bad was about to happen and I was anticipating such a thing the entire time. Staying true to their name, Bongripper makes you feel like taking a rip and cracking open a cold one, particularly during a moment in the middle of the first track, where you are given a breather from the band's relentless assault of high gain. Instead you are taken into a Pink Floyd type feeling that is very pleasing to hear, but on the whole ‘Endless’ is perhaps one of heaviest tracks to date from Bongripper.
From the first second to the last, Bongripper’s ‘Miserable’ hits you like a truck and leaves you flattened with its heavy riffage. As the first track begins, I felt like time and space was slowing down, indeed it sets a very dark mood for the rest of the record. Listening and closing my eyes it truly felt like something bad was about to happen and I was anticipating such a thing the entire time. Staying true to their name, Bongripper makes you feel like taking a rip and cracking open a cold one, particularly during a moment in the middle of the first track, where you are given a breather from the band's relentless assault of high gain. Instead you are taken into a Pink Floyd type feeling that is very pleasing to hear, but on the whole ‘Endless’ is perhaps one of heaviest tracks to date from Bongripper.
The
second track, ‘Descent’ features some great riffs, but is different from the
typical style Bongripper brings to the table; leading us brilliantly into the
powerful track ‘Into Ruin’ spanning a massive 30 minutes in duration, it is
truly a journey of pure heavy doom. It is powerful, heavy, consistent and a
monolith in itself!
Overall ‘Miserable’ is a great follow up and another heavy, very consistent record. Bongripper matures its sound and production wise they have reached perfection in terms of maximizing the Bongripper experience. In the end Bongripper unleashes a beast of a record and delivers again, further cementing their place as a Stoner Doom Monolith. Fans of ‘Satan Worshiping Doom’ will not be disappointed as theChicago
Words by: Frank Heredia
Overall ‘Miserable’ is a great follow up and another heavy, very consistent record. Bongripper matures its sound and production wise they have reached perfection in terms of maximizing the Bongripper experience. In the end Bongripper unleashes a beast of a record and delivers again, further cementing their place as a Stoner Doom Monolith. Fans of ‘Satan Worshiping Doom’ will not be disappointed as the
Words by: Frank Heredia
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