By: Mark Tremblay
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 25/05/2018
Label: Totem Cat Records
Dopethrone are the most consistent band in the genre, and this record further cements their legacy as one of the greats.
“Transcanadian Anger” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1).
Planet Meth
2).
Wrong Sabbath
3).
Killdozer
4).
Scuzzgasm
5).
Tweakjabber
6).
Snort Dagger
7).
Killbilly Krush
8).
Miserablist
The Review:
Dopethrone is a no frills stoner metal band
that has nothing to hide. “Transcanadian
Anger” is everything you want to hear from the band, only further refined. With each new release, Dopethrone
further solidify themselves as the Mötorhead of their
genre. “Transcanadian Anger” is all substance, and no bullshit.
Dopethrone slithers out
of the gate with “Planet Meth” and “Wrong Sabbath”. These bluesy riffs are the sonic equivalent
of drowning in a vat of tar; a syrupy heavy tone only made possible by Dopethrone.
The miasma of thick sludge kicks
into high gear with “Killdozer” and
“Scuzzgasm”. These four tracks
showcase Dopethrone’s ability to create such diverse
music within their brand of stoner/sludge metal.
The
overall production on this record exemplifies the band’s strengths; full of lush
textures, and really pushing the low end tones to the forefront of the
listening experience. Even though the vocals seem quite low in the mix, they
have this ominous quality to them that work perfectly in creating the soundscape
that Dopethrone aspires to.
“Transcanadian
Anger” is must have stoner/sludge metal record, but the
listeners already knew that. Dopethrone are the most
consistent band in the genre, and this record further cements their legacy as
one of the greats.
