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BONGZILLA



Bongzilla conspiraters:
King Kola Killer - Muleboy
The Big "Bud" Man - The Dealer
Magma Mota - The Tester
Sensi Spanky - Mr. Green Thumb

The tracklisting :
1. Gestation
2. Scared Smoke
3. American
4. Budgun/T.H.C.
5. Prohibition (4th Amendment)
6. Grog Lady
7. Harvest
8. P.O.W.
9. Under The Sun


The title says it all.

This album wasn't just inspired by Mary Jane, this album IS Mary Jane.

A kind of stoner/country metal with heavy hippy influences. Big riffs, grinding themes, and enough bass to loosen the most constipated bowels, this is not an album for people who are looking for fancy playing and great musicianship.

This is also the first album of its kind that I've heard that uses almost black metal-like vocals - a very interesting mixture. A nice cover of Black Sabbath's "Under The Sun" is included as homage to the other possible source of inspiration. A scratch-and-sniff version of the inlay would have been cool!

For more information, write to :
BONGZILLA, P.O. Box 1244, Madison, WI 53701
Released by Relapse Records (RR 6 4 20-2)
website : http://www.relapse.com

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