This band was one of the first stoner rock bands to blaze the bong in their Camaro across the desert. There is more beef this time around, The vocals have more of a gritty growl, though they are upfront in the mix and hung out to dry with little effects on them. There is more in common with Motorhead here, than Black Sabbath, the riffs have a 90s grunge tinge at times.. I used to think of them as more stoner rock, but this album insists they are stoner metal and draws a pretty clear line in the sand about it. The burly boogie driving things is effective though, after the first three songs of it, I think they need to fuck with the dynamics a bit. The sound is big and easily establishes their relevance in 2024.
I wonder how many people in the Music Press are going to pay attention to the lyrics of "False Hope Diet". As it contemplates many topics that were hailed as being conspiracy theories. "Cemetary Rats" is the album's most metal moment so far as it thrashes out with an almost Pantera-level heft. "the Fury of a Patient Man" is more straightforward, and back to the almost Motorhead-level rock. "GEMINI" works off an effective groove. "the Justice Knift" thunders down the highway with a high octane charge tempered by a shuffle. Midway into the song they go off into a jam.
'End of Transmission " hits with a heavier hand that carries a more apocalyptic stomp. "Eye of the Minotaur" reminds me of Clutch. It's listed as a bonus track but it's on my version so I am counting it as one of the album's songs, I would say it does stand out a bit, but to their credit all of the songs are different, they are not just cranking out one sound and wearing it out. I will give this album a 9, it's a great deal of fun and rocks out harder than I expected from these guys. Peaceville Records is dropping this July 19th.
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