Dozer - Beyond Colossal (2008)
Dozer - Beyond Colossal (2008)
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Alternative/ Stoner Rock | Small Stone Records, SS-087
Dozer's fifth studio album, released on Small Stone Records.
EAC Rip | FLAC, CUE+LOG | 300 MB | Full Scans (300dpi) | Hotfile/ Filesonic
Alternative/ Stoner Rock | Small Stone Records, SS-087
Dozer's fifth studio album, released on Small Stone Records.
One has to admire the members of Dozer for having the balls to name their fifth album Beyond Colossal, thereby raising fan expectations to improbable heights; but then, Sweden's longest-running stoner rock band (arguably) haven't paid much mind to external forces throughout their career – or else they'd have switched to death metal or pop music by now. No, Dozer remain committed to their primary musical course, and like other stoner rock stalwarts such as Fu Manchu or Clutch (whose Neil Fallon lends guest vocals on a couple of these tracks), their enduring relevance resides in both maintaining the broad strokes and manipulating the minute idiosyncrasies of their particular sonic recipe, so that it can balance familiarity with fresh perspectives. In the specific case of Beyond Colossal, this entails embarking on what is arguably their heaviest and darkest song cycle yet, although prime examples like "The Flood," "The Ventriloquist," and the really quite beyond colossal "The Throne" aren't exactly depressing so much as wickedly foreboding, substituting hooks and softer contrasts for absolutely crushing riffs and tornado-like vocal howls. Even slightly more melodic numbers like "Empire's End" (which sometimes sounds like a distorted take on Blondie's "Call Me"), "Grand Inquisitor" (featuring a gentle, whispered midsection), and "Bound for Greatness" (a drawn-out stoner rock hymn of sorts) are to a certain extent draped in bleak shades of despair. All this obviously makes Beyond Colossal a distinctly less accessible or immediate listening experience than recent Dozer albums, but their fans will surely be up for the challenge – and rewarded for their efforts – in no time.Tracklist:-Eduardo Rivadavia, Allmusic
1. The Flood (3:50)
2. Exoskeleton Part II (6:34)
3. Empire's End (3:54)
4. The Ventriloquist (4:55)
5. Grand Inquisitor (4:12)
6. Message Through The Horses (3:01)
7. The Throne (3:24)
8. Fire For Crows (3:57)
9. Two Coins For Eyes (6:50)
10. Bound For Greatness (3:28)
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EAC extraction logfile from 16. May 2011, 22:28
Dozer / Beyond Colossal
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Line-up:
Fredrik Nordin - Vocals, guitar
Tommi Holappa - Lead guitar
Johan Rockner - Bass
Olle Mårthans - Drums
Recorded April–May 2008 at Studios 301 in Stockholm and Rockhouse Studios in Borlänge.
Mixed at Tri-Lamb Studios by Karl Daniel Lidén (former Dozer drummer).
Mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA.
Additional vocals on "Empire's End" and "Two coins for eyes" by Neil Fallon.
Hammond Organ on "Bound for Greatness" by Jocke.