Debut release from the heavy pagan rock force that is Gonga. At first inspection the word ‘Sabbath’ comes to mind, but this anvil avalanche really digs deeper to find its own hell.
"One of those albums one cant imagine being recorded with anything other than Orange or Green brand amplifiers, Gongas eponymous debut takes the classic stoner rock blueprint as set down by desert gods Kyuss... Believe it, brothers and sisters, the gargantuan, sub-Sabbath grind-riffs powering standout tracks like "Burnt Honey," "Fellow Man" and first single "Stratofortress," is as chilling as it is thrilling. But aside from reminding us just how much those old Seattle bands bowed down to Black Sabbath in the first place (hello, Soundgarden!), everything else about Gongas music positively screams classic stoner rock. Touching upon most of the genres popular devices at one time or another, the band intersperses occasional instrumentals ("Pocket Scientist," the doom-tastic "Octane Bud") and acoustic guitar snippets "Untitled No. 2" & "No. 3") with the energetic highway anthems cited above, as well as a few lengthy stoner jams sure to incite the sort of head-nodding that generally precedes spilling your bong-water everywhere." (www.allmusic.com)
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