Bull Dyke Rodeo II Dykefuge

As soon as you hear the opening of this album you know you are in one hell of a fuzz filled stoner ride.This band is from Wisconsin and they blend the best from Stoner Metal,Sludge and Doom into a smorgasbord riff fest."See You At The Party,Richter" kicks off the album with a monster of a riff,this thing just slays with fuzz filled glory.Its a pity the song is only three minutes,i would have liked to see this one stretched out to a 10 minute jam-fest.Infectious to the last note,you couldn't kick off a album any better than this.Next up is "Sue Me Dickhead" and yes they sure have a way with song titles.This is when the band really gets really eccentric with its riffs and musical sections.This has pure Sludge/Stoner/Doom moments,some weird ass guitar noodling and even some 70's inspired jamming sections that make the 11 minute plus track seem effortless.A definitive highlight on the album with some incredibly heavy riffs,this track is a monster."Pyramid Mine" is up next and starts off with another twiddly guitar before launching into another headbanging pounding riff.The guitar sound on this album is perfectly balanced between heavier than hell riffage and jazzy/progressive rock touches.The bass sound is also suitably throbbing to the unique 70's Stoner groove that the band seems to have a real talent for producing."Blue Sky On Mars" finds the band reaching another high,the vocal work on this track is particularly good.The dude has a voice that fits in well with the 70's inspired Sludge,growling its way through every track."Blue Sky On Mars" has some cool tempo changes and like the rest of the album its full of groove.This leads us to the final track,the epic "Three Breasted Ballad" which is a 20 minute tour de force that starts off slow building up tension and atmosphere before pulling in all directions.The band is influenced by Science Fiction and it shows mostly in this track.Lots of mood changes and guitar driven sections that have a progressive quality not heard much in the Down-Tempo world of experimental rock.Out of all the tracks on the album this final track is the hardest one to get into but after a few listens it becomes a favorite.I almost think of this band as being the modern day Doom version of "Captain Beyond".Spacey but still enough fuzz filled riffarama to satisfy you bong hungry stoners out there.Also with the final track things get weird at the 11 minute mark,like its another song completely.I am not sure what they are trying to achieve here,things just get downright silly.The vocals turned into something that sounds like a drunken "Billy Idol" and while its fun to listen to,it takes the final track into something disturbing for me.Apart from that minor hiccup this is a great album.Check it out... 9/10

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