Dopefight - Demo 2009

Jeez this demo from UK's "Dopefight" sure packs the proverbial punch, Bass dominated riffing with such a low tone it is almost sickening in its bellowing, guttural approach. The band main inspiration is the mighty THC so the comparison to "Bongzilla, Sleep and other Stoner/Doom bud worshipers will come as obvious but in amongst those grooves there is a good dose of "Iron Monkey" and "Grief" sounding tortured Doom. The band has a odd but amusing interest with the evil one himself "Satan" but i get the impression they are taking the piss with it. Either way its very entertaining in a perverse kind of way. The sonic bass tones, crashing drums and guttural vocals combine for a sound that is generic but at the same time hard to dismiss for sheer bombastic qualities. There is some weird, distorted vocal sounds which sets them apart from a lot of other bands but being the demo is so short, it is hard to judge if this sound would be so effective if it was spread over a full length album. This is the type of band that will blow your head off and make your stomach churn all at the same time. I am a lover of bass sounds so i ate this baby up and smoked up big time the times i have gave this a spin. It has great production and cool artwork but its a real short teaser of what the future may have in-store for this band. I can't wait for a full length album, it could be one of the all time great Stoner/Doom albums if the time is right and the weed is good. Smoke it. 9/10

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