In the end, Hashtronaut has delivered a memorable and enchanting work of stoner metal as art. The pacing, the dynamism, the riffs, the glory. It’s all there and waiting for our ears. If you enter their weed-filled world as a visitor, you will leave as a denizen of a new world where good riffs really matter.
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Read More Mean Green: How Mean is the Green?It’s “dank,” not in the current sense of the word, but old and musty and hard to get rid of. It’s the kind of riff that bores itself into my brain and keeps digging long after the song is over.
Read More The Single Life: Dope Skum Drops Belly Lint all Over the PlaceStoner Rock and Doom don’t need anyone’s approval. It’s the original form of Heavy Metal, and in 52 years hasn’t died but keeps getting stronger and more diverse.
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