Meanderthal

Meanderthal
Studio album by Torche
Released April 8, 2008
Genre Stoner metal, sludge metal
Length 36:13
Label Hydra Head Records
(HH666-152)
Daymare Recordings
Producer Kurt Ballou, Torche
Torche chronology
In Return
(2007)		 Meanderthal
(2008)		 Healer / Across the Shields
(2009)

Meanderthal is the second full length studio album by the Miami, Florida band Torche. It was released on April 8, 2008.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
AbsolutePunk.net (91%)[2]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10)[3]
Sputnikmusic [4]
SPIN [5]
Thrash Hits [6]

In the January 2009 issue of Decibel Magazine, Meanderthal was ranked #1 atop the list of the Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Triumph of Venus" - 1:44
  2. "Grenades" - 2:53
  3. "Piraña" - 1:32
  4. "Sandstorm" - 2:19
  5. "Speed of the Nail" - 1:41
  6. "Healer" - 2:07
  7. "Across the Shields" - 3:03
  8. "Sundown" - 3:17
  9. "Little Champion" - 0:34
  10. "Without a Sound" - 2:06
  11. "Fat Waves" - 4:32
  12. "Amnesian" - 6:25
  13. "Meanderthal" - 4:00

The Daymare Recordings release of the album includes the entire "In Return" EP as bonus tracks.

Personnel

Line-up

Credits

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1340599
  2. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=342191
  3. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/142354-torche-meanderthal
  4. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=26006
  5. ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/torche-meanderthal-hydra-head
  6. ^ http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/05/album-torche-meanderthal/
  7. ^ Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008 @ Decibel Magazine

External links

Torche
Studio albums
Torche · Meanderthal
EPs
Split albums
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