Bongzilla
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| Bongzilla | |
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| Origin | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Genre(s) | Stoner metal Sludge metal Doom metal |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Label(s) | Relapse Records Ritual Records Barbarian Records |
| Associated acts | Weedeater Buzzov*en Sourvein |
Bongzilla is a stoner metal band from Madison, Wisconsin. As their name suggests, most of their material is related to marijuana and promotes its legalization. The band formed in 1995, and over the next three years recorded and released a dozen songs on EPs and split singles. In 1998 they signed to Relapse Records, and have since released four studio albums and a live album through the label. Their current bassist, "Dixie" Dave Collins, also performs for fellow sludge metal bands Weedeater, Buzzov*en and Sourvein.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Mike Makela ("Muleboy") - vocals, guitar
- Jeff Schultz ("Spanky") - guitar
- "Dixie" Dave Collins - bass
- Mike Henry ("Magma") - drums
[edit] Previous members
- Nate "Weed Dragon" Dethlefsen - bass
- Cooter Brown - bass
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Type | Format | Label | Notes |
| 1996 | Mixed Bag | EP | 7" | Rhetoric Records | |
| 1997 | Bongzilla/Meatjack split | EP | 7" | Pinecone Records | |
| 1998 | Bongzilla/Cavity split | EP | 7" | Rhetoric Records | |
| 1998 | Bongzilla/Hellchild split | EP | 7" | HG Fact Records | |
| 1998 | "Hemp for Victory" | Single | 7" | Thunder Lizard Records | |
| 1998 | Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes | EP | 12" | Relapse Records | Re-released in 2007 by Modus Operandi |
| 1999 | He's No Good to Me Dead | Compilation | CD | Game Two Records | 5-way split w/Negative Reaction, Grief, Subsanity, and Sourvein |
| 1999 | Stash | Album | CD/LP | Relapse Records | Re-released in 2007 by Relapse on CD coupled with Methods... |
| 2000 | Apogee | Album | CD/LP | Relapse Records | |
| 2001 | Twin Threat to Your Sanity | Compilation | 2x7" | Riotous Assembly | 4-way split w/Dystopia, Noothgrush, and Corrupted |
| 2001 | Shake: The Singles | Compilation album | CD | Barbarian Records | Contains all 7" and compilation tracks |
| 2002 | Gateway | Album | CD/LP | Howling Bull America | Re-released in 2004 by Relapse |
| 2004 | Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival | Live album | CD | Relapse Records | |
| 2005 | Amerijuanican | Album | CD/LP | Relapse Records |
[edit] External links
- Bongzilla on Relapse Records
- Bongzilla at MySpace
- Bongzilla at ARTISTdirect
- Bongzilla at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- Bongzilla at Rockdetector
- Bongzilla at Spirit of Metal
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