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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

No. Title Length
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
Total length:
36:13

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

Personnel

Band members
Other personnel

References

  1. Meanderthal at AllMusic
  2. "Torche - Meanderthal - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  3. "Torche - Meanderthal (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  4. "Torche, 'Meanderthal (Hydra Head)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  5. "Album: Torche – Meanderthal". Thrash Hits. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  6. Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008 @ Decibel Magazine


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