BOOM! This album by rifle is volcanic. Dim the lights, breathe deep, and pass the pipe. These irresistible songs, with their rolling hypnotic grooves, are truly satisfying. If the band’s goal was to achieve an early 70’s hashish-laced classic, they succeeded. Rifle’s fuzz-drenched alpha sound is a bad-to-the-bone flight of heavy rock, stripped of pretense. It’s rhythmic, other-worldly, deep, and expansive. Well-produced, the album balances hardcore tradition with innovative brilliance. A gem!