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94

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. 100
    Take this, the album's third legit release (which, by the way, sounds so balls you can practically hear the dank nugs), pop it in, turn out all the lights, face Mecca, and bow down.
  2. May 15, 2012
    100
    It's an album of endless pleasures, and its arcane, foggy-headed mysteries never stop revealing themselves.
  3. May 15, 2012
    90
    With a more dynamic and drastically enhanced sound, this is how Dopesmoker was meant to be heard.
  4. May 15, 2012
    85
    Dopesmoker is an infinitely explorable listen, the kind of record that will goad your attention through miniscule rabbit holes whether or not you're as stoned as the people who made it.
  5. May 15, 2012
    70
    Come in expecting a mystical journey and take it for what it is--an hour-long, drug-infused jam--and you'll be pulled right in.
  6. Jun 12, 2012
    70
    If the first [issue] had sonic charms which seem extemporary, this one is somewhere between the sublunary murk of the earlier bootlegs, the original band-approved TeePee records version of 2003 and a brighter, modern-sounding studio demo, but it's not glaringly distinct.
  7. The Wire
    Aug 2, 2012
    80
    Were it only instrumental, Dopesmoker would be some kind of masterpiece. [Aug 2012, p.55]
  8. Jul 11, 2012
    100
    Cryptic and daunting, "Dopesmoker" is the quintessential stoner metal track. Sixteen years since its birth, it remains unsurpassed.
  9. Uncut
    Jun 1, 2012
    90
    The group's commitment and almost minimalistic sense of repetition resulting in a metal longplayer of unrivaled scope. [Jul 2012, p.96]
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Dec 28, 2012
    10
    This album is essential if you are getting into stoner/doom/drone metal genre. It's extremely influential for artists as diverse as Wolves inThis album is essential if you are getting into stoner/doom/drone metal genre. It's extremely influential for artists as diverse as Wolves in the Throne Room, Black Bombaim or the Heavy Eyes. Listen to it, it's a great **** experience. Burn some incense, turn off the lights off and experience the Power of the Riff. 10/10 may sound too much, but this record deserves it! Full Review »
  2. Jun 26, 2022
    10
    so **** good its unreal, a centerpiece of doom metal and a must listen. 10 outa 10
  3. Jul 11, 2021
    9
    AYO THIS EDIBLE AINT SHI-