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Dopesmoker [Reissue]
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Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

  • Summary: The reissue and remastered release of the doom metal band's 63-minute track includes a 1994 live recording of "Holy Mountain."
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The A.V. Club
    May 15, 2012
    100
    It's an album of endless pleasures, and its arcane, foggy-headed mysteries never stop revealing themselves.
  2. The Boston Phoenix
    Jun 8, 2012
    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.
  3. PopMatters
    Jul 11, 2012
    100
    Cryptic and daunting, "Dopesmoker" is the quintessential stoner metal track. Sixteen years since its birth, it remains unsurpassed.
  4. Exclaim
    May 15, 2012
    90
    With a more dynamic and drastically enhanced sound, this is how Dopesmoker was meant to be heard.
  5. Pitchfork
    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.
  6. The Wire
    Aug 2, 2012
    80
    Were it only instrumental, Dopesmoker would be some kind of masterpiece. [Aug 2012, p.55]
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  7. Consequence
    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.

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  1. simaog
    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!… Collapse
  2. cascahotngl
    Jun 26, 2022
    10
    so **** good its unreal, a centerpiece of doom metal and a must listen. 10 outa 10
  4. abrusentsev
    Jun 14, 2012
    9
    If you are at all interested in "doom" as a genre then this is an essential album...I don't believe in albums scoring 10/10 but this comesIf you are at all interested in "doom" as a genre then this is an essential album...I don't believe in albums scoring 10/10 but this comes very close. Turn out the lights, get comfortable put on your headphones and zone out to this audio masterpiece… Expand
  5. Cumball
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    AYO THIS EDIBLE AINT SHI-

  6. yrcrazy
    Jan 23, 2016
    8
    This is a powerful filthy droneing mess complete with lyrics that sound like the long lost brother of Lemmy Killminster showering and crashingThis is a powerful filthy droneing mess complete with lyrics that sound like the long lost brother of Lemmy Killminster showering and crashing symbols.… Expand