Bongripper
{{Short description|American doom metal band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bongripper
| image = HF2023Bongripper 6.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bongripper at Hellfest 2023
| alias =
| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Doom metal|stoner metal|drone metal}}
| years_active = {{start date|2005}}–present
| label = Great Barrier
| website = {{URL|bongripper.com}}
| current_members = *Ronald Petzke
- Daniel O'Connor
- Nick Dellacroce
- Dennis Pleckham
}}
Bongripper is an American instrumental{{Citation |title=Bongripper - Satan Worshipping Doom Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/satan-worshipping-doom-mw0002439587 |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=en}} doom metal band from Chicago, formed in 2005.
History
In 2006, Bongripper self-released their first album, titled The Great Barrier Reefer,{{cite web|title=Bongripper Interview|date=January 31, 2008 |url=http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/interviews/a-f/bongripper-interview/|publisher=The Sleeping Shaman|accessdate=June 30, 2015}} which is composed of a single 79-minute piece created with the intention of being longer than Sleep's Dopesmoker. In 2007, the band self-released their second studio album titled Hippie Killer and their third studio album titled Heroin. In 2008, the band self-released its fourth studio album titled Hate Ashbury{{cite web|title=Bongripper – Hate Ashbury|url=http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/bongripper/hate-ashbury/|publisher=Scene Point Blank|accessdate=June 30, 2015}} and a collaborative EP with Winters in Osaka.{{Cite web |title='Meat Ditch' (CD/EP) |website=Metal Underground |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=3006 |access-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803085803/http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=3006 |url-status=dead }} This was followed by the band self-releasing their album Satan Worshipping Doom in 2010.
In 2013, Bongripper released two split EPs via Great Barrier Records; one with Hate and another with Conan.{{cite web|last1=Tuffrey|first1=Laurie|title=LISTEN: Conan/Bongripper Split|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/11743-conan-bongripper-split|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=June 30, 2015}}
In 2014, the band released their sixth studio album, titled Miserable, via Great Barrier Records.{{cite web|last1=Galil|first1=Leor|title=Bongripper smoke low and slow|date=March 3, 2015 |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bongripper-doom-metal-miserable-roadburn-petzke-dellacroce-oconnor-pleckham/Content?oid=16708907|publisher=Chicago Reader|accessdate=June 30, 2015}}
Their seventh album, titled Terminal, was released on July 6, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hornsup.fr/a-21771/news/bongripper-nouvel-album-annonce-infos-et-artwork|title=Bongripper : nouvel album annoncé ; infos et artwork|website=Hornsup.fr|accessdate=November 18, 2020}}
In May 2020, the band released Glaciers, an EP recorded in 2009 and left unreleased for 11 years.{{Cite web|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=May 5, 2020|title=BONGRIPPER Releases New EP Glaciers|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/bongripper-releases-new-ep-glaciers|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Metal Injection|language=en-US}}
Members
- Ronald Petzke – bass
- Daniel O'Connor – drums
- Nick Dellacroce – guitars
- Dennis Pleckham – guitars
Discography
= Studio albums =
- The Great Barrier Reefer (2006, self-released)
- Hippie Killer (2007, self-released)
- Heroin (2007, self-released)
- Hate Ashbury (2008, self-released)
- Satan Worshipping Doom (2010, self-released)
- Miserable (2014, The Great Barrier Records)
- Terminal (2018, The Great Barrier Records)
- Empty (2024, The Great Barrier Records)
= EPs and splits =
- Meat Ditch {{small|(split with Winters in Osaka)}} (2008, self-released)
- Sex Tape / Snuff Film (2011, Great Barrier Records)
- Bongripper/Hate (2013, Great Barrier Records)
- Bongripper/Conan (2013, Holy Roar Records)
- Glaciers (2020, self-released)