Meanderthal
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{{Infobox album
| name = Meanderthal
| type = Studio Album
| artist = Torche
| cover = Torche_Meanderthal.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 8, 2008
| recorded = October 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Stoner metal, sludge metal
| length = 36:13
| label = Hydra Head Records
Daymare Recordings
| producer = Kurt Ballou & Torche
| prev_title = In Return
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Healer / Across the Shields
| next_year = 2009
}}
Meanderthal is the second full-length studio album by American heavy metal band Torche. It was released on April 8, 2008.
Reception
{{Album reviews
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1340599}}
|rev2=AbsolutePunk.net
|rev3=Pitchfork Media
|rev3score=(8.2/10){{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12020-meanderthal/|title=Torche: Meanderthal|website=Pitchfork}}
|rev4=Sputnikmusic
|rev4score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=26006 |title=Torche - Meanderthal (album review) |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date=June 6, 2008 |accessdate=March 1, 2012}}
|rev5=SPIN
|rev5score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/torche-meanderthal-hydra-head |title=Torche, 'Meanderthal (Hydra Head) |date=June 25, 2008 |publisher=SPIN|accessdate=March 1, 2012}}
|rev6=Thrash Hits
|rev6score={{Rating|5.5|6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/05/album-torche-meanderthal/ |title=Album: Torche – Meanderthal |publisher=Thrash Hits |date=May 29, 2008 |accessdate=March 1, 2012}}
}}
In the January 2009 issue of Decibel Magazine, Meanderthal was ranked number 1 atop the list of the Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008.[http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=140019 Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008 @ Decibel Magazine]
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Triumph of Venus
| length1 = 1:44
| title2 = Grenades
| length2 = 2:53
| title3 = Piraña
| length3 = 1:32
| title4 = Sandstorm
| length4 = 2:19
| title5 = Speed of the Nail
| length5 = 1:41
| title6 = Healer
| length6 = 2:07
| title7 = Across the Shields
| length7 = 3:03
| title8 = Sundown
| length8 = 3:17
| title9 = Little Champion
| length9 = 0:34
| title10 = Without a Sound
| length10 = 2:06
| title11 = Fat Waves
| length11 = 4:32
| title12 = Amnesian
| length12 = 6:25
| title13 = Meanderthal
| length13 = 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
- Steve Brooks – guitars and vocals
- Juan Montoya – guitars
- Jonathan Nuñez – bass
- Rick Smith – drums
;Other personnel
- Kurt Ballou – production, recording, engineering, mixing and additional guitars
- Aaron Turner – cover artwork
- Nick Zampiello – mastering
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Torche-Meanderthal/release/1434234 Meanderthal] at Discogs
{{Torche}}
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Category:Hydra Head Records albums
Category:Albums with cover art by Aaron Turner
Category:Albums produced by Kurt Ballou
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