Canadian sludge heroes DOPETHRONE share “Shlaghammer” video on Cvlt Nation; new album “Broke Sabbath” out May 24th on Totem Cat Records.
Montréal’s sludge metal heroes DOPETHRONE unleash an NSFW new video taken from their anticipated sixth album “Broke Sabbath”, out this May 24th on Totem Cat Records. Love or hate the madness of “Shlaghammer” and catch the band on their upcoming Canadian and European shows soon!
“Dopethrone can do no wrong with their filthy riffs birthed in the sewer.” – Cvlt Nation
Watch Dopethrone’s new video for “Shlaghammer“
+ stream the single on Bandcamp
Whenever the world thinks Dopethrone has finally disappeared, be sure that Canada’s filthiest heavy trio is rustling up something evil in the dark corners of their twisted minds… The beast has awakened and it’s now ready to deliver their first studio album in six years: “Broke Sabbath” on Totem Cat Records. A devastatingly evil slab of metal filth and schizophrenic aggression, “Broke Sabbath” provides maximum levels of grim and fuzz through seven highly noxious tracks recorded by the Montréal trio’s long-time collaborator Jean-Baptiste Joubeaud and coated with copious amounts of asphyxiating sonic density thanks to mastering from Brad Boatright.
“Broke Sabbath” will be released in the spring of 2024 on various vinyl editions, CD and digital through independent label Totem Cat Records. Check out their latest singles “Life Kills You” and “Uniworse“!
Dopethrone 2024 shows:
19.04 – Victoria, BC – Wicket Hall
20.04 – Vancouver, BC – Green Auto
21.04 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewery
22.04 – Nelson, BC – The Royal
24.04 – Edmonton, AB – The Buckingham
25.04 – Calgary, AB – Modern Love
26.04 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
27.04 – Winnipeg, MB – Handsome Daughter
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07.08 – Warsaw (PL) Hydrozagadka
08.08 – Jaroměř (CZ) Brutal Assault Fest
09.08 – Waldmunchen (DE) Void Fest
10.08 – Seelbach (DE) Hoflärm Festival
11.08 – Basel (CH) Quarterdek
13.08 – Nijmegen (NL) Merleyn
14.08 – Berlin (DE) Neue Zukunft
15.08 – Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang
16.08 – Copenhagen (DK) Stengade
New album “Broke Sabbath”
Out this spring on Totem Cat Records (vinyl/CD/digital)
Dopethrone is a three-piece band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Active since 2008, this DIY gang encompasses the bleakness of black metal, the steadfastness of New Orleans-style sludge, and a heavier-than-thou doom mentality. The riffs are thick, punishing, suffocating and destructive, with lyrics based on self-destruction, murder, cannabis and sleazy drug abuse. The band refers to their music as “Slutch”, the Canadian term for cold sludge or dirty mud snow. They once described it as “frozen sludge, snow-covered in crackhead diarrhea, blood, tears and broken dreams”.
After their second release “Dark Foil” (2011), Dopethrone started drawing some attention and were invited by Voivoid to play Roadburn Festival in 2012. They since haven’t stopped growing their audience in Europe, their adoptive land. Since their formation, Dopethrone has released five studio albums as well as some collaborations with other artists, and have regularly toured Europe and Canada. After a series of tours in 2019, Dopethrone has retreated to focus on the “delicate” baking of their sixth studio release. This new album entitled “Broke Sabbath” will be released in the spring of 2024 through French independent label Totem Cat Records, followed by shows in North America and Europe.
About the new album, the band says: “We went full ‘Volume 4’ on this one. The last few years have been thought for the underground, we swam against a tsunami of nonsensical bullshit and still managed not to drown. It’s just like a stew, we all know that the scum always rises to the top… And here we are! We decided to turn up the ‘not giving a fuck’ knob to 11, stepped out of our rusty dumpster, gave it a spit-shine and lit the fucker on fire. We went ‘full DIY’ on the cover artwork. We grabbed a shit-ton of Hochelaga alley dirt, junk, slutch and dumped it on our saloon floor, made a concoction of ‘fake’ blood and proceeded to surgically etch the Dopethrone logo on this stinking putrid pile. We also made all our videos with no budget and full dedication. Passion is known to exceed the norms of expectation, but we’re not passionate, we’re obsessed, so you better buckle up.”
Dopethrone is:
Vince – Guitar & Vocals
Vyk – Bass
Shane – Drums
Dopethrone links
Facebook⎜Bandcamp⎜Instagram
Totem Cat Records links
Website⎪Facebook⎪Bandcamp⎪Instagram
