Kick ass psychedelic sludge rock.

From mid-pace to blast beat, with Sabbath blues (sped up) and death metal interludes, and a singer that sounds like the grouchiest drill instructor who ever stomped a mud hole�this is pretty intense stuff. A bit stripped down sounding, with some interesting bass effects, and slightly punk edge to the metal, but fun and tortuously hell driven. I think that I hear a little bit of Motorhead coming out of this CD. Wasn�t expecting that. it�s a bit tough to categorize these guys.

So this stoner band comes out of the gates sounding like the American version of Finntroll (oh, the horror!) and then by the second track slithers and bludgeons its way back into pissed off and drunk Manchu territory (that's Fu Manchu in a really bad mood, probably as bad as when the band found out Mammoth Records is outta business). Then, in the ever evolving world of HellBlock 6, the listener is treated to a little bit of hardcore meets thrash. Hellblock 6 must be bi-polar or something, because identity is the issue Burnin' Doom really grapples with. I mean, "StingRay" is a really cool track; I could play it for my skate friends, but then they wouldn't be able to dig the title song. Whereas my metal buddies would think "War Between The Worlds" is cool. My pink-haired and pierced punk contingent would rave about how Misfits "Wasteland" sounds. Jesus, how am I supposed to appreciate a record if it's going to draw everyone together and then have them fight over whose scene it belongs in?