Bongzilla
Formed: 1996
From:
Madison,
WI,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Bongzilla News
Below is our complete Bongzilla news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
Bongzilla Premiere New Single "Hippie Stick"
Wisconsin-based doom metal trio Bongzilla premiere a new single titled “Hippie Stick”, taken from their upcoming new album "Dab City", which will be out in stores June 2nd, 2023 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Check out now "Hippie Stick" streaming via YouTube for you now below.
Desertfest UK Announces Lineup Changes
The organisers of the British edition of Desert Fest, which will celebrate it's tenth incarnation next month, have announced that a number of bands have been unable to make it to this year's festival, including Corrosion Of Conformity and The Obsessed. The good news however is that they have booked a number of replacements. A message from the organisers reads as follows:
"Due to circumstances well beyond our control, the following artists are no longer able to perform at DF London ’22: Corrosion of Conformity, The Obsessed/Wino, Khemmis, Somali Yacht Club, Mos Generator, URNE, Shuck.
"We know this news comes as a disappointment however, all is far from lost as we are thrilled to be welcoming 1000mods, Greenleaf, DVNE, Ritual King, Shooting Daggers, Old Horn Tooth & Personal Hell to the bill!
"We hope you understand that touring is still extremely difficult to navigate during these times, with a lot of decisions taken out of our hands. But your continued support of independent live music means everything to us. We cannot wait to see you in a little over a month!
"If you are still after a weekend ticket, the best thing to do is sign up to the DICE waiting list. Or you can nab yourself a Saturday + Sunday (Non-Roundhouse access) combo ticket here.
"More info regarding after-parties, merch + a very exciting reveal of what's going to be on offer down on Greenland Place is all to come.. stay tuned!" More...
Bongzilla Premiere New Song "Free The Weed"
Midwest doom and stoner outfit Bongzilla premiere a new song entitled "Free The Weed", taken from their upcoming new album "Weedsconsin", which will be out in stores - of course - on April 20 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Check out now "Free The Weed" below.
Bongzilla Premiere New Song "Sundae Driver"
Midwest stoner outfit Bongzilla premiere a new song entitled "Sundae Driver", taken from their upcoming new album "Weedsconsin", which will be out in stores - of course - on April 20 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Check out now "Sundae Driver" below.
South By Southwest 2016 Schedule
Chuck Loesch of 101 X, No Control Radio posted information on the metal bands appearing at South By South West 2016 (SXSW).
Monday 3/14/16
Wicked Bad Concerts/ at the Swan Dive FREE w/ RSVP
STAGE
7:00pm - Smoky Mirror
8:00pm - The Dirty Seeds
9:00pm - Summit
10:00pm - Oddfellows
11:00pm - White Dog
12:00am - Black Tabs
FLOOR
7:30pm - Mountain Rag
8:30pm - Ladykiller
9:30pm - Foxmoor Express
10:30pm - Thunderkief
11:30pm - Orcanaut
PATIO
7:15pm - Amplified Heat
8:15pm - Greenbeard
9:15pm - R.I.P.
10:15pm - Crypt Trip
11:15pm - Glitter Wizard
12:15am - The Great Electric Quest More...
Against The Grain Kicking Off New Tour
The Motor City road dogs from Against The Grain will kick off a near three-week run of live abrasions supporting the weedian sludge dealers in Bongzilla.
Set to commence tonight, February 26th, in Madison, Wisconsin, ATG's part in the tour will run through March 17th in Fort Worth, Texas and find the band trampling eighteen cities. Additional support will be provided by the volume antagonists in Black Cobra and Lo-Pan.
From there, the band will perform alongside Pentagram and Mondo Drag in Houston and Austin respectively. In May, Against The Grain will take to the streets again supporting Anvil with additional onstage actions in their plotting stages. See confirmed dates below. More...
Maryland Deathfest Names 45 More Acts For 2016
Promoters for Maryland Deathfest have announced 45 more acts for the 2016 edition of the annual Memorial Day festival bash. Among the list - U.K. doom metal legends Paradise Lost, U.S. doom metal upstarts Crypt Sermon, the reformed Swedish death act Centinex, U.K. legends Discharge, U.S. thrash legends Hirax, soon to be defunct legends Nuclear Blast, U.K. classic metal legends Satan and the mighty Bay Area thrash act Testament.
Tickets for the event will be available soon. Head over to this location for more information.
The freshly named act list is:
The Afternoon Gentlemen (UK)
Buzzov*en
Centinex (Sweden)
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin (Italy)
Crypt Sermon
Dehumanized
Demonical (Sweden)
Demonic Christ
Deranged (Sweden)
Discharge (UK)
DOOM (UK)
Dopethrone (Canada)
Dragged into Sunlight (UK)
Gets Worse (UK)
Ground More...
Maryland Deathfest Confirms 30 Bands For 2016
Promoters for Maryland Deathfest have announced the first slew of thirty bands for the 15th edition of the festival to be held on May 26-29, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the list includes: Samael (performing "Ceremony of Opposites" in full), Venom and Exicter.
Ticket information can be found at this location.
There are still 50 bands expected to be announced, but so far the lineup looks like this:
Auroch (Canada)
Bongripper
Bongzilla
Denouncement Pyre (Australia)
Deströyer 666
Disgorge
Exciter
Gruesome More...
Bongzilla's 'Stash' To Be Reissued This Month
Relapse Records are reissuing BONGZILLA's first full length album, Stash, with bonus tracks from their EP Method For Attaining Extreme Altitudes. The North American release date is set for October 30th. According to a press release, “this remastered, repackaged, reissue of Bongzilla`s first full-length album (from 1999) and Relapse EP will give you a contact buzz all over again. Stash/Methods... proves that Bongzilla was as far ahead of their time as they were behind it.”
Bongzilla Nearly Finished Work On Third Album
Bongzilla have nearly completed work on their third full-length, "Amerijuanican." The effort was recorded at Coney Island Studios and mixed at Smart Studios with engineer Wendy Schneider. Tracks include "Weedy Woman", "Kash Under Glass", and "Amerijuanican." Here's a statement from frontman Muleboy:
"In a time when the U.S. supreme court has decided to outlaw medicinal marijuana, the Patriot Act has taken away freedoms our founding fathers granted in our constitution and the U.S., in engaging in a war for oil we can not win... shouldn't we as Americans be angry? 'Born in the USA, an Amerijuanican by the grace of God.' Our forefathers were Amerijuanicans! It's time to stand tall for what we believe in and Amerijuanican rings Loud and Clear how I feel."
The album will hit stores this fall through Relapse Records.
More Monster Magnet Tour Dates Announced
More tour dates have been announced for the forthcoming Monster Magnet, Bongzilla tour in September. Dates so far are as follows:
August 27 - Seaside, NJ @ Green Room
August 28 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Nightclub
August 29 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 31 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
September 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music
September 4 – Portland, OR @ Dante's
September 5 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
September 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
September 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Monster Garage TV
September 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
September 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mason Jar
September 12 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes
September 13 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
September 14 - St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights
September 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
September 17 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
September 18 - Little Falls, NJ @ Yogi Berra Stadium
September 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar
September 21 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
September 22 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
September 24 - Manchester, NH @ Liquid
September 25 - Rochester, NY @ Steel Music Hall
September 26 - Boston, MA @ WAAF
September 27 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
September 29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
September 30 - Lancaster, PA @ The Chamelon
October 1 - Baltimore, MD @ Rechter
October 2 - Huntington, WV @ Harris Riverfront Park
October 7 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
October 23 - Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park
(Note: not ALL dates are with Bongzilla)