''Boxriff'' is an EP by American rock band

The Atomic Bitchwax The Atomic Bitchwax is an American stoner rock band from New Jersey, formed in 1992 by bassist/singer/songwriter Chris Kosnik, guitarist Ed Mundell, and drummer Keith Ackerman. They did not release their first full-length album until 1999, upon ...

, released in November 2006 via

MeteorCity MeteorCity Records is an American record label founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album ''Welcome to MeteorCity'' showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorCi ...

. It contains four new studio songs and a live set recorded at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on November 11, 2005. It is accompanied by a live DVD of the same performance.

Track listing

All songs by The Atomic Bitchwax unless noted. # "STD" – 4:06 # "So Come On" – 4:11 # "Turn Me On" – 5:11 # "Kiss the Sun" ( Core) – 3:55 # "Intro" – 1:20 # "Force Field" –2:11 # "Hey Alright" – 3:09 # "Kiss the Sun" (Core) – 3:45 # "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/ Ed Mundell) – 2:11 # "The Cloning Chamber" – 2:51 # "The Destroyer" – 3:44 # "Maybe I'm a Leo" ( Deep Purple) – 3:23 # "Gettin' Old" – 4:29 # "Ice Pick Freak" – 2:42 # "Forty-Five" – 3:20 # "Birth to the Earth" – 3:51 # "Shit Kicker" –3:48 *Tracks 5–17 are live

DVD tracks

# "Intro" # "Force Field" # "Hey Alright" # "Kiss the Sun" ( Core) # "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/ Ed Mundell) # "The Cloning Chamber" # "The Destroyer" # "Maybe I'm a Leo" ( Deep Purple) # "Gettin' Old" # "Ice Pick Freak" # "Forty-Five" # "Birth to the Earth" # "Shit Kicker"

Critical reception

Reviews of ''Boxriff'' were generally positive, with the track music stated as "

stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep ...

with gargantuan

riff A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music (also known as an ostinato figure in classical music); it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompanim ...

s and trippy sonics" as well as appreciation for the live set music. Note was also made that the "boogie metal" of the album was the most accessible for TAB's music, opening it to a larger audience.

References

2006 EPs 2006 live albums 2006 video albums The Atomic Bitchwax albums MeteorCity albums Albums produced by Jack Endino {{2000s-metal-album-stub