Release Date February 28th, 2026
Format Digital
Genre Stoner/Sludge/Groove Metal
Country USA
Sons Of Gulliver entered the scene with their self-titled EP in 2024. Justin Potter and Dolphin Riot spent the next two years touring heavily across Texas. The Dallas duo played live gigs alongside Red Beard Wall and Bongzilla, and won the top prize at the Texas Viking Festival. They packed their gear and headed down to Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals to tape their debut album, "Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon".
The music relies entirely on bass and drums. Potter runs a massive amount of distortion through his rig to make up for the lack of a guitar player. Riot smashes the cymbals and kicks the bass drum with high energy. The studio captured a very raw sound right to the tape. The resulting noise sounds massive and loud. Songs like "Dunes" deliver thick desert rock grooves. "Distortion Or Death" speeds things up with loud amp worship and screaming vocals. They also play a heavy version of "Ohio" by Neil Young. You get plenty of heavy psych fuzz stacked on top of loud sludge drumming. The singing stays loud and aggressive throughout the entire run.
A two-man setup has limitations. The tone stays completely the same across the tracklist. The bass fuzz sounds great, although it runs together after ten minutes. The lack of guitar solos keeps things very basic. The music does not change direction very often. It is a straight line of stoner metal from the first riff to the last drum fill. "Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon" gives stoner metal heads a fun time. Fans of Clutch and The Midnight Ghost Train will definitely bang their heads to these riffs. The guys clearly play loud and wild. A few more tempo changes would bump the rating up higher. For a debut release, Sons Of Gulliver bring the riffs straight to the speakers.
Score: 7.0
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