Boxriff

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Boxriff
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Released2006
Recorded2005
Genre Stoner metal
Label MeteorCity
Producer Jack Endino
The Atomic Bitchwax chronology
3
(2005)
Boxriff
(2006)
TAB 4
(2008)

Boxriff is an EP by American rock band The Atomic Bitchwax, released in November 2006 via MeteorCity. 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. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by The Atomic Bitchwax unless noted.

  1. "STD" – 4:06
  2. "So Come On" – 4:11
  3. "Turn Me On" – 5:11
  4. "Kiss the Sun" (Core) – 3:55
  5. "Intro" – 1:20
  6. "Force Field" –2:11
  7. "Hey Alright" – 3:09
  8. "Kiss the Sun" (Core) – 3:45
  9. "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/Ed Mundell) – 2:11
  10. "The Cloning Chamber" – 2:51
  11. "The Destroyer" – 3:44
  12. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Deep Purple) – 3:23
  13. "Gettin' Old" – 4:29
  14. "Ice Pick Freak" – 2:42
  15. "Forty-Five" – 3:20
  16. "Birth to the Earth" – 3:51
  17. "Shit Kicker" –3:48

DVD tracks

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Force Field"
  3. "Hey Alright"
  4. "Kiss the Sun" (Core)
  5. "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/Ed Mundell)
  6. "The Cloning Chamber"
  7. "The Destroyer"
  8. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Deep Purple)
  9. "Gettin' Old"
  10. "Ice Pick Freak"
  11. "Forty-Five"
  12. "Birth to the Earth"
  13. "Shit Kicker"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Reviews of Boxriff were generally positive, with the track music stated as "stoner rock with gargantuan riffs and trippy sonics" [1] 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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Greg Prato. "Boxriff review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Boxriff at AllMusic
  3. Keith Carman (February 15, 2007). "Boxriff review by Exclaim.ca". Exclaim! . Retrieved January 10, 2019.