Gigantoid

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Gigantoid
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
Recorded Simi Valley, California
Genre Stoner rock
Length34:44
Label At the Dojo Records
Producer Fu Manchu & Andrew Giacumakis
Fu Manchu chronology
Signs of Infinite Power
(2009)
Gigantoid
(2014)
Clone of the Universe
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Sydney Morning Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Salad Days Magazine7.5/10 [3]

Gigantoid is the eleventh studio album by American stoner rock band Fu Manchu. It was released on April 29, 2014, on At the Dojo Records. [4] The album features "a slightly more primitive, raw and ultra fuzzed-out sound" than previous releases. [5]

Contents

Initially released as a 2013 split seven-inch single with psych-metal trio Moab, "Robotic Invasion" appears as a bonus track on the digital version of Gigantoid. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dimension Shifter"4:32
2."Invaders on My Back"2:26
3."Anxiety Reducer"4:56
4."Radio Source Sagittarius"3:54
5."Mutant"2:18
6."No Warning"1:25
7."Evolution Machine"5:05
8."Triplanetary"2:08
9."The Last Question"7:54
10."Robotic Invasion" (digital-only bonus track)4:17
Total length:38:55

Personnel

Production

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