Hypermagic Mountain is Lightning Bolt’s finest achievement to date. And for first time listeners, Lightning Bolt’s fourth album will be one hell of a ‘hello’.
Hypermagic Mountain is Lightning Bolt’s most accomplished effort to date, one-upping 2003’s Wonderful Rainbow with a fresh sense of maturity.
Hypermagic Mountain rips and roars, but if you’re not already an avid devourer of this species of sonic mayhem, it’s tempting to resist the climb.
Chippendale stuffs the microphone into his mouth and then crams his head into a mask made from a pillowcase.
"ayo this shit fire" i whisper to myself as i feel yet another drop of blood dripping out my ear
This album gave me tinnitus, and I love it /j
This album is a relentless assault on the senses, as most of Lightning Bolt’s releases are. The bass riffs are complex and noisy and only complimented by Brian Chippendale’s breakneck drumming. The only time we get a break from this is the track Infinity Farm, which is a song mostly made up of feedback and Chippendale making animal sounds, not one of my favorite tracks. In conclusion, this album would be perfect to play at a house party ... read more
1 | 2 Morro Morro Land 3:43 | 89 |
2 | Captain Caveman 3:19 | 88 |
3 | Birdy 3:06 | 85 |
4 | Riff Wraiths 3:03 | 86 |
5 | Mega Ghost 6:01 | 88 |
6 | Magic Mountain 4:55 | 87 |
7 | Dead Cowboy 7:58 | 94 |
8 | Bizarro Zarro Land 4:47 | 87 |
9 | Mohawk Windmill 9:38 | 86 |
10 | Bizarro Bike 5:18 | 81 |
11 | Infinity Farm 2:46 | 78 |
12 | No Rest for the Obsessed 2:10 | 78 |