Boudain

Boudain’s debut album – Way Of The Hoof – will appeal to fans of Kyuss, Clutch and Fu Manchu. The album is played at such at a fast pace that the time just flies by. You’re not bored for a single second. This is an album that will entertain even the most jaded of Stoner Rock/Metal fan.

The vocals are very cool through out as Brian and Chris both sing with an almighty confident roar. The riffs drift from Desert/Psych Rock grooves to the harsher Stoner Metal riffs. The lyrics are superbly written and will have you singing out loud from time to time especially on songs such as Neptune, Coda, First Class and Disco Jimmy.

Boudain start to create their own identity when they inject some heavier spaced out riffs into their music. Third track – Coda – is a prime example of this as Boudain creates as one of the albums standout tracks. The vocals add a real hard rock edge to proceedings that you can’t but help rocking out to. The production of the album is top-notch through out as the sound is loud and crisp.

One of the most fun aspects about this album is their cover of Blue Oyster Cult classic – Godzilla. Sure they could have went with the more well known – Don’t Fear The Reaper. Everyone has done that song to death recently. Boudain’s cover of Godzilla doesn’t stray to far from the original but the song feels very much at home on the album. As the heavy spaced out riffs draw this album to a close.

Boudain aren’t going to change the world of Stoner Rock/Metal but that hasn’t stopped them releasing an album that you’ll be listening to for a long time to come. My final thoughts on Boudain’s debut album are that Way Of The Hoof is a brilliantly entertaining album from start to finish. - Outlaws of the Sun

"Southern-fried doomy hard rock in the vein of Clutch and Kyuss. Incredibly heavy and makes the perfect soundtrack to a day of drinking beer in a kiddie pool in the scorching heat." - Brandon Ringo (New Noise Magazine) - New Noise

Let’s face it, everyone loves a great cover version, an artist taking a classic song and putting their own unique imprint upon it. All of your favourite bands have done it, in some capacity or another, through reinterpretation or a straight forward identical performance. For example, some will love the Type O Negative cover of “Black Sabbath” and will be applauded for their ballsy reinterpretation of this Black Sabbath song, however conversely, it may seem misjudged and a step too far. What is clear, is when a great track is done right, the band covering their influences can often open the gateway for fans to seek out the back catalogue of the band being covered, Blue Oyster Cult and Fu Manchu included.

Today we offer up a ripping cover of “Godzilla” by North Louisiana stoner sludger Boudain, a track notably made famous by Blue Oyster Cult, but also recorded as a tribute to Fu Manchu too, who also covered this classic song. “Godzilla” is taken from Boudain’s ripping new album 'Way of the Hoof' set to drop on (20/4/16) and can be ordered here. So what you waiting for? “Go, Go Godzilla,”

“Way of the Hoof” track Listing:
1. Sleazy Feats
2. Neptune
3. CODA
4. 3 Man
5. First Class
6. The Mighty Turn Around
7. Disco Jimmy
8. Godzilla - The Sludgelord

Louisiana Stoner Metallers Boudain will release Way of the Hoof, the band’s debut full-length, on April 20. The album is the follow-up to the group’s highly regarded self-titled 2013 EP and is a storm of Space, Pork, and Riffs! Check out the Way of the Hoof teaser video below:

Recorded at SpaceLab 420 Studios, Way of the Hoof is perfect for anyone who enjoys the kind of groove that makes you want to smoke out, grill out, and chill with the swine. Hailing from Monroe, LA and featuring heavy (literally and figuratively) influence from genre-legends like Sleep, The Melvins, Kyuss and Fu Manchu, Boudain is ready to unleash their sun-blistered, misery-laden brand of stoner metal on audiences nationwide with Way Of the Hoof. Stream new track “CODA” and their cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Godzilla”, and/or pre-order the album via the Bandcamp player below:

Here is what the members had to say about Way of the Hoof:

Brian Lenard (guitars):
“Ya can’t fit any more meat in the record. For real, we tried and there ain’t no room.”

Chris Porter (bass/vocals):
“This album far exceeds our expectations and we’re ready to get it out there.”

David Karakash (guitars):
“Fat. So much fat. Fat everywhere. So much fat I can’t move. Always Chunky. Always Funky.”

Stephen Jester (drums):
“I’m ready to get out there and play this stuff live. Work sucks. Seriously, I’m dying inside guys.”

Way Of The Hoof track listing:
1. “Sleazy Feats”
2. “Neptune”
3. “CODA”
4. “3 Man”
5. “First Class”
6. “The Mighty Turn Around”
7. “Disco Jimmy”
8. “Godzilla” (Blue Öyster Cult cover)

Boudin is a Cajun sausage dish that is most frequently rolled into a ball, battered, and deep-fried. Coincidentally, Boudain is also one of the heaviest bands you’re bound to find North of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, a state known for both its crispy, fried pig fat, as well as its crispy, fried, pig-fat-soaked stoner metal bands. - Metal Nerd

The four members of Boudain have been kicking around the swampy Louisiana underground since 2006. Only recently having recorded their first bit of material, the self-titled EP Boudain is quite a mystery; a silhouette pig on a slab of slate with the band's logo on the front, and a grill rack over flaming hot coals for the CD art. Armed with five original songs and one ZZ Top cover, just what the hell could this album encompass?

The e-mail that I received containing a promotional download link for the Boudain EP was one that I imagine could have been done in cut out magazine letter, ala 'kidnapping and ransom' style. Here's the link, here's the promotional code, we're a four piece rock band from Louisiana, want to review us? Sure! I'll review anything that gets sent my way, but rarely do I get material that is so mysterious. Rock? Generic rock, I figured, usually what you hear on modern radio stations, so to say the least I wasn't too intrigued at first. That all changed the second the play button was hit.

Boudain have sold themselves short in just presenting themselves as a 'rock band', and unfortunately have almost certainly missed out on review opportunities from sites that will refuse any 'generic rock' material. The band are in fact some of the most far-out, grittiest, grimiest, crunchiest, grooviest, heaviest stoner/doom metal to grace Volumes of Sin in a very long time. The guitar and bass take advantage of the perfect amount of fuzz distortion, which gives a certain muggy marshland atmosphere to the content. The guitar integrates string bends for additional vibration along side chunky power chord riffs that scale in tempo; from slow doom hymns to mid tempo heavy metal grooves that are well known among the stoner metal scene. The uptempo guitar compositions help to keep lethargic segments from becoming dull, since as with typical stoner/doom metal the listener can expect to hear elongated riff sections repeated a number of times.

Deep, satisfying bass lines are abound within the mid-ground of the album. In tone, the bass is slightly lower than the guitar, helping to distinguish between the two with ease among the smoked out haze of fuzz distortion. Lining the background are the sluggish drums as they create hi-hat and snare combination percussion montages. In "King of the Cosmos" the drums are allowed a tribal solo at the beginning and continue with the pattern for a good thirty seconds until regressing to their usual hi-hat, snare, bass drum cortege. While the drums do tend to take on the same kit elements, the patterns stick to the main guitar riffs in most cases. As for the vocals, they lie somewhere in limbo between clean accent to slightly growly; see Orange Goblin for more detail. Actually, a good portion of the material sounds like a heavier version of Frequencies from Planet Ten.

Boudain is a perfect EP to sit down and toke a joint or rip a bong to. The content is chilled, laid back and filled to the excess with what fans of the genre would want to hear. A ripping bass line, relaxed drumming, otherworldly solos and fascinating guitar riffs will take the audience's mind on a journey into the cosmos for a full thirty minute getaway into the stratosphere. What could help improve the content further are more inventive musical compositions and a larger drum kit. Highly recommended for fans of stoner, doom and heavy metal, don't let the generic 'rock' description throw you off from this album. So sit back, light up your device of choice, hit play and ensure the repeat button is pushed. - Villi Thorne

Boudain is a four piece out of Monroe, Louisiana that originally formed in 2006 and this debut EP, some 5-6 years later, consists of 6 tracks of solid stoner/doom metal. I will qoute the drummer here when he told me, "Some would say it's procrastination but the truth is, this stuff just gets better with age."
I wholeheartedly agree.

From the opening tasty riffs of "Slaveman" we are treated to a massive slice of stoner rock pie with grooves baked to perfection and the down-tuned heaviness does not let up thoughout this track, or indeed the whole EP.

"Moonshinin" follows with some slow down, low down doom metal. The vocalist growls gruffly with a venom that compliments the surging crushing riffs perfectly. Boudain show here that they can do the doom thing as brilliantly as they do Stoner.

"King of Cosmos" picks up the pace with riffs reminiscent of Kyuss' Welcome to Sky Valley. That's always a winner in my book with that particular album by the mighty Kyuss being my favorite. There are some big sounds in this track that come thick and heavy with changes in pace keeping the track varied with an ending that sends us on a cosmic trip to the far reaches of the Universe.

Boudain take us into doom metal territory again with "Trailerpark". The track stomps along like a huge obese monster that trashes everything in its path with wanton destruction. The track picks up in sections that unleash catchy grooves and licks that break up the doom with heavy rock-outs. This obese monster is happy in his destructive impulse but ultimately everything is crushed to bits.

"Kalifornia" gives us some sumptuous and catchy stoner rock grooves that bring on the feel goods. It's a sexy track that had me longing for summer days and outdoor parties under cloudless skies. They can't come soon enough.

Last up is "Just Got Paid" that continues the feel good vibes laying on chunky stoner riffs and grooves and some epic guitar licks. Horn raising, head nodding stuff this is. There are party vibes aplenty with this one and it left me with a goofy stoned smile on my face.

This is a brilliant first offering from Boudain and their 6 years together without a release shows that in that time they have really got their shit together before releasing a high quality EP filled with expertly crafted doom and most excellent stoner rock in the vein of Kyuss. My bong is a prophet and it predicts many more equally high quality releases from Boudain in the future. I for one cannot wait.

The EP is due for release 20th April 2013 but until then a couple of tracks can be sampled at their bandcamp. Go listen! - Heavy Planet