It all started in 1998, with a split CD from UNIDA and DOZER.The great John Garcia had just left SLO BURN so I couldn't wait to hear the latest band he 'd front called UNIDA. Well low and behold, the band on the flip side was from Sweden, a country that knows how to rock! Fast foward 10 years and they are still one of stonerrocks legendary giants. Dozer are the classic example of hard work, heavy rock, untimely rhythms and passionate vocals. With their latest self produced CD, “Through The Eyes Of Heathens”, Dozer return to the ranks of ultimate stoner rock legends. Recorded at Seawolf Studios, on an island in Helsinki, Finland, this CD is filled with what we’ve become accustomed to from this Swedish band. A heavy rhythm section that is in the perfect place, set right in your face, as the drums of Daniel Linden keep pounding over the bass of Johan Rockner. All the while, the rhythm guitar and vocals of Fredrik Nordin are the perfect match to the wailing lead guitar of Tommi Holappa.

These guys get their stoner groove on with the opening track “Drawing Dead”, complete with crisp vocals, impressive drums and driving bass. “Born A Legend” has that huge Dozer riffage with a memorable chorus. “Fire From Fell” takes the genre to another level. Check out the different vocal styles in just this one song. All of a sudden my jaw dropped when I heard the low tone of a piano, as the very dark and creepy opening of “Until Man Exists No More” built up slow and easy, while remaining heavier as ever. Not only were the vocal effects an added attraction but the guesting of Mastadon’s Troy Sanders might turn on a few OZZFEST fans to Dozers type of hard rock. Could you imagine these bands getting to play OZZFEST?

Hell, the song ”Days Of The Future” has the past mixing with a more modern sound. I love the way the vocals start off low and then grow, only to come back down again. There’s more soulful vocals on the songs, “Omega Glory” and “Man Of Fire” that has its roots dug deep into the grounds of Sabbath. So if you like this type of music, my god pick up this CD, if not just for the closing track “Big Sky Theory”. An 8 minute epic from the stoned age that sounds like a drum solo at the beginning, then turning out to be a slab of rock at the alter of the stoner gods. Welcome to the church of Dozer, as seen through the eyes of heathens.