MASTER CHARGER is a Colossal Doomboogie band from the blackest heart of the Midlands, England. Their brand new 2025 album release via Octopus Rising/Argonauta Records sees. MASTER CHARGER delve deeper into the world of filth and thick heavy fuzz drenched riffage. The album has nine songs, and “Thy Kingdom Polluted” is first. Heavy drums combine with a fuzzy, low guitar riff to create their Doomboogie sound, and the leads have plenty of wah in them. The vocals are mostly clean, but they also have a snarl to them. The music is raucous as well as fun, in a twisted way if you will. The title track is longest, clocking in at close to ten minutes, and the journey is laden with a swampy thickness that is hard to navigate. The lead breaks drip with the blues, and they shift gears a couple of times.

“Fallen Angel Painted Doll” has smooth, acoustics, and even some positive tones. It’s a far cry and welcomed change of pace. Harmonic add some flavor to the song, which is already well seasoned. “When Hell Rode in…” gives me a particular picture…one of a fat guy with a long beard who hasn’t showered in weeks riding up on his Harley with a stogie between his lips. If the smoke from the cigar doesn’t offend you, perhaps the smell from his sweat soaked leather will. “Head into the Sun” has a more rousing sound still thick with the fuzz of Stoner Metal. The drums roll away in cadence, and the guitar riffs swing. “The Awakening” is like stirring the guitarist to rise by placing a wah-wah pedal in front of him, and the vocals are emotionally charged.

“Mass Produced Mass Destroyed” is the first single released on the album, and it’s very indicative of the band’s “working class sound.” What I mean by that is a no-nonsense approach to songwriting that relies on the strength of the riff, and the power in the vocals. I would like to hear more pronounced bass notes, however. They are very well suited to this sound. “Upon Roads Less Travelled” is the final cut, and it’s a short closer that mainly consists of clean acoustics and perhaps some memories of old. This was a solid album. They aren’t breaking down any barriers or treading new territory, but it’s honest, genuine, and from their hearts.