Album Review: Fu Manchu - Gigantoid

On the Mount Rushmore of stoner rock, Fu Manchu proudly stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Kyuss, Yawning Man and Monster Magnet. Since their inception in 1987 they have steadfastly stuck to their guns, releasing album after album of fuzzed-out metal worship. Gigantoid is their eleventh album and it finds the California natives feeling gutsier and grittier than ever.

One of Fu Manchu's great charms is that you know exactly what you're getting when you pop in one of their records – an intoxicating brew of skyscraper riffs, psychedelic grooves, and dirty old biker rock...