Bongzilla is a stoner metal band from Madison, USA. As their name suggests,… Read Full Bio ↴Bongzilla is a stoner metal band from Madison, USA. As their name suggests, most of their material is related to marijuana and promotes its legalization. The band formed in 1995, and over the next three years recorded and released a dozen songs on EPs and split singles. In 1998 they signed to Relapse Records, and have since released four studio albums and a live album through the label.

Since the seeds were planted in the mid-90s, Bongzilla have been sowing Madison, Wisconsin's rich soil with their homegrown, psychedelic sludge. Cultivating an extremely thick and heavy harvest of powerful mega-rock, Bongzilla have fertilized their sound tenfold over time, and the results of their bumper-crop harvest speak for themselves.

Releasing pounds of material over the course of the last few years, Bongzilla have raised consciousness in regards to their existence, and have kept their musical fires burning non-stop. Having toured the U.S. multiple times, playing gigs with the likes of Today Is The Day, Unsane, Noothgrush, Logical Nonsense, Dystopia, Grief, Zed, El Dopa, Cattlepress, Ire, Cave-In, and the mighty Spazz, Bongzilla love to perform live. The band's live show is not to be missed as crushing heaviness blends perfectly with tortured, intense vocals and tripped-out passages of mellowed, experimental jamming. Bongzilla support the cause of legalization, regularly playing national hemp festivals such as Weedstock (Bongzilla contributed a track to the Weedstock Vol. 1 CD) and Harvestfest. The summer of 1998 proved to be an important time for Bongzilla, as they made a highly publicized appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest in addition to joining label-mates Unsane for a devastating tour of the Midwestern United States.

Influenced by the medicinal powers of THC and a love for wicked grooves, Bongzilla entered the infamous Austin Enterprises in 1996 where they recorded a massive demo with Today Is The Day's Steve Austin overseeing the festivities. This, along with other demos from the band, made their way to the Relapse Compound (the subject matter alone warranted multiple listens) and the band was signed shortly thereafter. 1997's Methods For Attaining Extreme Altitudes presented three opus magni for the elevating of musical consciousness, and proved to be a perfect companion to a serious bong session. Two heavy, stoner-rock anthems and a billowy sonic cloud of ethereal experimentation (aptly titled "Smoke/I Love MaryJane") lit up the senses, and produced a hazy, bleary-eyed vision of what was yet to come.

In 1999, the hemp-friendly horticulturists returned from the stratosphere once again, bringing with them some of the best THC-powered rock ever exhaled. Recorded under the influence of three ounces of Humboldt's finest, Stash presented ten fat spliffs of crystallized bliss. In the truest sense of irony, the release date for Stash fell on April 20, 1999 (4:20, 99), a release date that occurs only once every 7 years! In addition (and also by complete coincidence), the random Relapse catalog number assigned to Stash was 6420! When extreme homage is payed, the true are rewarded justly.

With a Black Sabbath-on-downers encrusted sound that blends billowing rock, clenched-teeth blues and an underground punk attitude, Bongzilla fire up thunderous mega-rock with a pronounced emphasis on the "big riff." Their next album, Gateway, showcased a Bongzilla sound simultaneously aggressive and mellow, with thunderous percussion, smoke-seared vocals and infectious, fuzzed-out riffs baked to perfection.

In 2005, the band released Amerijuanican, considered by many fans to be their best. The band has now taken a hiatus so Dixie can work with his other band, Weedeater.

Stone a Pig
Bongzilla Lyrics

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Here we go down the open road, old Texas way
Runnin' fast and a flyin' free
We just want to get stoned
Twenty four more days to go
Texas justice is chasin' me
There's weed awaitin', California
We're going to get stoned

Overall Meaning

The song "Stone a Pig" by Bongzilla is about a group of friends who are on a road trip from Texas to California in search of weed. They are eager to get "stoned" and are running away from Texas justice, which is chasing them. The lyrics suggest that the group is looking for a sense of freedom and rebellion as they travel down the open road.

The song uses the imagery of the open road to signify the idea of freedom, which is a common theme in rock and roll music. The lyrics can be interpreted as a rebellion against authority and conformity. The line, "There's weed awaiting, California" represents the idea of escape and the search for something better. The song suggests that getting high is a way of escaping the reality of everyday life and finding some sort of freedom.

Overall, "Stone a Pig" is a song about the pursuit of freedom, rebellion, and the desire to escape reality. The lyrics depict a group of young people who are willing to take risks in order to find a sense of liberation.

Line by Line Meaning

Here we go down the open road, old Texas way
We're embarking on a journey through the Texas countryside

Runnin' fast and a flyin' free
We're driving quickly with a sense of liberation

We just want to get stoned
Our goal is to consume marijuana

Twenty four more days to go
We have a little over three weeks left on our trip

Texas justice is chasin' me
I'm wary of the law enforcement in Texas

There's weed awaitin', California
We have heard that there is marijuana waiting for us in California

We're going to get stoned
Our intention is to consume marijuana

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