Kingcrimsonprog Call It Conspiracy is the third full-length album by the Sweedish Stoner/Desert Rock band Dozer, it was released in 2003 and was their first full album on Molten Universe Records.

If you have never heard Dozer before I would highly recommend that you at least try them out. Their style has its roots undeniably in the Stoner/Desert Rock scene, but they also have a very unique and enjoyable style of their own. They are suitable for a lot of Rock and Metal fans from different parts of a certain end of the spectrum. If you find yourself a fan of bands like Monster Magnet, Clutch, Kyuss and QOTSA, Goatsnake, St Vitus, Red Fang, Black Tusk, Mastodon and even High On Fire then you really, really ought to give Dozer a few open-minded listens.

Dozer’s first two albums had shown immense potential and while they were both good, they were ultimately a little too derivative of Kyuss. With this third album, Call It Conspiracy, the band truly found their own sound and made the first of three utterly essential records that modernize and push the boundaries of the Stoner/Desert sound and deliver creative and interesting music that no one else has made before.

Call It Conspiracy has a much more diverse and eclectic feel than other Dozer albums. If their first two albums were ‘fun’ and their fourth and fifth albums sounded ‘Important’ and ‘Dark’ respectively, then this album comes across as enthusiastic, confident and experimental. It was the album on which Fredrik Nordin’s unique and loveable voice really expanded and got its full range, and on which Tommi Holappa’s distinctive and instantly recognizable lead style really got its personality.

On this album, the band really found a voice of their own and weren’t afraid to try new things, they cover a lot of ground and do a great job rooting it all into their core sound. The single ‘Rising’ for example has a sort of Fu Manchu-esque sound glued together with fun drum-rolls, ‘Feel Good Formula’ and the closer ‘Lightning Stalker’ both have a bit of psychedelic influences and eastern flavor but not overwhelmingly so, ‘The Exit’ takes their older sound and updates it with the new vocal and lead guitar direction, ‘Spirit Fury Fire’ is slow and groovy and ‘A Matter Of Time’ almost foreshadows the direction of their classic fourth album, only at about two times the speed.

Overall, Call It Conspiracy is an absolute must-have album for any Dozer fan and an album that any serious fan of rock and metal (especially a fan of any of the aforementioned bands) should at least consider checking out. The one thing I would say is that the album is a grower and an back-heavy album that gets even better towards the end and consequently it can take a few spins to really get to grips with and absorb all the little touches, so give it a fair chance to win you over.

The band would follow up Call It Conspiracy with their perfectly formed masterpiece Through The Eyes Of Heathens in 2006 and then follow that up with the dark and artistic Beyond Colossal in 2008, and if you’ve enjoyed this album then I’d strongly recommend trying those as well.

Kingcrimsonprog 2001’s Madre De Dios was the second album from the Sweedish Stoner Rock band Dozer, an immensely talented and underrated band that any fan of the Stoner/Desert genre should investigate.

As well as sharing the line up, production crew and record location with its predecessor, stylistically Madre De Dios sits pretty similarly in the band’s catalogue as their debut album In The Trail Of A Comet did; a strong record with a lot of potential but before the band really hit it out of the park and became genre leaders instead of just another band. After this album, the songwriting quality, vocal talents and musicianship from Dozer would absolutely skyrocket and everything the band touch from the next album onwards is pure gold. Of course, this is not to say anything negative about the band’s first two albums other than that the band would get even better.

On its own merits, Madre De Dios is a good Stoner/Desert rock album, with a very clear and audible Kyuss influence. Tracks like ‘TX-9’ and ‘Earth Yeti’ are bound to delight fans of Kyuss and Monster Magnet’s more psychedelic sides, and the rest of the album consists of fairly pacey and upbeat rockers with fuzzy guitars and lots of low end.

With catchy choruses, a great lead guitar style and a solid production there is a lot to like about Madre De Dios. The album starts off fairly strong with the speedy ‘Let The Shit Roll’ but definitely gets better in the second half, with the album highlights being tracks like ‘Full Circle’ ‘Mono Impact’ and ‘Early Grace,’ which leave some clues as to where the band would go next.

Overall; this mightn’t be the first Dozer album which I’d recommend you pick up (that honour goes to Through The Eyes Of Heathens) but regardless, it is an undeniably good record for fans of the band and the genre and so, well worth your time if you already have a predisposition to enjoying it.

Kingcrimsonprog Dozer are a Sweedish Stoner Rock band and this set contains their first two albums 2000's In The Trail Of A Comet and 2002's Madre De Dios, two albums with a lot in common. As well as featuring the same line-up, both albums are around forty minutes long, were released on Man's Ruin Records and recorded in Sweeden's Rockhouse Studios where they were co-produced by the band and Bengt Backe.

Dozer really are quite a superb band and this set is certainly something that you are going to want to get your hands on if you are seriously into the Stoner/Desert Rock sound espoused by bands like Monster Magnet, Sleep, Clutch, Sheavy, Fu Manchu and especially Kyuss.

Their first album In The Trail Of A Comet may not be the most original record it is very enjoyable despite its derivative nature. This album, much more so than any of Dozer's later work has a very strong Kyuss influence indeed and even the vocals are much closer to John Garcia's in style than the more unique style that Fredrik Nordin developed afterwards.

With their second album Madre De Dios the band start to develop much more of their own identity; Tommi Holappa's wonderful lead guitar style is fully developed at this stage in the band's career and when he breaks out guitar solos or lead sections it is a joy to listen to. Furthermore the general standard of songwriting is improved and the overall feel is even more refined and professional, with strong and energetic tracks that stick in your head really easily.

In terms of production job and mix, despite a low budget, both albums are absolutely spot on and are a great example of how Stoner albums can sound clean and well produced while still maintaining the fat bass and fuzzy riffs for which the genre is known.

The physical copy of this two-album set comes in a three-panel digipack, with the cover art for In The Trail Of A Comet on the front and the cover art for Madre De Dios on the back, with the tracklistings printed inside. There are no booklets and the discs are each housed in one of the hollow panels at either end.

If you are a fan of similar bands but haven't gotten yourself a Dozer album yet I'd actually recommend that you start with Through The Eyes Of Heathens, which is arguably their best album. If you are already into Dozer however then don't hesitate to pick up these early albums, they are more than worth your time.

Kingcrimsonprog When most people think of Stoner, they think of the American Desert but Dozer are a Stoner Rock/Metal band from Sweden. Despite their geographical separation from the likes of Kyuss, Sleep and Monster Magnet they have toured with, recorded with and been featured on compilations with many of the scene’s biggest players and released superb albums of their own which both capture the essence of the genre and yet retain a captivating distinctness and individuality.

Personally, I think the band are one of best examples of the entire genre and I would whole heartedly recommend them to anyone with an interest in the style of music.

Beyond Colossal was their fifth full-length studio album and was released in 2006. This album featured a slight line-up change as Karl Daniel Lidén was replaced by new drummer Olle "Bull" Mårthans. Furthermore, similarly to Troy Sanders from Mastodon guesting on their last album, two of the tracks on Beyond Colossal feature guest vocal appearances from Clutch’s Neil Fallon.

In addition to a little personnel variation, the album finds Dozer taking the music in a darker and more slow direction than their earlier work, the fuzzy stoner sound is still there only now it is mixed with an arty sound that could almost be described as a brooding intensity or dark sense of foreboding.

Album highlights include the bleak and moody album closer ‘Bound For Greatness,’ as well as ‘Grand Inquisitor’ & ‘Empire’s End’ which feel like some of their older material and finally ‘Two Coins For Eyes,’ which contains the band’s trademark riff style, evocative vocals and fuzzed out bass, but melded with the sort of post-metal/prog-metal leanings that creep into the rest of the record present as well.

Fredrik Nordin’s vocal style has always been impressively varied and able to conjure up a wealth of different moods, but he is especially haunting on this record and definitely deserves special praise.

Overall; Beyond Colossal is a great record, a definite “grower” that should keep Dozer fans really happy and which I highly recommend, although if you are new to the band, maybe check out their previous album Through They Eyes Of Heathens first.

Kingcrimsonprog Dozer are a Sweedish Stoner Rock band formed back in 1995, who’s debut studio album was released in 2000. This; their fourth studio album, from 2006, may be a little late onto the Stoner scene and may therefor have missed the window for being labeled a classic record within the genre, but judged on musical merit it is way up there.

Stoner is a broad church, and Dozer definitely fit in more on the Kyuss end of the spectrum than on the WeedEater/Electric Wizard/Sleep end of it. There is a lot of Kyuss influence audible in the sound, as well as touches of QOTSA’s debut. The sound is big, fuzzy and warm as opposed to tinny and brittle and evokes more of a desert feel than you’d expect from a band who live in Sweeden.

In addition; the band share small similarities in sound, as well as a large amount of the spirit and attitude of bands like Down, Clutch and Mastodon. Mastodon’s main singer Troy Sanders even makes a guest appearance here, on the track `Until Man Exists No More.’

In my opinion, Through The Eyes Of Heathens is a perfect record. Every song is good to the point where no single verse, chorus, bridge or solo is wasted, no songs need lengthened or shortened, sped up or slowed down. Everything is so tight that not one single thing needs changing, which is a rare situation indeed.

Difficult as it is to choose highlights from a perfect album, devoid as it is of filler or weaker moments, my favourite tracks are definitely the catchy as hell `From Fire Fell,’ with its Josh Homme sounding chorus, and the amazing album closer `Big Sky Theory,’ which is so evocative and engaging, it sounds like an entire film condensed into one eight minute song.

Overall; Through The Eyes Of Heathens is an incredible record, which yields more with each listen and is one of the most solid and entertaining albums I have heard in a long time. If you enjoy big riffs, pounding `rock-so-heavy-its-almost-metal’ styles and catchy melodic choruses then Dozer are a band you ought to check out. If you do, this is a damn fine album to chose.