The 1970's were responsible for birthing not only heavy metal but also a mountain of obscure heavy rock classics that all pretty much flew under the radar due to lack of money and/or representation to get these bands more well known. Boulder Damn from the U.S. is a prime example of how amazing a band can be, but yet remain virtually still unknown to a lot of people until now. Talk about HEAVY, this band was extremely heavy for the time of their debut release in 1971. The certainly gave Black Sabbath a run for their money in terms of heaviness. Their closing song "Dead Meat" would be considered heaviest/proto-doom riffs to be heard back then. "Dead Meat" was definitely a barnburner for the time. Even to this day that song still carries the same impact it did when originally released, much like the song "Black Sabbath." For people that know more obscure greats like 70's era Pentagram and Sir Lord Baltimore, this album fits right in with those. It's a little more in the psych/fuzz heavy rock game, but what's not to love there?
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