Bongripper

The Profile

Bongripper is an American instrumental doom metal band from Chicago, known for very long, heavy, instrumental compositions.

From published reviews: the band is instrumental, rooted in doom/stoner/sludge; noted for very long tracks (one early release is described as an eighty-minute track), monolithic Sabbath-like riffs, heavy/distorted progressions, occasional black-metal-influenced elements, and a seventies psychedelic undercurrent.

Two DeBaser reviews praise Bongripper's heavy, instrumental doom blended with stoner and sludge elements. Reviews highlight long, monolithic compositions, seventies-psychedelic touches, and occasional black-metal influences. Overall regarded as powerful and impactful within their scene.