Dopethrone is a three piece band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Active since2008, this DIY band is known for their abrasive mix of sludge and doom with lyricsbased in the self destruction, cannabis, sleazy drug abuse, and the macabre.Influenced by rock n roll, punk, black metal, and blues, the band refers to their musicas Slutch, the Canadian term for cold sludge, a.k.a. dirty mud snow. They oncedescribed it as frozen sludge, snow covered in addiction, blood, tears, and brokendreams.After their second release, the band started drawing some attention to them andwere invited by Voivod to perform at Roadburn 2012. They since havent stoppedgrowing their audience in Europe, their adoptive land.Since their formation, Dopethrone has release five full length studio albums to date,joined some collaborations with other artists, and have regularly toured Europe andCanada.After a series of massive tours in 2019, the band has not hit the road since, andfocused on the delicate baking of their new release. The new effort, to be out early2024, will come with North American tours, and even a return to Europe for selectdates.