Tumuli Shroomaroom

Tumuli Shroomaroom
2007 reissue cover on Leaf Hound Records
Studio album by
Acrimony
Released1997
Recorded1–30 June 1996
StudioSquare Centre Studios, Nottingham
GenreDoom metal, stoner rock
Length65:28
LabelPeaceville
ProducerAndy Sneap
Acrimony chronology
The Acid Elephant
(1995) 		Tumuli Shroomaroom
(1997) 		Bong On – Live Long!
(2007)
Alternative cover
2019 remastered edition.[1]

Tumuli Shroomaroom is the second full-length studio album from Welsh stoner rock/doom[2][3] band Acrimony. It was released in 1997 on Peaceville Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Kerrang![5]

AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia called it "of the all-time classic stoner rock albums ever" and also said that it "makes for remarkably immediate listening, unveiling its otherworldly glories to all those who dare enter the mushroom."[4] Kerrang! gave the album a top mark five-Ks review.[6][5] The album made it to the 1997 list of Kerrang! albums of the year.[7] In 2019, Paul Travers from Kerrang! included the album as one of 16 essential rock and metal albums that still aren't on Spotify. He continued, "Tumuli Shroomaroom might or might not be what Boris Johnson shouts on climax, but it’s also another great underrated gem from the Brit stoner scene. Want fuzz? Riffs? Hip-shaking grooves? You'll find them here but you'll have to go and look for it.".[8] Simon Young from the same magazine said that while Acrimony is still an underrated band, the album "Tumuli Shroomaroom remains a perfect record to play while firing up that skull-shaped bong".[9]

In November 2019, Tumuli Shroomaroom was reissued as a 3CD digipack and remastered edition by the Dutch music label Burning World Records.[1]

Track listing

All music written by Acrimony; all lyrics written by Paul Bidmead and Dorian Walters.

  1. "Hymns to the Stone" – 9:07
  2. "Million Year Summer" – 4:49
  3. "Turn the Page" – 1:45
  4. "Vŷ" – 6:00
  5. "Find the Path" – 4:07
  6. "The Bud Song" – 4:57
  7. "Motherslug (The Mother of All Slugs)" – 11:05
  8. "Heavy Feather" – 9:59
  9. "Firedance" – 13:17

Personnel

  • Dorian Walters – vocals
  • Lee Davies – guitar
  • Stuart O'Hara – guitar
  • Paul "Mead" Bidmead – bass
  • Darren Ivey – drums

References

  1. ^ a b "Acrimony - Tumuli Schroomaroom (2019)". Burning World Records. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ "BBC Wales – Acrimony". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007. Acrimony were formed in Swansea in 1991 and were arch exponents of the stoner/metal/psych crossover...
  3. ^ Leafhound Records. "Leafhound Records – Acrimony biography". Leafhound Records. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007. [Acrimony were] among the first exponents of the UK stoner scene…
  4. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. Tumuli Shroomaroom at AllMusic
  5. ^ a b "Kerrang! The Ultimate Rock Encyclopedia: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Kerrang!. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "BBC Wales – Acrimony". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007. Their second album Tumuli Shroomaroom was critically acclaimed, scooping the top mark five-Ks review in Kerrang! magazine.
  7. ^ "Kerrang! End of Year Lists". Kerrang!. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Kerrang! 16 ESSENTIAL ROCK AND METAL ALBUMS THAT STILL AREN'T ON SPOTIFY". Kerrang!. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Kerrang! 20 BANDS WHO DIDN'T GET THE RESPECT THEY DESERVED". Kerrang!. Retrieved 15 January 2020.