Meanderthal is the second full length studio album by the Miami, Florida band Torche. It was released on April 8, 2008. In the January 2009 issue of Decibel Magazine, Meanderthal was ranked #1 atop the list of the Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2008. Read more on Last.fm.
Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, United States. They play a distinctive style of stoner/ sludge metal that they categorize as ''stoner pop''.
The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks (ex-Floor), Juan Montoya (ex-Cavity, ex-Ed Matus' Struggle), Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith (who also play in the grindcore band Shitstorm). According to MTracks.com: "Their music has a unique, hard-hitting sound that provokes a wide range of emotions, and they have a large fan base throughout the world. Read more on Last.fm
If you ask me about best pop songwriting or especially about best guitar sound, I’m immediately going to point you in the direction of this album. A watershed moment in my listening life.