Bongripper

Bongripper is an American doom metal band from Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Bongripper
Bongripper in 2015. From left to right: Daniel O'Connor, Dennis Pleckham, Ronald Petzke and Nock Dellacroce.
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Doom metal stoner metal drone metal (early)[1]
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Great Barrier Records
Website	www.bongripper.com
Members	Ronald Petzke Daniel O'Connor Nick Dellacroce Dennis Pleckham
Past members	Robert Scott

History

Bongripper began in 2006 with the self-release of their first album titled The Great Barrier Reefer,[1] which is composed of a single 79-minute piece created with the intention of being longer than Sleep's Dopesmoker. In 2007, the band self-released their second studio album titled Hippie Killer[1] and their third studio album titled Heroin. In 2008, the band self-released its fourth studio album titled Hate Ashbury[2] and a collaborative EP with Winters in Osaka.[3] This was followed by the band self releasing their album Satan Worshipping Doom in 2010.

In 2013, Bongripper released two split EPs via Great Barrier Records; one with Hate and another one with Conan.[4]

In 2014, the band released their sixth studio album titled Miserable via Great Barrier Records.[5]

Their seventh album titled Terminal was released on July 6, 2018.[6]

In May 2020, the band released Glaciers, an EP recorded in 2009 and left unreleased for 11 years. [7]

Band members

• Ronald Petzke - Bass
• Daniel O'Connor - Drums
• Nick Dellacroce - Guitars
• Dennis Pleckham - Guitars

Discography

Studio albums

• The Great Barrier Reefer (2006, self-released)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Great Barrier Reefer" I. "Section 1" (25:11) II. "Section 2" (28:40) III. "Section 3" (25:32) "	79:22
Total length:		79:22

• Hippie Killer (2007, self-released)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronald Petzke, Dennis Pleckham, Nick Dellacroce.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tranny Ride"	2:09
2.	"Reefer Sutherland"	16:12
3.	"Osaria"	3:30
4.	"Terrible Bear Attack"	2:52
5.	"Je m'appelle" ("I Call Myself")	1:39
6.	"The People Mover"	10:21
7.	"Droid Developer"	4:22
8.	"Charlie, Burt Reynolds Has Got Shit on You"	17:46
9.	"Thanks for Sticking Around"	8:01
10.	"Her Highness"	13:02
Total length:		79:54

• Heroin (2007, self-released)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heroin" I. "Part 1" (4:39) II. "Part 2" (2:36) III. "Part 3" (5:13) IV. "Part 4" (6:39) V. "Part 5" (15:24) VI. "Part 6" (1:25) VII. "Part 7" (4:26) VIII. "Part 8" (8:18) IX. "Part 9" (4:15) X. "Part 10" (1:44) XI. "Part 11" (7:29) XII. "Part 12" (13:53) "	76:08
Total length:		76:08

• Hate Ashbury (2008, self-released)

Original track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hate Ashbury Part I"	11:41
2.	"Hate Ashbury Part II"	4:52
3.	"Hate Ashbury Part III"	5:19
4.	"Hate Ashbury Part IV"	5:33
5.	"Hate Ashbury Part V"	8:35
6.	"Hate Ashbury Part VI"	7:41
7.	"Hate Ashbury Part VII"	11:10
8.	"Hate Ashbury Part VIII"	10:33
Total length:		65:24

LP track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Side A"	16:57
2.	"Side B"	16:40
Total length:		33:37

• Satan Worshipping Doom (2010, self-released)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hail"	13:44
2.	"Satan"	11:37
3.	"Worship"	16:00
4.	"Doom"	11:53
Total length:		53:14

• Miserable (2014, The Great Barrier Records)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Endless"	17:48
2.	"Descent"	18:51
3.	"Into Ruin"	28:25
Total length:		65:04

• Terminal (2018, The Great Barrier Records)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slow"	25:10
2.	"Death"	18:15
Total length:		43:25

EPs and splits

• Meat Ditch (split with Winters in Osaka) (2008, self-released)
• Sex Tape / Snuff Film (2011, Great Barrier Records)
• Bongripper/Hate (2013, Great Barrier Records)
• Bongripper/Conan (2013, Holy Roar Records)
• Glaciers (2020, self-released)

References

1. "Bongripper Interview". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
2. "Bongripper - Hate Ashbury". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
4. Tuffrey, Laurie. "LISTEN: Conan/Bongripper Split". The Quietus. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
5. Galil, Leor. "Bongripper smoke low and slow". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
6. "Bongripper : nouvel album annoncé ; infos et artwork". Hornsup.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
7. Kennelty, Greg (2020-05-05). "BONGRIPPER Releases New EP Glaciers". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2020-10-05.