Gateway is the third full-length album by stoner metal band Bongzilla. It was released in September 2002 by Relapse Records. The title of the album is a reference to the term "gateway drug", used to describe a lower-class drug that can lead to the use of more dangerous drugs. Gateway has been regarded by many reviews as their best album overall.
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Gateway
Musical Album
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Bongzilla
Bongzilla is a stoner metal band from Madison, Wisconsin. As their name suggests, most of their material is related to marijuana and promotes its legalization. The band formed in 1995, and over the next three years recorded and released a dozen songs on EPs and split singles. In 1998 they signed to...
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Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent metal record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado, with the guidance of his good friend and mentor Kevin Kopp. The first two releases on the label were 7...
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