Boxriff Explained

Boxriff
Type:	EP
Artist:	The Atomic Bitchwax
Cover:	Boxriff.jpeg
Released:	2006
Recorded:	2005
Genre:	Stoner metal
Label:	MeteorCity
Producer:	Jack Endino
Prev Title:	3
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	TAB 4
Next Year:	2008

Boxriff is an EP by American rock band The Atomic Bitchwax, released in November 2006 via MeteorCity. It contains four new studio songs and a live set recorded at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on November 11, 2005. It is accompanied by a live DVD of the same performance.^[1]

Track listing

All songs by The Atomic Bitchwax unless noted.

1. "STD" – 4:06
2. "So Come On" – 4:11
3. "Turn Me On" – 5:11
4. "Kiss the Sun" (Core) – 3:55
5. "Intro" – 1:20
6. "Force Field" –2:11
7. "Hey Alright" – 3:09
8. "Kiss the Sun" (Core) – 3:45
9. "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/Ed Mundell) – 2:11
10. "The Cloning Chamber" – 2:51
11. "The Destroyer" – 3:44
12. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Deep Purple) – 3:23
13. "Gettin' Old" – 4:29
14. "Ice Pick Freak" – 2:42
15. "Forty-Five" – 3:20
16. "Birth to the Earth" – 3:51
17. "Shit Kicker" –3:48

• Tracks 5–17 are live

DVD tracks

1. "Intro"
2. "Force Field"
3. "Hey Alright"
4. "Kiss the Sun" (Core)
5. "Stork Theme" (Joe Calandra/Joe Kleiman/Ed Mundell)
6. "The Cloning Chamber"
7. "The Destroyer"
8. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Deep Purple)
9. "Gettin' Old"
10. "Ice Pick Freak"
11. "Forty-Five"
12. "Birth to the Earth"
13. "Shit Kicker"

Critical reception

Reviews of Boxriff were generally positive, with the track music stated as "stoner rock with gargantuan riffs and trippy sonics"^[1] as well as appreciation for the live set music. Note was also made that the "boogie metal" of the album was the most accessible for TAB's music, opening it to a larger audience.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxriff review by AllMusic. Greg Prato. AllMusic. January 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Boxriff review by Exclaim.ca. Keith Carman. February 15, 2007. Exclaim!. January 10, 2019.