Both bands are from Arizona, but they represent pretty disparate styles of music. DRONE THRONE plays a pretty standard sludge metal/punk hybrid that gets a little too stoner-y at times for my taste, paying homage to EYEHATEGOD, SLEEP, GRIEF, and the like. I definately relate to their side of the split more. It has some strong riffs and some pretty Zen moments. To my ears, TOAD fits the category of indie punk, sounding something like MILE MARKER, HOT WATER MUSIC, and 45 GRAVE in a blender.” ” “DRONE THRONE wins out on this split.”
-Maximum RocknRoll
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