''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' is the second full-length studio album from Welsh

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. It was released in 1997 on

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Critical reception

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's Eduardo Rivadavia called it "of the all-time classic stoner rock albums ever" and also said that it "makes for remarkably immediate listening, unveiling its otherworldly glories to all those who dare enter the mushroom." ''

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'' gave the album a top mark five-Ks review. The album made it to the 1997 list of ''

'' albums of the year. In 2019, Paul Travers from ''

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. He continued, "''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' might or might not be what

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shouts on climax, but it’s also another great underrated gem from the Brit stoner scene. Want fuzz? Riffs? Hip-shaking grooves? You'll find them here but you'll have to go and look for it.". Simon Young from the same magazine said that while Acrimony is still an underrated band, the album "''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' remains a perfect record to play while firing up that skull-shaped bong". In November 2019, ''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' was reissued as a 3CD digipack and remastered edition by the Dutch music label Burning World Records.

Track listing

All music written by Acrimony; all lyrics written by Paul Bidmead and Dorian Walters. # "Hymns to the Stone" – 9:07 # "Million Year Summer" – 4:49 # "Turn the Page" – 1:45 # "Vŷ" – 6:00 # "Find the Path" – 4:07 # "The Bud Song" – 4:57 # "Motherslug (The Mother of All Slugs)" – 11:05 # "Heavy Feather" – 9:59 # "Firedance" – 13:17

Personnel

*Dorian Walters – vocals *Lee Davies – guitar *Stuart O'Hara – guitar *Paul "Mead" Bidmead – bass *Darren Ivey – drums

References

External links

"Tumuli Shroomaroom" at discogs
{{Authority control 1997 albums Acrimony albums