Public record

Bongzilla

Metal | Madison, WI | since 1995

doom metal
metal
Sludge
sludge metal
stoner
stoner metal
Stoner Rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 12 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

156

Rooms played

2015

On record since

Releases

Show history

2026 · 5

Aug 6, 2026Praia Da Duna Do Caldeirao· Vila Praia de Âncoraheadliner
Aug 5, 2026Praia Da Duna Do Caldeirao· Vila Praia de Âncoraheadliner
Jul 10, 2026Neck of the Woods· San Franciscoheadliner
May 21, 2026Nevermore Hall· Baltimoreheadliner
Apr 18, 2026Eulogy· Ashevilleheadliner

2025 · 8

Nov 11, 2025Fine Line Music Cafe· Minneapolisheadliner
Nov 9, 2025Metro· Chicagoheadliner
Nov 8, 2025Saint Andrew's Hall· Detroitheadliner
May 24, 2025Sangriento· Mexico Cityheadliner
May 16, 2025The Rave Bar· Milwaukeeheadliner
Apr 26, 2025The Ship· Kansas Cityheadliner
Apr 25, 2025Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon· Iowa Cityheadliner
Apr 19, 2025Your Mom's House· Denverheadliner

2024 · 23

Sep 20, 2024The Far Out Lounge· Austinheadliner
Sep 7, 2024Cobra Lounge· Chicagoheadliner
Sep 6, 2024Club Garibaldi's· Milwaukeeheadliner
with Hippie Death Cult, Kadabra
Sep 6, 2024Club Garibaldi· Milwaukeeheadliner
Aug 31, 2024Millers Falls Rod & Gun Club· Montagueheadliner
May 18, 2024Pacì Paciana Centro Sociale Autogestito· Bergamoheadliner
May 16, 2024La Maison Bleue· Strasbourgheadliner
May 15, 2024The Black Lab· Wasquehalheadliner
May 14, 2024GLAZART· Parisheadliner
May 12, 2024B58· Braunschweigheadliner
May 11, 2024John Dee· Osloheadliner
May 10, 2024Café The Jack· Eindhovenheadliner
May 9, 2024Stage 2· Haarlemheadliner
May 8, 2024Iduna· Drachtenheadliner
May 6, 2024Brin de Zinc· Barberazheadliner
May 5, 2024TPO· Bolognaheadliner
May 4, 2024Teatro Miela· Triesteheadliner
May 1, 2024Block33· Thessalonikiheadliner
Apr 30, 2024Arch Club· Athensheadliner
Apr 28, 2024Močvara· Zagrebheadliner
Apr 26, 2024Altroquando· Zero Brancoheadliner
Apr 20, 2024Crucible· Madisonheadliner
Apr 19, 2024Turf Club· St. Paulheadliner

2023 · 24

Nov 11, 2023Metro Baltimore· Baltimoreheadliner
Nov 10, 2023Saint Vitus Bar· Brooklynheadliner
Nov 9, 2023Kung Fu Necktie· Philadelphiaheadliner
Nov 8, 2023Sonia· Cambridgeheadliner
Nov 7, 2023The Lost Horizon· Syracuseheadliner
Nov 6, 2023Rec Room· Buffaloheadliner
Nov 5, 2023Blind Bob's· Daytonheadliner
Oct 28, 2023Avondale Music Hall· Chicagoheadliner
Sep 10, 2023Portal· Louisvilleheadliner
Sep 9, 2023Hi-Tone· Memphisheadliner
Sep 8, 2023Santos Bar· New Orleansheadliner
Sep 7, 2023Freetown Boom Boom Room· Lafayetteheadliner
Sep 6, 2023Upstairs· Houstonheadliner
Sep 6, 2023White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs· Houstonheadliner
with Kadabra, Warlung
Sep 5, 2023The Lost Well· Austinheadliner
Sep 3, 2023Sister· Albuquerqueheadliner
Sep 2, 2023The Nile Underground· Mesaheadliner
Sep 2, 2023The Underground· Mesaheadliner
with Kadabra, Grail
Sep 1, 2023Brick by Brick· San Diegoheadliner
Aug 31, 2023Resident· Los Angelesheadliner
Aug 30, 2023Cornerstone· Berkeleyheadliner
Aug 29, 2023Cafe Colonial· Sacramentoheadliner
Aug 28, 2023John Henry's· Eugeneheadliner
Aug 27, 2023Mississippi Studios· Portlandheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Photo · logo — Bandcamp

Bongzilla — Photo · candid — Photo · candid — Bandcamp

Bongzilla — Photo · other — Photo · other — TheAudioDB

Logo — TheAudioDB

Bongzilla — Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival — Release art · Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival — release

Bongzilla — Stash/Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes — Release art · Stash/Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes — release

Bongzilla — Amerijuanican — Release art · Amerijuanican — release

Bongzilla — Gateway — Release art · Gateway — release

Bongzilla — Club Garibaldi's, 2024-09-06 — Poster · Club Garibaldi's, 2024-09-06 — Songkick

Releases

D(
Dabbing (LIVE) Rosin in Europe
2024 · album
D[
Dabbing [Live] Rosin In Europe
2024
DC
Dab City
2023 · album
DC
Dab City
2023
W/
Weedsconsin / Down the Road I Go
2022 · single
W/
Weedsconsin / Down The Road I Go
2022
DS
Doom Sessions, Vol. 4
2021 · album
EB
Earth Bong, Smoked, Mags Bags
2021 · ep
NC
Nectar Collector
2021 · single
SD
Sundae Driver
2021 · single
WE
Weedsconsin
2021 · album
NC
Nectar Collector
2021
TT
The Tape Collection
2021
DS
Doom Sessions Vol.4
2021
WE
Weedsconsin
2021
BO
Bongzilla
2019
Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival
Sep 16, 2008 · album · 4 tracks
NU
Nuggets
2008 · compilation
Stash/Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes
Oct 29, 2007 · album · 12 tracks
S/
Stash / Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes
2007 · compilation
NU
Nuggets
2007
SA
Stash And Methods For Attaining Extreme Altitudes
2007
Amerijuanican
Sep 25, 2005 · album · 7 tracks
AM
Amerijuanican
2005 · album
CF
Contamination Festival 2003
2004 · ep
Gateway
Sep 3, 2002 · album · 8 tracks
GA
Gateway
2002 · album
ST
Shake: The Singles
2002 · compilation
AP
Apogee
2001 · album
TT
Twin Threat to Your Sanity
2001 · single
ST
Stash
1999 · album
H/
Hellchild / Bongzilla
1998 · ep
HF
Hemp for Victory
1998 · ep
LI
Live
1998 · ep
MF
Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes
1998 · ep
VF
Voice From Far Away / Witch Weed
1998 · single
B/
Bongzilla / Meatjack
1997 · single
MB
Mixed Bag
1996 · ep

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 14 plays, 2009-11-30–2026-05-17 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP

Artist background

Bongzilla formed in 1995 — MusicBrainz
Bongzilla has 24 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1996–2024 — MusicBrainz
Bongzilla is based in Madison, Wisconsin — Bongzilla on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival (2008-09-16) — Bandcamp
Bongzilla is from Madison, Wisconsin , U.S. — Wikipedia
Bongzilla has 3 members: Mike "Muleboy" Makela, Jeff "Spanky" Schultz, Dirty Mike "Magma" Henry — Wikipedia
Bongzilla plays Stoner metal — Wikipedia
Bongzilla plays sludge metal [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
Bongzilla has 155665 listeners on Last.fm — Bongzilla on Last.fm
Bongzilla has played at Altroquando, Arch Club, B58, Block33, Brin de Zinc — Bongzilla on Setlist.fm
Bongzilla primarily plays original songs — Bongzilla setlist history
Bongzilla has released 10 recordings between 2007 and 2024 — Bongzilla on Discogs
Bongzilla has 3 followers on Genius — Bongzilla on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Bongzilla — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongzilla — Bongzilla on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 183 — Bongzilla — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01jywzp — Bongzilla — KG entity
Formed 1995 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Madison (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: stoner rock, stoner metal — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Relapse Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongzilla — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
High Noon Saloon · Madison	5
Kung Fu Necktie · Philadelphia	2
Praia Da Duna Do Caldeirao · Vila Praia de Âncora	2
Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon · Iowa City	2
Cobra Lounge · Chicago	2
Club Garibaldi · Milwaukee	2
The Black Lab · Wasquehal	2
Brin de Zinc · Barberaz	2

By year: 2015 1 · 2019 10 · 2020 7 · 2021 9 · 2022 49 · 2023 97 · 2024 24 · 2025 8 · 2026 5

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-18
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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