Call It Conspiracy is the third studio album by the Swedish stoner rock band Dozer, released on 16 September 2003 through Molten Universe. The album was produced by Chips Kiesbye, known for his work with bands such as the Hellacopters and their album High Visibility, which was noted by Dozer as reason for wanting to work with him. The band released the 7" vinyl single "Rising B/W the Wreck" on November 24, 2003. In support of the album, Dozer toured with Clutch and Spiritual Beggars on the European leg of their Monstergroove 2003 tour. The album was reissued on March 20, 2020, through the label Heavy Psych Sounds Records.
In addition to adding piano played by Chips Kiesbye and organist Stefan Boman the band decided to use less fuzz distortion and experiment with different songwriting techniques and guitar tones. The result was noted in reviews of a more distinct heavy metal and punk rock style sound. In a 2020 interview lead guitarist Tommi Holappa shared a technical aspect which changed the bands sound stating "we decided to tune up our guitars half a step to make everything sound a little bit clearer." This made their previous compositional techniques of "slower moodier songs" and faster "punk" passages more pronounced by using the higher pitched guitar tuning range.
Reviews brought out a discernibly heavier sound which Ever Metal stated "This album is the heaviest, most âÂÂmetalâ work" of the band compared to the bands previous releases noting different styles incorporated in different tracks describing "The Hills Have Eyes" as "full throttle rock'n'roll" and "Man Made Mountain" being a "groove laden head-nodder". Visions also noted âÂÂRisingâ as a driving, punk rocker" with an emphasis on the vocal lines and lyrics. Metal Temple made the observation that the song "The Exit" brings the punk power.
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