Duke Lion Fights the Terror!! is the debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Big Dumb Face

Big Dumb Face

Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left Limp Bizkit. The style hails to Frank Zappa and Ween as their primary influence...

, released on March 6, 2001.

Album information

A video of the song "Duke Lion" was released, which features the band prancing around in a maniacal fashion on screen while performing the song with occasional appearances from other characters. The album features a cast of fictional characters such as Duke Lion, Kali and the Blood Red Head.

Reception

Reception to the album was mixed, with almost every major publication - either negatively or positively - comparing the album to the work of the alternative rock band Ween

Ween

Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...

 (a big influence on Borland).

Allmusic (3/01) - 2.5/5 - "The bad news is that Bigdumbface's Duke Lion Fights the Terror is the epitome of a mediocre Ween rip-off. The good news is that Bigdumbface doesn't seem to care. Even though they've stolen everything from Ween's silly voices to their droves of mock country licks, they seem to be having just as much fun as the real McCoy".

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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(3/29/01, p. 60) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Practically a love letter to Ween

Ween

Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...

....Wes Borland has picked up Ween's affectations (pitch-altered vocals with wacky accents, ultra-chintzy synth beats)...for genre mocking....working up a functional head of silliness a few times."

CMJ (3/26/01, p. 11) - "A sick marriage of over-the-top death metal and Ween-y pop....it's an absolutely ridiculous record, chock full of pitch-shifted voices and ludicrous lyrics."

Track listing

1. "Burgalveist" – 2:47
2. "Duke Lion" – 2:00
3. "Kali Is The Sweethog" – 2:45
4. "Blood Red Head On Fire" – 3:42
5. "Space Adventure" – 2:40
6. "Fightin' Stance" – 2:32
7. "Organ Splitter" – 2:10
8. "Mighty Penus Laser" – 5:31
9. "Robot" – 1:03
10. "Rebel" – 3:26
11. "Voices In The Wall" – 2:58
12. "It's Right In Here" – 19:43

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	Heatseekers	16
2001	The Billboard 200	194