Kannon (album)

Kannon
Studio album by Sunn O)))
Released	December 4, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Drone metal, drone, noise
Length	33:26
Label	Southern Lord SUNN250
Producer	Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson, Randall Dunn
Sunn O))) chronology
Soused (2014) Kannon (2015) Life Metal (2019)

Kannon is the seventh studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))).

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic	81/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B+ [4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, lyrics by Attila Csihar ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kannon 1"	12:50
2.	"Kannon 2"	9:10
3.	"Kannon 3"	11:26
Total length:		33:26

Production

• Produced by Sunn O))) (Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson) with Randall Dunn
• Engineers: Randall Dunn, Jason Ward
• Assistant Engineer: Mell Dettmer
• Art direction: Stephen O'Malley
• Cover art: Angela Bolliger, photographed by Robyn Vickers, text by Aliza Shvarts
• Band portraits: Estelle Hanania

Personnel

• Stephen O'Malley – guitars
• Greg Anderson – bass guitar, additional guitars on tracks 2 and 3
• Attila Csihar – voice
• Oren Ambarchi – additional guitars and oscillator on tracks 1 and 2
• Randall Dunn – Korg MS-20 on tracks 1 and 2
• Steve Moore – Juno 106 on track 2
• Brad Mowen – concert bass drum on track 2
• Rex Ritter – Moog on track 2
• Dempster, Priester, and Moore – conch trio

Credits adapted from official marketing text. ^[7]

References

1. "Kannon by Sunn O))) Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
2. "Kannon by Sunn O)))". Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Kannon - Sunn O)))". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
4. Hadusek, Jon. "Sunn O))) - Kannon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
5. Bakare, Lanre. "Sunn O))): Kannon review - daunting but oddly relaxing drone metal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
6. Currin, Grayson. "Sunn O))): Kannon". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
7. "Kannon by Sunn O)))". sunn.bandcamp.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.