Red Album (Baroness album)

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Red Album
Baroness - Red Album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007 [1]
RecordedMarch 18 – May 2, 2007
StudioJam Room Studio
Columbia, South Carolina
Genre
Length56:31 [lower-alpha 1]
Label
Producer Phillip Cope (of Kylesa)
Baroness chronology
A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk
(2007)
Red Album
(2007)
Blue Record
(2009)

Red Album is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Baroness.

Contents

Background

Red Album is Baroness' only studio album to feature guitarist Brian Blickle, who replaced the band's original lead guitarist, Tim Loose. Hyperrealist Records released a one-off pressing of Red Album on dark red vinyl with etched borders, which was limited to 1000 copies. [2] [3] All subsequent pressings were handled by Relapse Records.

The song "O'Appalachia" was released in August 2007 on a limited edition split 7" with High on Fire and Coliseum. A music video for "Wanderlust" debuted on December 6, 2007 on Headbangers Ball . [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) [7]
PopMatters (8/10) [1]
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Red Album received positive reviews upon release. It was named the top album of 2007 by heavy metal magazine Revolver . [11] [12] In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked it 83rd on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.' [13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John Dyer Baizley; all music is composed by Baroness

No.TitleLength
1."Rays on Pinion"7:35
2."The Birthing"5:03
3."Isak"4:22
4."Wailing Wintry Wind"5:54
5."Cockroach en Fleur"1:50
6."Wanderlust"4:29
7."Aleph"4:21
8."Teeth of a Cogwheel"2:16
9."O'Appalachia"2:36
10."Grad"5:54
11.Untitled (contains 11:01 of silence followed by a hidden track)12:11

Personnel

Baroness
Guest musician
Technical personnel

Notes

  1. Runtime includes 11:01 of silence at the beginning of track 11.

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