V (Karma to Burn album)

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V
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)
Genre
Length37:46
Label
  • Napalm
  • Heavy Psych Sounds (2022 reissue)
Producer
  • Karma to Burn
  • John Lousteau
Karma to Burn chronology
Appalachian Incantation
(2010)
V
(2011)
Arch Stanton
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Heavy ChroniclesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Metal Kaoz5/10 [3]
Metal Temple8/10 [4]
RockFreaks.net7/10 [5]

V is the fifth studio album by the instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on May 27, 2011, by Napalm Records. [6] The album was later reissued in 2022 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. [7]

Contents

Unlike previous releases, V is not solely an instrumental album. Five tracks are instrumental; the other three feature vocals from Year Long Disaster frontman Daniel Davies. As with previous albums, the instrumental tracks are titled with numbers and vocal tracks are titled with words. The album title is derived from the Roman numeral of five.

Track listing

Standard release

All tracks are written by Karma to Burn, except track 8

No.TitleLength
1."Forty Seven"4:50
2."Fifty"4:49
3."Forty Eight"5:46
4."The Cynics"4:29
5."Forty Nine"4:54
6."Fifty One"4:40
7."Jimmy D"4:25
8."Never Say Die" (Black Sabbath cover)3:54
Total length:37:46

Personnel

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