V (Saint Vitus album)

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Released1990 (1990)
RecordedNovember–December 1989
StudioVielkang Studio (Berlin, West Germany)
Genre Doom metal
Length35:52
Label Hellhound
Producer Stephan Gross
Saint Vitus chronology
Mournful Cries
(1988)
V
(1990)
Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [2]

V is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released in 1990. Its title is a reference to the Roman numeral five, not the letter "V" from the English alphabet. The album was the band's first release not on SST Records and the last one to feature singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich (until 2012's Lillie: F-65 ).

Contents

In 2004, Southern Lord Records re-released the album on CD and vinyl. The reissue CD contains bonus live footage from The Palm Springs Community Center on May 16, 1986.

The track "Ice Monkey" has been covered by sludge metal band Down during their live shows and "Patra" by The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble in 2009. A line in "Ice Monkey" also inspired the name of Down's NOLA opener "Temptation's Wings". [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

  1. "Living Backwards" – 2:30
  2. "I Bleed Black" – 5:10
  3. "When Emotion Dies" (music: Scott Weinrich, lyrics: Chandler) – 2:00
  4. "Patra (Petra)" – 7:28
  5. "Ice Monkey" (Weinrich) – 4:02
  6. "Jack Frost" – 7:12
  7. "Angry Man" (music: Mark Adams, lyrics: Chandler) – 4:23
  8. "Mind - Food" – 3:07

Bonus live footage

  1. "Saint Vitus"
  2. "Prayer for the (M)Asses"
  3. "Clear Windowpane"
  4. "Zombie Hunger"
  5. "White Stallions"

Personnel

Saint Vitus
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Saint Vitus: V at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 378. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. "Down – "NOLA"". decibelmagazine.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.