White1

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White1
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2003
Recorded1996–Dec 2002
Genre Drone metal, drone
Length58:40
74:00 (Vinyl edition)
Label Southern Lord Records (SUNN25)
Producer Sunn O))) & Rex Ritter
Sunn O))) chronology
Flight of the Behemoth
(2002)
White1
(2003)
White2
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork (7.5/10) [2]

White1 is the third studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))), released in 2003. It was the most significant departure from their original style to date. Each track was experimental in its own way, with Julian Cope reciting poetry for half of "My Wall", Norwegian lyrics sung by Runhild Gammelsæter of Thorr's Hammer as an intro to a drum machine and stoner metal bass riff in "The Gates of Ballard", and the drone track "A Shaving of the Horn that Speared You".

Contents

The lyrics of "The Gates of Ballard" come from "Håvard Hedde", a Norwegian folk song. Another metal version of "Håvard Hedde" was recorded in 1995 by the Norwegian band Storm.

In Q magazine's August issue (named the loud issue), they named White1 as the 18th loudest album of all time, just above AC/DC's Back in Black and below the Jimi Hendrix Experience's album Are You Experienced . [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Wall"25:16
2."The Gates of Ballard"15:32
3."A Shaving of the Horn that Speared You"17:52
4."Cut Wooded" (Vinyl and Bandcamp bonus track)15:21
Total length:74:01

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. White1 review allmusic.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2010.
  2. Bryant, Andrew. White1 review pitchforkmedia.com. June 30, 2003. Retrieved on 2010-01-27.
  3. "The 20 Loudest Albums Of All Time". Q Magazine. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007.

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