Red Album (Baroness album)

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

Red Album
Studio album by
Baroness
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007[1]
RecordedMar 18, 2007 – May 2, 2007
GenreProgressive metal, sludge metal
Length56:31
LabelRelapse
ProducerPhillip Cope of Kylesa
Baroness chronology
A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk
(2006)		 Red Album
(2007)		 Blue Record
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
About.com[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.4/10)[4]
PopMatters(8/10)[1]
Spin[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]
Imperiumi[7]

Background

Red Album was named Album of the Year by heavy metal magazine Revolver.[8]

The music video for "Wanderlust" debuted on December 8, 2007 on Headbangers Ball.[9]

In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Red Album as 83rd on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'[10]

It is their only album to feature Brian Blickle on guitar.

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"12:11
Notes
  • "Untitled" starts with 11:01 of silence. Only the last 1:10 make up the actual song.

Personnel
  • John Dyer Baizley – vocals, rhythm guitar, artwork
  • Allen Blickle – drums
  • Brian Blickle – lead guitar
  • Summer Welch – bass

References
  1. Begrand, Adrien (September 3, 2007). "Baroness: The Red Album". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. Prato, Greg. "Red Album – Baroness". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  3. Bowar, Chad. "Baroness – The Red Album". About.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  4. Currin, Grayson (September 20, 2007). "Baroness: Red Album". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  5. Gross, Joe (November 2007). "Virginia is for lovers...of complex twin-ax riff patterns". Spin. 23 (11): 114. ISSN 0886-3032.
  6. Harris, David (June 8, 2008). "Tiny Mix Tapes Reviews: Baroness - The Red Album". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. Starbuck (2007). "Levyarviot: Baroness - Red Album". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  8. Revolver. November 2007 issue.
  9. "Video Premiere: Baroness Meander with 'Wanderlust'". Headbangersblog.mtv.com. MTV.com. December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". Theprp.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2020.



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