Released April 22, 2003 Length 58:40 Artist Sunn O))) Label Southern Lord | Recorded 1996-Dec 2002 Producer Sunn O))) & Rex Ritter Release date 22 April 2003 | |
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White1(2003) Live Action Sampler(2004) Similar White2, Flight of the Behemoth, Black One, The Grimmrobe Demos, Monoliths & Dimensions | ||
White1 is the third album by Sunn O))). It was the most significant departure from their original style to date. Each track was experimental in its own way, with Julian Cope reciting occultic druidist 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."
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The lyrics to "The Gates of Ballard" come from "Håvard Hedde", a Norwegian folk song. Another metal version of "Håvard Hedde" had been recorded in 1995 by 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 Jimi Hendrix's album Are You Experienced?
Guest musicians
Songs
1My Wall25:17
2The Gates of Ballard15:33
3A Shaving of the Horn That Speared You17:52