Heavy Rocks (2002 album)

Heavy Rocks
Studio album by
Boris
ReleasedApril 26, 2002 (2002-04-26)
RecordedJuly–September 2001
StudioBazooka Studio
Genre
Length46:27
LabelQuattro/UK Discs
ProducerBoris
Boris chronology
Megatone
(2002) 		Heavy Rocks
(2002) 		Akuma no Uta
(2003)
Singles from Heavy Rocks
  1. "1970 / Wareruraido"
    Released: December 2002

Heavy Rocks is the fourth studio album by Japanese band Boris, released in 2002.[1] It is the first of three Boris albums titled Heavy Rocks, with the others released in 2011 and 2022; all feature the band exploring hard rock and heavy metal sounds.[2]

Alternate takes of "1970" and "Wareruraido" were used for a single, while re-recordings of "Korosu" and "1970" with Michio Kurihara appear on Boris / Variations + Live in Japan.[3] Music videos were shot for the tracks "1970" and "Korosu" and were originally viewable on FoodUnited's website. Both videos were later included on the 2003 DVD Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter.[4]

The album was issued digitally and on vinyl for the first time in September 2023, through Third Man Records.[5] That reissue was accompanied by an American tour in which the band played the album in its entirety.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Boris.

No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Friends"4:49
2."Korosu" (殺す)4:48
3."Dyna-Soar"3:44
4."Wareruraido" (ワレルライド)2:44
5."Soft Edge"3:50
6."Rattlesnake"2:16
7."Death Valley"6:56
8."Koei" (孤映)3:54
9."Kane -The Bell Tower of a Sign-" (鐘 -The Bell Tower of a Sign-)8:28
10."1970"4:58
Total length:46:27

2023 Third Man Records Version

This is the version on the first ever 2xLP pressing, new CD pressing, and streaming services as of October 2023. "Rattlesnake" has been moved to the end of the album proper, and in its previous spot is a bonus track "Dronevil" (written by Boris).[7]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Friends"4:49
2."Korosu"4:48
3."Dyna-Soar"3:44
4."Wareruraido"2:44
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Soft Edge"3:50
2."Dronevil" (Bonus Track)1:42
3."Death Valley"6:55
4."Koei"3:53
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Kane -The Bell Tower of a Sign-"8:28
2."1970"5:01
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Rattlesnake"2:26
2."Wareruraido" (Demo Version)2:41
3."1970" (Demo Version)4:55
Total length:55:59

Personnel

Pressing history

Year Label Format Catalog No. Country Out of Print? Notes
April 26, 2002 Quattro/UK Discs CD UKQT-005 Japan No Reprinted in 2009
September 8, 2023 Third Man Records CD, 2xLP TMR778LP United States No De facto streaming version

References

  1. ^ Boris - Heavy Rocks [2002] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-09-24
  2. ^ Hadusek, Jon (2022-08-04). "Boris unveil riff-hitting new song "My Name Is Blank": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ^ Variations order page from Inoxia Records
  4. ^ "Boris - 見殺し塔からずっと - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. ^ "Boris announce reissue of 2002's Heavy Rocks". Treble Zine. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ DiVita, Joe (2023-06-05). "Melvins + Boris Each Playing a Classic Album in Full on 43-Date U.S. Tour". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  7. ^ Boris - Heavy Rocks, 2023-08-24, retrieved 2023-10-27
  8. ^ "Heavy Rocks". Borisheavyrocks. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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