Amplifier Worship
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| Studio album by Boris | ||
| Released | March 11, 2003 | |
| Recorded | Sound Crew Aug/Sept. 1998 | |
| Genre | doom metal | |
| Length | 64:00 | |
| Label | Mangrove/Southern Lord | |
| Producer(s) | Boris | |
| Boris chronology | ||
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| Boris/Tomsk (1997) |
Amplifier Worship (1998) |
Black: Implication Flooding (1998) |
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Amplifier Worship is the second album by Boris. It takes the doom elements of their sound further than their other works, especially when speaking of the lyrical imagery: a bizarre relation of frogs to Beelzebub comes to mind. It is often named as a standout amidst Boris's huge discography. Excluding the "one-long-song" albums, this is the only Boris full-length to have vocals on every song, and the first time that Takeshi performed lead vocals for the band (although Atsuo is doing lead vocals on "Huge"). "Vomitself" was written and laid down in a different session from the other four songs. According to Japanese production company FoodUnited, videos were shot for "Hama" & "Kuruimizu". It is unknown if either of these videos will ever surface, whether by means of Internet bootlegging, or on a future DVD.
The t-shirt for this album reads: "Frogs love to eat flies, the devil's name, Beelzebub, lord of the flies. Evil spirits love to spiritually feed upon those whom Beelzebub rules."
[edit] Track listing
- "Huge" - 9:14
- "Ganbou-Ki" - 15:44
- "Hama" - 7:30
- "Kuruimizu" - 14:27
- "Vomitself" - 16:57
[edit] Personnel (From liner notes)
- Takeshi - Vocals, bass, Ampeg
- Wata - Guitar, E-Bow, Orange, Matamp
- Atsuo - Vocals, drums, cymbals, wavedrums
[edit] Pressing History
| Year | Label | Format | Country | Out Of Print? | Notes |
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| 1998 | Mangrove | CD | Japan | Yes | - |
| 2003 | Southern Lord | CD | US | Yes | Green jewel box with a gummy worm in the spine; different cover from Japanese pressing; at time of release, there were rumors that said worm had hallucinogic properties akin to those of LSD when eaten; these rumors have been denied by Southern Lord, the band, and people who actually ate their worm; 2-second breaks between songs reminiscent of a CD-R |
| 2003 | Southern Lord | CD | US | No | Same cover as limited US pressing |
| Boris |
| Atsuo | Wata | Takeshi |
| Releases |
| Boris/Barebones | Absolutego | Boris/Tomsk | Amplifier Worship | Black: Implication Flooding | More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape | Flood | Megatone | Heavy Rocks | 1970 | Boris/The Dudley Corporation | Akuma no Uta | Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter | Boris At Last: -Feedbacker- | The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked | 04092001 | Sun Baked Snow Cave | Dronevil | Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase | Soundtrack from Film "Mabuta no Ura" | A Bao A Qu | Boris aRCHIVE | Heavy Metal Me | Pink | The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 | The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 | Vein | Altar | Rainbow | Walrus/Groon |
| Related Articles |
| Boris discography | Drone metal | Doom metal | Sunn O))) | Merzbow | Keiji Haino | Southern Lord Records |
| Boris | [Southern Lord Records | Inoxia Records | Diwphalanx Records |
