Flight of the Behemoth

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Flight of the Behemoth

Studio album by Sunn O)))
Released	2002
Recorded	April 1998 - November 2000 at The Gas Chamber in Los Angeles.
Genre	Drone doom
Length	51:27
Label	Southern Lord Records SUNN15
Producer(s)	Mystik Kliff & Mathias Schneeberger
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.5/10) link
Sunn O))) chronology
ØØ Void (2000)	Flight of the Behemoth (2002)	Veils It White (2003)

Flight of the Behemoth is the third album by Sunn O))). The band began taking a more experimental approach with this album, collaborating with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, who remixed tracks 3 and 4, and using drums and vocals on FWTBT.

FWTBT is actually a cover of Metallica's For Whom the Bell Tolls. While the band did try to follow the original structure and riffing of the song, the intent was not to copy the original, but to rewrite the song for themselves. (The song's full title is "F.W.T.B.T (I Dream of Lars Ulrich Being Thrown Through the Bus Window Instead of My Mystikal Master Kliff Burton)", a reference to Cliff Burton's death in a road accident.)

[edit] Track listing

"Mocking Solemnity" – 9:12
"Death Becomes You" – 13:09
"O)))Bow 1" – 5:54
"O)))Bow 2" – 12:53
"FWTBT" – 10:19

[edit] Session musicians

Aspirin Feast – drums on "FWTBT"
Bootsy Kronos – bass on "FWTBT"
Mystik Kliff and MK Ultra Blizzard – vocals, guitars and analog synth on "FWTBT"
Hugh Jass- [cello] on "FWTBT"