Amplifier Worship

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Amplifier Worship
Amplifier Worship cover
Studio album by Boris
Released March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)
Recorded Sound Crew, August–September 1998
Genre Drone doom
Length 64:00
Label Mangrove
Southern Lord
Producer Boris
Professional reviews
Boris chronology
Boris/Tomsk 7
(1997)
Amplifier Worship
(1998)
Black: Implication Flooding
(1998)
Alternate cover
Japanese release cover
Japanese release cover

Amplifier Worship is the second album by Japanese band Boris.

Excluding the "one-long-song" albums, this is one of only two Boris full-lengths to have vocals on every song (the other being 2008's Smile), and the first time that Takeshi performed lead vocals for the band (although Atsuo performs 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" and "Kuruimizu".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Huge" – 9:14
  2. "Ganbou-Ki" – 15:44
  3. "Hama" – 7:30
  4. "Kuruimizu" – 14:27
  5. "Vomitself" – 16:57

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Pressing history

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
1998 Mangrove CD Japan No -
2003 Southern Lord CD U.S. 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