Heavy Rocks (2002 album)

This article is about the 2002 album. For the other Boris album, released in 2011, see Heavy Rocks (2011 album).
Heavy Rocks
Studio album by Boris
Released April 26, 2002
Recorded July–September 2001
Studio Bazooka Studio
Genre Stoner rock
Length 47:20
Label Quattro/UK Discs
Producer Boris
Boris chronology

Megatone
(2002)		 Heavy Rocks
(2002)		 Boris/The Dudley Corporation
(2003)
Singles from Heavy Rocks
  1. "1970 / Wareruraido"
    Released: December 2002

Heavy Rocks is the fourth studio album by Japanese band Boris. Alternate takes of "1970" and "Wareruraido" were used for a single, while re-recordings of "Korosu" and "1970" with Michio Kurihara appear on Variations.[1] It has never been released on vinyl, one of very few releases in the band's catalogue with this exclusivity.

Music videos were shot for the tracks "1970" and "Korosu" and were originally viewable on FoodUnited's website, however, this has been discontinued. Both videos were later included on the 2003 DVD, Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Boris. 

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

Personnel

Boris
  • Takeshi – vocals, bass, and guitar
  • Wata – guitar and echo
  • Atsuo – drums, percussions, and vocals
Guest musicians
  • Lori S. – vocals on "Heavy Friends"
  • Maso Yamazaki – analog synthesizer on "Dyna-Soar"
  • Masami Akita – PowerBook on "Death Valley"
  • Eddie Legend – lead guitar on "Koei"
  • Komi – vocals on "Kane"
Production
  • Tetsuya "Cherry" Tochigi – main engineer
  • Takumi Iyobe – assistant engineer
  • Osamu Kon – assistant engineer
  • Kazuhiko Itoh – assistant engineer
  • Souichirou Nakamura – mastering engineer
  • Higasayama "Hatchaku" Kunihito – recording crew
  • Fangs Anal Satan – design
  • Furuyong – logotype
  • Eri Shibata – photos

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

References

  1. ↑ Variations order page from Inoxia Records

External links