Volumen brutal

Volumen Brutal
Studio album by Barón Rojo
Released 22 February 1982
Recorded 1982, Kingsway Studios, United Kingdom
Genre Heavy metal
Hard Rock
Length 40:34
Label Chapa
Producer Chapa Discos and Barón Rojo
Barón Rojo chronology

Larga vida al Rock and Roll
1981		 Volumen brutal
1982		 Metalmorfosis
1983
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Allmusic [1]

Volumen brutal is the second studio album by Spanish metal band Barón Rojo. It produced by Chapa Discos and Barón Rojo and it was published by Chapa Discos in 1982.

It was recorded in 1982 at Kingsway Studios, owned by Deep Purple's frontman Ian Gillan, in two weeks. «Volumen brutal» sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.[2] This album was released in two versions: One with the lyrics in Spanish and another sung in English. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden is credited for helping them with the translation. This led the band to international success specially in the United Kingdom, where they graced the cover of music magazine Kerrang!. Stand Up was chose as European single.

It was ranked as the 17th best Rock en Español album ever according to American magazine Al Borde.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Incomunicación"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro 3:39
2. "Los Rockeros van al Infierno"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés 4:17
3. "Dame la oportunidad"  Carlos de Castro / Armando de Castro 3:35
4. "Son como hormigas"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés / Armando de Castro 4:07
5. "Las flores del mal"  Carlos de Castro 4:53
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Resistiré"  José Luis Campuzano / Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / Carolina Cortés 5:03
7. "Satánico plan (Volumen brutal)"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / José Luis Campuzano 4:12
8. "Concierto para ellos"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés / Armando de Castro 4:42
9. "Hermano del Rock & Roll"  Armando de Castro 3:24
10. "El Barón vuela sobre Inglaterra"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / José Luis Campuzano / Hermes Calabria 2:42

Track listing (English version)

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Isolation Ward"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro 3:39
2. "Rockers go to Hell"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés 4:17
3. "Give me the Chance"  Carlos de Castro / Armando de Castro 3:35
4. "Termites"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés / Armando de Castro 4:07
5. "Flowers of Evil"  Carlos de Castro 4:53
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Stand Up"  José Luis Campuzano / Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / Carolina Cortés 5:03
7. "Someone's Loving You"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / José Luis Campuzano 4:12
8. "Concert for Them"  José Luis Campuzano / Carolina Cortés / Armando de Castro 4:42
9. "You're Telling Me"  Armando de Castro 3:24
10. "The Baron Fly Over England"  Armando de Castro / Carlos de Castro / José Luis Campuzano / Hermes Calabria 2:42

Personnel

Barón Rojo
Additional personnel

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4] Platinum 100,000^^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/volumen-brutal-mw0000502638
  2. ↑ "Barón Rojo reedita 'Volumen brutal' con motivo del 25 aniversario del grupo" (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "250 albums del Rock Iberoamericano" (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ "Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990". AFYVE (in Spanish). Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año.

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