Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6

Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
Studio album by Metal Fingers
Released November 24, 2003
Recorded Various dates
Genre Hip hop, instrumental hip hop
Length 73:30
Label Shaman Works
Producer Metal Fingers
Metal Fingers chronology
Special Herbs, Vol. 4
(2003)
Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
(2003)
Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6
(2004)

Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb (or similar flora) or herbal preparation, with the exception of "Coffin Nails" which could refer either to a slang term for tobacco cigarettes or literally to nails from coffins, which have been traditionally used in conjunction with certain herbs in the performance of ceremonial magic rituals.

The album's title is slightly misleading, in that it is not an entirely new volume: the second part of the previous installment in the Metal Fingers series (confusingly also called Special Herbs, Vol. 4 but also commonly known as Special Herbs, Vols. 3 & 4; it is this latter "Volume 4" that is duplicated), appears again here as the first eight tracks of Vols. 4, 5 & 6. The difference in record labels on which the various albums were released explains this anomaly, similar to the earlier doublings of Vol. 2 and Vol. 4. After this volume, the numbering of the series becomes more consistent, and there are no such overlapping tracks.

The original artwork for both the CD and vinyl versions contained depictions of Marvel Comics' Doctor Doom character (from the Fantastic Four). The original album with this artwork is now deleted but can surface from time to time on online auction sites. An updated cover was created for the album featuring MF Doom's own face.

Track listing

  1. "Blood Root" – 3:00
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  2. "Star Anis" – 3:28
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  3. "Lemon Grass" – 4:21
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  4. "Four Thieves Vinegar" – 3:34
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  5. "Galangal Root" – 2:33
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  6. "Spikenard" – 3:33
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  7. "Cinquefoil" – 2:59
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  8. "Hyssop" – 2:33
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  9. "Pennyroyal" – 3:11
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  10. "Lavender Buds" – 3:05
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  11. "White Willow Bark" – 4:24
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  12. "Orange Blossoms" – 1:59
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  13. "Coffin Nails" – 2:56
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  14. "Kava Kava Root" – 4:07
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  15. "Valerian Root" – 4:53
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  16. "Jasmine Blossoms" – 2:58
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  17. "Black Snake Root" – 3:44
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  18. "Horehound" – 3:07
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  19. "Dragons Blood" – 4:07
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  20. "Myrtle Leaf" – 5:16
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
  21. "Patchouly Leaves" – 3:46
    • Produced by Metal Fingers

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