Heavy Rocks is the fifteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was released on May 24, 2011, through the label Sargent House.Boris Store Is Now Open borisheavyrocks.tumblr.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-26. It is the second of three Boris albums of this title, with the others being released in 2002 and 2022; all feature the band exploring hard rock and heavy metal sounds. The band repeated the album title for this release because they "seek to redefine 'heavy' music in a culmination of the band's tireless efforts over the past two decades".
The album was released on the same day as Attention Please, with which it shares the track "Aileron."Announcement of Heavy Rocks and Attention Please It also shares different mixes of the songs "Jackson Head" and "Tu, La La" with New Album.
Background Initial track list information had the song "8" (previously available on Japanese Heavy Rock Hits) listed as the second track, but the final release replaced it with "Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes."Official Heavy Rocks preorder On March 29, 2011, Pitchfork Media released the song "Riot Sugar" in promotion for the album.New Boris: "Riot Sugar"
The vinyl edition features extended versions of "Missing Pieces" and "Czechoslovakia." An additional full length mix of "Czechoslovakia" with vocals by Tomáš Zakopal was released on a split 7-inch with his band, Saade.Split with Saade On May 16, Heavy Rocks in its entirety was made available in full for streaming on NPR Music.NPR Music streams Heavy Rocks
Track listing All songs and words by Boris with the exception of Track 2 by Boris and Keisuke Suzuki.
Credits
Takeshi – vocals, bass, and guitar Wata – guitar, echo, and keyboard Atsuo – vocals, drums, and percussion Michio Kurihara – guitar on tracks 2, 5, and 7 Ian Astbury – vocals on track 1 Kensuke Saito – analog synth on track 3 Yoshiko Kawakita – vocals on track 7 Faith Coloccia – piano on track 9 Aaron Turner – voices, guitars, and loops on track 9 Design by Fangsanalsatan and SOMA Recording by fangsanalsatan at Sound Square 2009–2011 Mix and Mastering by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music 2011 Translation by Yoshiko Ikeda Production by Boris Photos by Miki Matsushima Logotype by Futuyong
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