Red Album is Baroness' only studio album to feature guitarist Brian Blickle, who replaced the band's original lead guitarist, Tim Loose. Hyperrealist Records released a one-off pressing of Red Album on dark red vinyl with etched borders, which was limited 1,000 copies.[8][9] All subsequent pressings were handled by Relapse Records.
The song "O'Appalachia" was released in August 2007 on a
split 7" with
High on Fire and
Coliseum. A music video for "Wanderlust" debuted on December 6, 2007 on Headbangers Ball.[10]
Red Album was named Album of the Year by
heavy metal magazine Revolver.[11] In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Red Album as 83rd on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
John Dyer Baizley; all music is composed by Baroness
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Rays on Pinion"
7:35
2.
"The Birthing"
5:03
3.
"Isak"
4:22
4.
"Wailing Wintry Wind"
5:54
5.
"Cockroach en Fleur"
1:50
6.
"Wanderlust"
4:29
7.
"Aleph"
4:21
8.
"Teeth of a Cogwheel"
2:16
9.
"O'Appalachia"
2:36
10.
"Grad"
5:54
11.
Untitled (contains 11:01 of silence followed by a
hidden track)