Flight of the Behemoth

Infobox Album |
Name = Flight of the Behemoth
Type = studio
Artist = Sunn O)))


Released = January 22, 2002
Recorded = April 1998 - November 2000 at The Gas Chamber in Los Angeles.
Genre = Drone doom
Length = 51:27
Label = Southern Lord Records SUNN15
Producer = Mystik Kliff & Mathias Schneeberger
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8i68mpzj9f1o~T1 link]
*Pitchfork (8.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22122/Sunn_O_Flight_of_the_Behemoth link] |
Last album = "ØØ Void"
(2000)
This album = "Flight of the Behemoth"
(2002)
Next album = "Veils It White"
(2003)

"Flight of the Behemoth" is the third album by Sunn O))). The band began taking a more experimental approach with this album, collaborating with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, who remixed tracks 3 and 4, and using drums and vocals on "FWTBT".

"FWTBT" is actually a cover of Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls". While the band did try to follow the original structure and riffing of the song, the intent was not to copy the original, but to rewrite the song for themselves. The song's full title is "F.W.T.B.T (I Dream of Lars Ulrich Being Thrown Through the Bus Window Instead of My Mystikal Master Kliff Burton)", a reference to Cliff Burton's death in a road accident.

Track listing

# "Mocking Solemnity" – 9:12
# "Death Becomes You" – 13:09
# "O)))Bow 1" – 5:54
# "O)))Bow 2" – 12:53
# "FWTBT" – 10:19

ession musicians

*Aspirin Feast – drums on "FWTBT"
*Bootsy Kronos – bass on "FWTBT"
*Mystik Kliff and MK Ultra Blizzard – vocals, guitars and analog synth on "FWTBT"