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. It is the second of three Boris albums of this title, with the others being released in

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; 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 ''

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'', with which it shares the track "Aileron." It also shares different mixes of the songs "Jackson Head" and "Tu, La La" with ''

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''.

Background

Initial track list information had the song "8" (previously available on ''

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'') listed as the second track, but the final release replaced it with "Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes." On March 29, 2011,

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released the song "Riot Sugar" in promotion for the album. 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. On May 16, ''Heavy Rocks'' in its entirety was made available in full for streaming on NPR Music.NPR Music streams Heavy Rocks
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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 *

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– 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

References

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