Joe Barresi
Encyclopedia
Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer
who has worked with bands such as Kyuss
, The Melvins
, Tool
, Queens of the Stone Age
, Coheed and Cambria
, Tomahawk
, L7
, The Jesus Lizard
, Parkway Drive and Bad Religion
.
when he was 7, and played in local bands in and around his home in New York
and in Florida
. He studied classical guitar
and music theory
at the University of South Florida
, and transferred to the University of Miami
where he also studied piano
and music engineering. While there he logged a prodigious number of hours recording and developing local bands in Miami
.
After completing college, Barresi moved to Los Angeles
and began working his way up the ladder by working at numerous local studios—a move that helped him gain an understanding of the different consoles, rooms and clientele at the various studios. His first big break came when he engineered a demo for producer GGGarth Richardson
. He went on to work with a number of well-respected producers including David Kahne
, Michael Beinhorn
, Rob Cavallo
and Sylvia Massy
. He also engineered some guitars for Lostprophets
on the album Start Something
.
As a mixer, Barresi has mixed tracks for Monster Magnet
, Hole
, Veruca Salt
, Weezer
, Rancid
, Bauhaus
, Anthrax
, Skunk Anansie
, and Alpha Galates.
Eventually Barresi gained enough experience and insight that he began producing records. He has produced or co-produced tracks for Clutch
, Buckcherry
, Fu Manchu
, Loudmouth
, The Melvins
, L7
and others. He also produced the debut album by Queens of the Stone Age
which, at the time, did not have a record deal. That album was eventually released by indie label Loose Groove. The self-titled album garnered attention from press (Rolling Stone
named Queens of the Stone Age one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands of the year) and alternative radio (including KROQ
) -- all of which landed the band a deal with Interscope Records
. He has recently just finished recording the band Fair to Midland
.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
who has worked with bands such as Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
, The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
, Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
, Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....
, Tomahawk
Tomahawk (band)
Tomahawk is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison started swapping tapes with the intention of...
, L7
L7 (band)
L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
, The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial...
, Parkway Drive and Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
.
Biography
Joe Barresi started playing guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
when he was 7, and played in local bands in and around his home in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He studied classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
and music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
at the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
, and transferred to the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
where he also studied piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and music engineering. While there he logged a prodigious number of hours recording and developing local bands in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
After completing college, Barresi moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and began working his way up the ladder by working at numerous local studios—a move that helped him gain an understanding of the different consoles, rooms and clientele at the various studios. His first big break came when he engineered a demo for producer GGGarth Richardson
Garth Richardson
Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian music producer and engineer. He is the son of renowned Canadian music producer Jack Richardson . Jack was a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 60's and 70's...
. He went on to work with a number of well-respected producers including David Kahne
David Kahne
David Kahne is an American record producer. Kahne started his musical career as a working musician and then became notable for his role as in-house producer and engineer at 415 Records, the first American new wave music label, and for his subsequent roles as Vice President of A&R at Columbia...
, Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
, Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo is a record producer and A&R, most famous for signing and producing Green Day. He is currently Chairman of Warner Bros. Records.- History :...
and Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy is an entrepreneur, record producer, and studio engineer in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993's Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool.-History:...
. He also engineered some guitars for Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
on the album Start Something
Start Something
Start Something is the second studio album by the Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets, released on 2 February 2004 through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom and South Korea. The album was released internationally on 5 February 2004. The band began work on the album in 2003 after touring for...
.
As a mixer, Barresi has mixed tracks for Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
, Hole
Hole (band)
Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
, Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt (band)
Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...
, Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
, Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
, Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie is an English rock band whose members include Skin , Cass , Ace and Mark Richardson .Skunk Anansie formed in March 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009...
, and Alpha Galates.
Eventually Barresi gained enough experience and insight that he began producing records. He has produced or co-produced tracks for Clutch
Clutch (band)
Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio...
, Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry and Time Bomb , before partially dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album...
, Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu (band)
Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...
, Loudmouth
Loudmouth (band)
Loudmouth is the band name for a group who played such songs as "Fly", "What?", and "End of the Century", having their music featured in the PlayStation game Omega Boost, and having the same song featured in the movie Varsity Blues....
, The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
, L7
L7 (band)
L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
and others. He also produced the debut album by Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
which, at the time, did not have a record deal. That album was eventually released by indie label Loose Groove. The self-titled album garnered attention from press (Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
named Queens of the Stone Age one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands of the year) and alternative radio (including KROQ
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
) -- all of which landed the band a deal with Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
. He has recently just finished recording the band Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. They are currently signed to E1 Music. According to the band's official website, their name comes from "...an old Texan play on the term 'fair to middling'." The band produced two self-released...
.
As producer
- Melvins - Stag (1996)
- Melvins - HonkyHonky (album)- Personnel :* Buzz Osborne - Guitar, vocals* Dale Crover - drums* Mark Deutrom - Bass* Katherine Bjelland - Additional Vocals * Mac Mann - Piano, Bells and Synthesizer...
(1997) - Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
- Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age (album)-Re-release track listing:All tracks written by Alfredo Hernández and Joshua Homme, except where noted.Tracks 6, 11 & 13 are tracks that were included in the re-release. "The Bronze" & "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For" were included in the 1998 EP The Split CD with the band Beaver...
(1998) - Fu ManchuFu Manchu (band)Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...
- King of the RoadKing of the Road (Fu Manchu album)King of the Road is the sixth studio album from California stoner rock band Fu Manchu and was released in 1999. The Japanese and European release features the track "Breathing Fire" in place of "Drive"...
(1999) - PennywisePennywise (band)Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
- Land of the Free?Land of the Free?Land of the Free? is the sixth album by Pennywise. Produced by Joe Barresi, the album was released on June 19, 2001. After the commercial success of their previous album, Straight Ahead, Pennywise entered the studio in early 2001 to record a follow-up...
(2001) - Powerman 5000Powerman 5000Powerman 5000 is an American Metal band formed in 1991. Through the span of over two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...
- Transform (2003) - Backyard BabiesBackyard BabiesBackyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....
- Stockholm SyndromeStockholm Syndrome (Backyard Babies album)Stockholm Syndrome is an album by Backyard Babies, released in 2003.-Track listing:#Everybody Ready?!#Earn the Crown#A Song for the Outcast#Minus Celsius#Pigs for Swine#One Sound#Say When#Year by Year...
(2003) - TomahawkTomahawk (band)Tomahawk is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison started swapping tapes with the intention of...
- Mit GasMit GasMit Gas is the second studio album by American rock band Tomahawk, released on May 6, 2003 through Mike Patton's independent record label Ipecac Recordings...
(2003) - Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to ParalyzeLullabies to ParalyzeLullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 21, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007...
(2005) - The Butterfly EffectThe Butterfly Effect (band)The Butterfly Effect are an alternative metal band from Brisbane, Australia, formed in 1999. The band consists of Clint Boge , Ben Hall , Glenn Esmond and Kurt "Puddles" Goedhart . Their debut album received high rotation play on influential radio station Triple J.-The Butterfly Effect EP:The band...
- Imago (2006) - Bad ReligionBad ReligionBad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
- New Maps of HellNew Maps of HellIn January 2007, it was announced that the album would be called New Maps of Hell and the band started working with producer Joe Barresi to finish it. On April 1, 2007, Bentley posted an update on the MySpace bulletin board, stating that the band was finally finished recording the album and would...
(2007) - ClutchClutch (band)Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio...
- From Beale Street to OblivionFrom Beale Street to Oblivion-2010 Bonus Track listing:All tracks written by Clutch, except where noted. Tracks 1-5 recorded live at the BBC 11-11-06. Tracks 6-9 recorded 12-13-07 in Melbourne,Australia.- Song meanings :You Can't Stop ProgressPower Player...
(2007) - PusciferPusciferPuscifer is a side project of Maynard James Keenan from the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle. As Keenan is the only permanent member and he considers the project to be his "creative subconscious", Puscifer could also be considered a pseudonym for his solo work....
- Cuntry BonerCuntry Boner"Cuntry Boner" is a song by Puscifer, the song is released as the first ever commercial retail single from the act. Though released a month prior, the song is not featured on the debut album "V" Is for Vagina. It is the first song of theirs to be released that is not from a soundtrack or a remix...
(2007) - Zico ChainZico ChainZico Chain are a rock band from London, United Kingdom, formed in 2002. To date, they have released one full album entitled Food and one self titled EP. The band opened the main stage at the Download Festival on 8 June 2007...
- FoodFood (album)Food is the debut album from London based rock band Zico Chain, Anaemia and Where Would You Rather be? where released as singles from the album along with music videos.-Critical reception:...
(2007) - SavioursSaviours (band)Saviours is an American stoner metal band. The band was formed in 2004 in Oakland, California. Since then, they have released four full-length albums and two EPs.-Members:*Austin Barber - vocals, lead & rhythm guitar...
- Into Abaddon (2008) - Minus - The Great Northern Whalekill (2008)
- IsisIsis (band)Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
- Wavering RadiantWavering RadiantWavering Radiant is the fifth and final full-length album by American post-metal group Isis, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2009 and produced by Joe Barresi. It stands as Isis' last full-length album, as the band split just over a year after its release...
(2009) - PearlPearlA pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...
- Little Immaculate White FoxLittle Immaculate White FoxLittle Immaculate White Fox is the debut album of American rock singer Pearl Aday, released in January 2010 on Megaforce Records. The album deviates from the style of Pearl's father Meat Loaf's operatic rock, and leans more towards classic rock sound with a strong resemblance to the music of Janis...
(2010) - Coheed and CambriaCoheed and CambriaCoheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....
- Year of The Black RainbowYear of the Black RainbowYear of the Black Rainbow is the fifth studio album by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on April 13, 2010 on Columbia. The album is a prequel to the band's previous four concept albums, which comprise The Amory Wars narrative. Year of the Black Rainbow marks drummer Chris...
(2010) - ApocalypticaApocalypticaApocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...
- 7th Symphony7th Symphony (album)-Digital download:Digital download versions include the standard 10 track edition and the limited 12 track edition of the album, with additional bonus tracks "Spiral Architect" or "Return Game"...
(2010) - Bad ReligionBad ReligionBad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
- The Dissent of ManThe Dissent of Man-Track listing:-Personnel:* Greg Graffin – vocals* Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals* Brian Baker – guitar* Greg Hetson – guitar* Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals* Brooks Wackerman – drums* Joe Barresi – producer...
(2010) - Parkway Drive - Deep BlueDeep Blue (album)Deep Blue is the third album by Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California and was released on 29 June 2010 through Epitaph Records. The album debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts and at number 39 on the Billboard 200 chart...
(2010) - Fair to MidlandFair to MidlandFair to Midland is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. They are currently signed to E1 Music. According to the band's official website, their name comes from "...an old Texan play on the term 'fair to middling'." The band produced two self-released...
- Arrows and AnchorsArrows and AnchorsArrows & Anchors is the fourth studio album by Texas progressive rock band Fair to Midland. After being pushed back from June, the band has announced, via their website, that the album would be released on July 12, 2011 by E1 Music in North America. In Europe, the record was released via Season of...
(2011) - Chevelle - Hats Off to the Bull (2011)
- Every Time I DieEvery Time I DieEvery Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
- Currently untitled sixth album (2012) - Stam1naStam1naStam1na is a Finnish heavy metal musical group native of Lemi, South Karelia. Their music is arguably best described as progressive metal with some thrash, death and alternative influences, and is sung in Finnish language.-Name:...
- Currently untitled fifth album (2012)
As engineer
- KyussKyussKyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
- Blues for the Red SunBlues for the Red SunBlues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
(1992) - Kyuss - Welcome to Sky ValleyWelcome to Sky ValleyWelcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994.-Album information:...
(1994) - L7L7 (band)L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
- Hungry for StinkHungry for StinkHungry for Stink is the fourth album by the Los Angeles grunge band L7. The title is taken from a personal ad that was seen by one of the bandmembers shortly before the album was released. It was released in July 1994 during their Lollapalooza tour...
(1994) - Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town...And the Circus Leaves Town...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...
(1995) - WeezerWeezerWeezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
- PinkertonPinkerton (album)Pinkerton is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996. After finishing tours in promotion of their 1994 album Weezer, the band originally planned to record a space-themed rock opera entitled Songs from the Black Hole...
(1996) - L7 - The Beauty Process: Triple PlatinumThe Beauty Process: Triple PlatinumThe Beauty Process is the fifth album by the Los Angeles band L7. Recorded in late 1996 and released in February 1997, the album was favored by critics yet dismissed by many earlier fans of the band....
(1997) - The Jesus LizardThe Jesus LizardThe Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial...
- BlueBlue (The Jesus Lizard album)Blue is the sixth full length album by The Jesus Lizard, released in 1998. Produced by Andy Gill, it is something of a departure for The Jesus Lizard, exploring some of the more experimental instincts hinted at on earlier songs like "Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along" on "Pure". It is the only...
(1998) - Fu Manchu - King of the Road (1999)
- Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes FirstThe Empire Strikes FirstThe Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004.-Title inspiration:The title is a reference to the new Bush Doctrine of preventive war, and a play on the name of the popular Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back.-Lyrics:Although some of the album...
(2004) - ToolTool (band)Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
- 10,000 Days10,000 Days10,000 Days is the Grammy Award-winning fourth studio album by American rock band Tool. The album was released on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29 in Australia, May 1 in the United Kingdom, and May 2 in North America...
(2006) - SatyriconSatyricon (band)Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
- The Age of NeroThe Age of NeroThe Age of Nero is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon released on November 3, 2008 via Roadrunner Records. The release was backed by a full European headlining tour opening in Stavanger, Norway on November 12 and ending in Hamburg, Germany on December 20. Most of the...
(2008) - Taking Back SundayTaking Back SundayTaking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
- New AgainNew AgainNew Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
(2008) - MatisyahuMatisyahuMatthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....
- LightLight (Matisyahu album)Light is the third album by reggae singer Matisyahu, which was released on August 25, 2009. It was anticipated since his major label debut Youth released three years before...
(2009) - WolfmotherWolfmotherWolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,...
- Cosmic EggCosmic EggCosmic Egg is the second studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, released on 23 October 2009. It is the first album by the second lineup of the band, featuring vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and...
(2009) - Alpha RevAlpha RevAlpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson .-History:Casey McPherson started Alpha Rev in 2005 after the breakup of his previous band Endochine, which had toured with Staind, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pete Yorn and Bob Schneider.Alpha Rev released...
- New MorningNew Morning (Alpha Rev album)New Morning is the major label debut LP by Alpha Rev. The album was recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City and produced by David Kahne, engineered by Joe Barresi and mixed by Michael Brauer....
(2009) - Isis - Wavering Radiant (2009)
- Pearl - Little Immaculate White Fox (2010)
- Coheed and Cambria - Year of The Black Rainbow (2010)
- Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony (2010)
- Parkway Drive - Deep Blue (2010)
As mixer
- Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
- Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
- Downset - Do we speak a dead language? (1996)
- Fu Manchu - The Action Is GoThe Action is Go"Module Overload" was first released on the Godzilla EP and was re-recorded with a new vocal line and a different middle part. The original version appears again on Eatin' Dust CD....
(1997) - Fu Manchu - King of the Road (1999)
- Psycore - I Am Not One of Us (1999)
- AmenAmen (band)Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
- Amen (1999) (2 tracks) - RancidRancid (band)Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
- Indestructible (2003) (2 tracks) - The Juliana TheoryThe Juliana TheoryThe Juliana Theory are an American rock quintet from Greensburg and Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Juliana Theory signed to Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records despite not being a Christian band. The group later signed to Epic Records for the release of the album Love. The Juliana Theory...
- Deadbeat SweetheartbeatDeadbeat SweetheartbeatDeadbeat Sweetheartbeat is the fourth and final studio album by Greensburg, Pennsylvania indie-rock band The Juliana Theory, released on September 13, 2005 as a joint release from Abacus Records and the band's own Paperfist Records. It also includes a bonus DVD which features the making of the...
(2005) - Zico Chain - Food (2007)
- Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell (2007)
- Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007)
- Puscifer - Cuntry Boner (2007)
- Alpha Galates - A Stimulus for ReasonA Stimulus for ReasonA Stimulus for Reason is the first full length album released by Alpha Galates. It was released on EMI records. It was produced by Matthew von Wagner, mixed by Joe Barresi, and Mastered by Bob Ludwig.- Track listing :# "Conformity" – 1:28...
(2007) - Braintoy - Vehicles (2008)
- Xavier RuddXavier RuddXavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....
- Dark Shades of BlueDark Shades of Blue- Personnel :*Joe Barresi – Mixing*Carmel Echols – Choir, Chorus*Rob Giles – Choir, Chorus*Jimmy Hoyson – Engineer, Vocal Engineer*Clydene Jackson – Choir, Chorus*James Looker – Engineer, Production Assistant, Photography, Instrument Technician...
(2008) - EnslavedEnslaved (band)Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
- VertebraeVertebrae (album)Vertebrae is the tenth studio album release by Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. It was released on 29 September 2008 via Indie Recordings in Europe and on 28 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast in the US. It was received as Album of the Year in Terrorizer Magazine, and later their...
(2008) - Saviours - Into Abaddon (2008)
- Satyricon - The Age of Nero (2008)
- Disciple - Southern Hospitality (2008)
- Isis - Wavering Radiant (2009)
- Pearl - "Little Immaculate White Fox" (2010)
- Audrey HorneAudrey Horne (band)Audrey Horne is a hard rock/post-grunge band from Bergen, Norway. The band took its name from Sherilyn Fenn's character in the cult TV series Twin Peaks...
- Audrey Horne (2010) - Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow (2010)
- Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony(2010)
- Parkway Drive - Deep Blue (2010)