Wretch is the first full-length album by 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...

. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss

Sons of Kyuss

Sons of Kyuss is a demo by Sons of Kyuss. They released this eponymous recording in 1990 before changing their name to Kyuss later that year. The band's first album, Wretch, was released in 1991 and featured several re-recorded songs and two taken directly from this demo, "Deadly Kiss" and "Black...

, they shortened their name prior to releasing this.

Many band members have stated that they don't consider this to be their "debut" album. Most of the songs are re-recorded versions from their self-released demo, even some appearing untouched from it. Not sure if the record was ever to be released, several songs were left off hoping to be recorded better. Eventually several of these songs found a place on the followup Blues for the Red Sun

Blues for the Red Sun

Blues 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....

, which featured considerably better recording techniques. By the time of this album's release, the band was disenchanted with the poor sound quality and were determined to record a more accurate studio album to reflect the band.

Although the album liner notes credit several band members with song credits, the album is actually published by the entire band under the name Cacti Music (BMI). This was abandoned on all later 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...

 releases, instead with each band member receiving sole writing and publishing credit for their own songs or contributions.

Track listing

1. "[Beginning of What's About to Happen] Hwy 74" - 4:43 (Homme)
2. "Love Has Passed Me By" - 3:12 (Bjork/Homme)
3. "Son of a Bitch" - 6:03 (Oliveri/Homme/Garcia)
4. "Black Widow" - 2:44 (Homme)
5. "Katzenjammer" - 2:23 (Homme/Cockrell)
6. "Deadly Kiss" - 5:05 (Homme)
7. "The Law" - 7:53 (Oliveri/Homme)
8. "Isolation" - 2:48 (Homme)
9. "I'm Not" - 4:39 (Homme/Garcia)
10. "Big Bikes" - 5:01 (Bjork)
11. "Stage III" - 4:14 (Bjork)

Personnel

• Brant Bjork
  Brant Bjork
  Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
  
   - Drums
• John Garcia
  John Garcia (singer)
  John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock and the desert rock sound.-Kyuss:...
  
   - Vocals
• Josh Homme
  Joshua Homme
  Joshua Michael Homme is an American rock musician, and record producer. He was the guitarist and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the...
  
   - Guitar
• Nick Oliveri
  Nick Oliveri
  Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
  
   - Bass
• Chris Cockrell
  Chris Cockrell
  Chris Cockrell is an American musician, who formed Sons of Kyuss with Josh Homme, John Garcia and Brant Bjork, later shortened to just Kyuss...
  
   - Bass (Tracks 4, 6)

• Ron Krown - Producer
• Catherine Enny - Producer
• 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...
  
  - Producer
• Chris Fuhrman - Mixing
• Michael Mikulka - Mixing
• Carol Hibbs - Mastering
• Harlan Williams - Artwork, Design
• All Songs Cacti Music (BMI)