A heavy, desert-rock landmark that shaped stoner metal. Fuzzy and influential. A genre cornerstone. Released in 1992, it's an early landmark for Kyuss.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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More from Kyuss — where to go next
If you have Blues for the Red Sun, these are the Kyuss records worth reaching for next.
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Blues for the Red Sun1992 · you're viewing this oneStart here
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Welcome to Sky Valley1994 · MetalEssential
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