Red Forest is the second album by American post-rock band If These Trees Could Talk. It was independently released on March 20, 2012, pressed on vinyl by Science of Silence then re-released by Metal Blade in January 2015.[1] The album was recorded from September to December 2011 at NEMeadow Studio in Bath by Zack Kelly and Rick Fuller, mixed by Zack Kelly and mastered by Will Putney.[2]

Red Forest
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012
RecordedSeptember to December 2011
StudioNEMeadow Studio (Bath, Ohio)
GenrePost-rock, post-metal
Length47:36
Labelself-released, Science of Silence, Metal Blade
If These Trees Could Talk chronology
Above the Earth, Below the Sky
(2009)
Red Forest
(2012)
The Bones of a Dying World
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Noise Magazine[3]
Rock n Reel Reviews[4]
Substream Magazine[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by If These Trees Could Talk

No.TitleLength
1."Breath of Life"1:48
2."The First Fire"6:30
3."Barren Lands of the Modern Dinosaur"5:57
4."They Speak with Knives"5:40
5."The Gift of Two Rivers"1:11
6."Red Forest"8:25
7."Aleutian Clouds"3:03
8."Left to Rust and Rot"5:24
9."When the Big Hand Buries the Twelve"9:38
Total length:47:36

Personnel

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If These Trees Could Talk
  • Tom Fihe – bass
  • Zack Kelly – drums
  • Cody Kelly – guitar
  • Jeff Kalal – guitar
  • Mike Socrates – guitar
Production
  • Zack Kelly – producer, engineering, mixing
  • Rick Fuller – engineering, mixing
  • Will Putney – mastering
  • Charlie Wagers – art direction, design

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". metalblade.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Red Forest by If These Trees Could Talk". bandcamp.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Lay, Nathaniel (January 27, 2015). "Album Review: If These Trees Could Talk – "Above the Earth, Below the Sky" and "Red Forest"". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Dave (January 22, 2015). "If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest". Rock n Reel Reviews. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Saunders, Knial (January 23, 2015). "REVIEW: If These Trees Could Talk – 'Red Forest'". Substream Magazine. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2016.