LABEL:DGM
VINYL RELEASE DATE:5/13/2013
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1974
VARIANT: 200 Gram Black Vinyl LP

While many casual prog fans might only be familiar with King Crimsons iconic debut, In the Court of the Crimson King, their 1974 album, Red, is just as if not more important to the development of prog-metal. The bands final album before a seven-year hiatus features much weightier, more muscly riffs than their previous material, picking up on the burgeoning proto-metal scene that bands like Black Sabbath were forging concurrent to progs rising popularity. Red is not just essential listening its vinyl is essential owning.