Metridium Fields is technically the second release by San Francisco-based doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 outfit Giant Squid

Giant Squid (band)

Giant Squid is a post-metal band from San Francisco, California, currently signed to Translation Loss and Vega Vinyl. They were previously signed to The End Records.-Early years :...

. The material on the album was originally released in 2004 as a self-released album entitled Metridium Field, but after signing with The End Records

The End Records

The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...

 in 2005, the band decided to re-record the entire album and re-release it as their debut for the label. It was released on August 22, 2006, and brought the band critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase. The titular song is named for Metridium

Metridium

Members of the genus Metridium, also known as plumose anemones, are sea anemones found mostly in the cooler waters of the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They are characterized by their numerous threadlike tentacles extending from atop a smooth cylindrical column, and can vary from a few...

, a genus of sea anemone.

Artwork

The painting depicted in the album cover is Watson and the Shark

Watson and the Shark

Watson and the Shark is the title of a 1778 oil painting by John Singleton Copley, depicting the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba. The original of three versions by Copley is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.....

by John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects...

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Track listing

1. "Megaptera in the Delta" – 0:50
2. "Neonate" – 6:39
3. "Versus the Siren" – 9:24
4. "Ampullae of Lorenzini" – 9:16
5. "Summit" – 6:39
6. "Eating Machine" – 0:55
7. "Revolution in the Water" – 5:33
8. "Metridium Field" – 21:09

Original track listing

1. "Megapetra in the Delta" – 0:51
2. "Neonate" – 6:37
3. "Namor Versus Siren" – 8:30
4. "Ampullae of Lorenzini" – 7:12
5. "Summit" – 6:41
6. "Eating Machine" – 0:54
7. "Revolution in the Water" – 5:09
8. "Metridium Field" – 16:32

Personnel

• Aurielle Gregory – vocals, guitar, banjo, Juno 106, Prophet 600, Moog Opus
• Aaron Gregory – vocals, guitar, banjo, theremin
• Bryan Beeson – bass
• Michael Conroy – drums
• Tim Conroy – trumpet