White2

{{short description|2004 album by Sunn O)))}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = White2

| type = studio

| artist = Sunn O)))

| cover = Sunn_O)))_White2_cover.jpeg

| alt =

| released = June 29, 2004

| recorded = Aug 2002–Feb 2004

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Drone metal, dark ambient

| length = 62:51 (CD edition)
87:55 (Double vinyl edition)

| label = Southern Lord Records (SUNN31)

| producer = Stephen O'Malley & Rex Ritter

| prev_title = White1

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Black One

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r696070/review|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork Media [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7579-white2/ link]

| rev2Score = 8.0/10

}}

White2 is the fourth studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))).[http://www.discogs.com/Sunn-O-White2/master/2338 White2] discogs.com article. Retrieved on 2014-01-21. It was recorded during the same sessions as White1, but it was not released until a year later.

This album features Attila Csihar of Mayhem fame quoting the Srimad Bhagavatam on "Decay2 [Nihils' Maw]". The vinyl also features him on "Decay [The Symptoms of Kali Yuga]". "HELL-O)))-WEEN" is a more traditional Sunn O))) track, harkening back to The Grimmrobe Demos in its all-guitar-and-bass approach. A DOD Buzz Box effects pedal designed to imitate the sound of Buzz Osborne of The Melvins was used for the bass effects on "bassAliens".

The cover art is a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder called The Bee-Keepers.