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{{infobox Museum
|name= Musée du Louvre
|image= Louvre_Courtyard_by_Night.jpg
|imagesize= 260px
|established= 1793
|location= Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre, 75001 [[Paris]], [[France]]
|type=
|visitors=
8,300,000 (2006)<ref name="visitors">{{cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20070126/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_art_louvre_1| title=Yahoo News| accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref>
The Louvre led all museums worldwide with 8.3 million visitors in 2007. Paris's Louvre, home to the ``Mona Lisa,'' drew more visitors in 2007 than its local contemporary-art rival, the Centre Pompidou,(bloomberg.com ,25 feb, 2008)
|director= [[Henri Loyrette]]
|curator=[[Marie-Laure de Rochebrune]]
|website= [http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en www.louvre.fr]
}}
'''The Louvre''' ({{lang-fr|Musée du Louvre}}) in [[Paris]], [[France]], is the most visited and famous [[art museum]] in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Most Visited Museums|work=Time magazine for kids|url=http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/wr/article/0,17585,702444,00.html|accessdate=2008-01-10}}</ref> The structure is located on the [[Rive_Droite|Right Bank]] in the [[1er_arrondissement|1er arrondissement]] between the [[Seine]] River and the [[Rue_de_Rivoli%2C_Paris|Rue de Rivoli]].<ref name="Potter">{{cite book|author=Mary Knight Potter|publisher=L.C. Page|date=1904|title=The Art of the Louvre|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RSZJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR15&dq=history+of+the+louvre+seine&ei=hpKGR7OWO5_a7ALirLCVBg|pages=p. 1}}</ref>

The structure originated as the [[Palais du Louvre|palace]] during the [[Capetian dynasty]] under the reign of [[Philip_II_of_France|Philip II]].<ref name="Miltoun">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JWQBAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA114&lpg=RA1-PA114&dq=pavillon+de+flore+committee&source=web&ots=trEgbHonNB&sig=pyZXTAbl4tVOvCxV7PW9ULdk5C0#PRA1-PA115,M1|title=Royal Palaces and Parks of France|author=Francis Miltoun|publisher=L.C. Page & Co|date=1910|pages=pp. 114,  115, 76}}</ref> The building holds some of the world's most famous works of art, such as [[Leonardo Da Vinci]]'s ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', ''[[The Virgin and Child with St. Anne]]'', ''[[Madonna of the Rocks]]'', [[Jacques Louis David]]'s ''[[Oath of the Horatii]]'', Delacroix's ''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' and [[Alexandros of Antioch]]'s ''[[Venus de Milo]]''. The [[equestrian statue]] of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] constitutes the starting point of the "[[axe historique]]", but the palace is not aligned on this axis.

==History==
===Construction and architecture===
====Palais du Louvre====
{{main|Palais du Louvre}}
The present-day Louvre has been the result of a series of successive building projects completed over the past 800 years.<ref name="Durant">{{cite book |author=Delia Gray-Durant |title=Art/Shop/Eat Paris |publisher=A&C Black |location=London |year=2004 |pages=pp.p. 7|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fssoNsIR1jMC&pg=PA7&dq=building+of+the+louvre&ei=poOLR9TxM4rqiwHTzYjEBQ&sig=0tPfUzNGyq4TdPrccWhq_tzBCRk#PPA8,M1|isbn=0-393-32595-4}}</ref> The origin of the term ''Louvre'' is murky. First, Potter contends that King [[Philip II of France]] referred to the structure as ''L'Œuvre'' ([[French language]]: ''The Masterpiece'') because it was the largest building in [[13th century]] [[Paris]]. Second, Sauval proposes that the name references an old [[Anglo-Saxon]] term ''leouar'' meaning "[[castle]]" or "[[fortress]]".<ref name="Potter"/> Edwards posits that the name stems from the word ''rouvre'' meaning oak, referring to the building's location in a forest.<ref name="Edwards">{{cite web|author=Henry Sutherland Edwards|pages=p.p. 194|date=1893|publisher=Cassell and Co.|title=Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wdJ1YyELlgsC&pg=PA194&dq=history+of+the+word+louvre&lr=&ei=rs6GR6GCCqeQ7QLilaiVBg}}</ref>

[[Image:Le Louvre - Aile Richelieu.jpg|thumb|180px|right|''The Richelieu Wing'' of the Louvre at night]]
Regardless, a fortress style structure was built under [[Philip II of France|Philip Augustus]] from [[1190]] to [[1202]] in order to defend Paris against [[Normans|Norman]] attacks.<ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="Pitt">{{cite book |author=Alexandre Gady; Pitt, Leonard |title=Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris |publisher=Shoemaker & Hoard|year=2006 |pages=pp. 112, 113|isbn=1-59376-103-1}}</ref> It is unknown whether this is the first building to be constructed on that spot, although contemporary references refer to the early Louvre as the "New Tower", which indicates there was an "Old Tower".<ref name="Miltoun"/><ref name="Edwards"/> The only portion still extant from this period is the foundation of the southeast corner.<ref name="Potter"/> Additions were subsequently completed, notably by [[Charles V of France|Charles V]] who in 1358 built a defensive wall around the fortress and converted the Louvre into a royal residence, although further monarchs used the structure as a prison.<ref name="Pitt"/>

[[Louis IX]] (Saint-Louis) and [[Francois I]] added a dungeon and annex, respectively.<ref name="Miltoun"/> Additionally, Francois rebuilt the Louvre using plans of architect [[Pierre Lescot]]. Following Francois' death in 1547, his successor [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] retained the architect, and the Louvre saw completion of the west and south sides alongside the addition of [[Jean Goujon]]'s [[bas-relief]] [[sculptures]].<ref name="Structurae">{{cite web |url=http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0007378 |title=Structurae [fr]: Palais du Louvre (1993) |accessdate=2008-01-14 |work=Structurae Database}}</ref> Lescot's renovations modified the Louvre from a fortress to the style of structure visible today.<ref>The project is analyzed in the context of Parisian urbanism. {{cite book|author=David Thomson|title=Renaissance Paris: Architecture and Growth, 1475-1600|publisher=Berkeley, University of California Press|date=1984|pages=pp. 60-70.}}</ref>

In [[1594]] King [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] united the Palais du Louvre with the [[Palais des Tuileries]], which had been constructed by [[Catherine de Medici]]. This "Grand Design" called for a ''Grande Galerie'' to built connecting to the [[Pavillon de Flore]] on the southern end and the [[Pavillon de Marsan]] to the north. To contemporaries, this edifice was one of the longest in the world.<ref name="Structurae"/> Louis XIII (1610-1643) completed the wing now called the Denon Wing in [[1560]].<ref name="Structurae"/><ref name="Sutcliffe">{{Cite book| publisher = Yale University Press| isbn = 0300068867| pages =p. 31| last = Sutcliffe| first = Anthony| title = Paris: An Architectural History| date = 1993|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Q1WmzS0kmNkC&dq=louvre+construction+history&lr=}}</ref>

In [[1624]] [[Le Vau Lemercier]] completed design of the Cour Carrée under the reigns of [[Louis XIII]] and [[Louis XIV]], effectively quadrupling the size of the old courtyard.<ref name="Baedeker">{{Cite book| publisher = K. Baedeker| pages =pp. 87-89| first = Karl|last= Baedeker| title = Paris and Environs: With Routes from London to Paris; Handbook for Travellers
| date = 1891|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LqsMAAAAIAAJ&dq=paris+and+environs}}</ref> Progress on the building halted as Louis XIV choose [[Versailles]] as his residence. The Louvre remained unchanged until the [[18th century]] when it began its transformation into a museum under [[Louis XV]]. However, this does not accelerate until the [[French Revolution]].<ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="Structurae"/>

====French Revolution====
[[Image:Musée du Louvre - from Jardin des Tuileres, Paris, France (26 April 2006).JPG|thumb|right|View of Musée du Louvre from Jardin des Tuileries<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/89297978@N00/sets/72157594515487122/ Castles : un album photos sur Flickr]</ref>]]

The Louvre as a place for display of art, although not as a public museum, dates from the time of [[Francois I]], however it was not until the [[French Revolution]] that the royal Louvre collection became the "Muséum central des Arts" and opened to the public as such.<ref name="Edwards"/> Historically, the notion of a public gallery intended for the display of works of art began in Paris at the [[Luxembourg Palace]]. This art museum, the first in [[France]], was inaugurated in October 1750, following an article written by La Font de Saint-Yvenne. Saint-Yvenne voiced the first call for a public gallery, ideally in the Louvre structure.<ref name="McClellan">{{Cite book| publisher = University of California Press|isbn = 0520221761|pages=pp. 14-20|last = McClellan| first = Andrew| title = Inventing the Louvre: Art, Politics, and the Origins of the Modern Museum...|date =1999|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UUxG3N-t750C&dq=inventing+the+louvre+luxembourg+gallery}}</ref> This gallery contained about 99 works which were located in the two wings of the palace. The collection, which allowed visitors of all social classes, was an enormous success, both with the French and those coming from abroad. Saint-Yvenne again criticized what he called the neglect of much of France's national artistic treasure and further requests for the Louvre as a museum began to mount. In 1780, the count of [[Provence]] and future [[Louis XVIII]] began moving works from the Luxembourg Palace to the Palais de Louvre, in response to both these requests and insinuations that the royal collection was not as grand as that of other members of the nobility.<ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="McClellan"/>

The [[Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny|Marquis de Marigny]] and his successor, the [[Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie, comte d'Angiviller|Comte d'Angiviller]] then began developing the Louvre's permanent collection, which became legally authorised on [[May 6]] [[1791]]. The museum then officially opened to the public on [[August 10]] [[1793]].<ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="McClellan"/> From 1794 onwards, France's victorious revolutionary armies brought back increasing numbers of artworks from across Europe, aiming to establish it as a major European museum. Particularly significant additions to the collection were the masterpieces from Italy (including the ''[[Laocoon and his sons]]'' and the ''[[Apollo Belvedere]]'', both from the papal collection) which arrived in Paris in July 1798 with much pomp and ceremony (a special [[Manufacture nationale de Sèvres|Sèvres vase]] was commissioned for the occasion).

The sheer number of these statues forced the museum's curators into reorganising the displays{{Fact|date=August 2007}}. The building was redecorated and inaugurated in 1800, given its first director ([[Dominique Vivant]], Baron de Denon, by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801), and renamed the "Musée Napoléon" in 1803. It continued to grow through purchases and spoliation (e.g. the forced purchase of part of the [[Borghese collection#At the Louvre|Borghese collection]], handovers as part of the treaties of [[Treaty of Tolentino|Tolentino]] and [[Treaty of Campo Formio|Campoformio]]) and was an attempt at creating a universal museum of art, with all the best sculptures[http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/Sculpture/plastercasts/napoleon.htm] - indeed, most of the art Napoleon directed his commissioners to take was sculpture rather than old-master paintings{{Fact|date=August 2007}}. For a short period, this allowed north Europeans to see the finest of classical sculpture without having to organise a [[grand tour]] to Italy{{Fact|date=August 2007}}. The collections shrank again when almost all wartime acquisitions had to be returned after Napoleon's final defeat at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]] in 1815.

=== Louvre Pyramid ===
[[Image:Louvre 2007 02 24 c.jpg|thumb|300px|Courtyard of Museum of Louvre, at night]]
{{main|Louvre Pyramid}}

The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the [[Champs-Élysées]], is occupied by the [[Louvre Pyramid]], which serves as the main entrance to the museum.

The Louvre Pyramid is a glass pyramid commissioned by then French president [[François Mitterrand]] and designed by [[I. M. Pei]] a Chinese-American architect. The construction work on the pyramid base and underground lobby was carried out by [[Vinci (construction)|Dumez]]<ref>[http://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/history-sites.htm?OpenAgent&the_grand_louvre_museum Vinci website: Louvre]</ref>: it was [[Inauguration|inaugurated]] in 1989. This was the first [[renovation]] of the Grand Louvre Project. The Carre Gallery, where the [[Mona Lisa]] was exhibited, was also renovated. The pyramid covers the Louvre [[mezzanine (architecture)|entresol]] and forms part of the new entrance into the museum.

===Le Louvre-Lens===
:''Main article: [[Louvre-Lens]]''
[[Image:Louvre-Pyramide-Interieur.jpg|thumb|right|250px|View of the outside from inside the Louvre Pyramid]]
Since many of the works in the Louvre are viewed only in distinct departments — for example, French Painting, Near Eastern Art or Sculpture — established some 200 years ago, it was decided that a satellite building would be created outside of Paris, to experiment with other museological displays and to allow for a larger visitorship outside the confines of the Paris Palace. Sourced from the Louvre's core holdings, and not from long-lost or stored works in the basement of the Louvre, as widely thought, the new satellite will show works side-by-side, cross-referenced and juxtaposed from all periods and cultures, creating an entirely new experience for the museum visitor. The project completion is planned for late 2010; the building will be capable of receiving between 500 and 600 major works, with a core gallery dedicated to the human figure over several millennia. This new building should receive about 500,000 visitors per year. There were originally six city candidates for this project: [[Amiens]], [[Arras]], [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]], [[Calais]], [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]], and [[Valenciennes]]. On [[November 29]], [[2004]], French Prime Minister [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] chose [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais]] to be the site of the new Louvre building. Le Louvre-Lens was the name chosen for the museum.

The new satellite museum, funded by the local regional government, the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, will have 22,000 m2 of usable space built on two levels, with semi-permanent exhibition space covering at least 5000 m2. There will also be space set aside for rotating temporary exhibitions. The project will also feature a multi-purpose theatre and visitable conservation spaces. The building is comprised of a series of low-lying volumes clad in glass and stainless steel in the middle of a 60 acres former mining site, largely reclaimed by nature. The estimated cost for this building is 70 million euro, or 96.6 million US dollars (at July 2007). The new satellite building was selected after an international architectural competition in 2005. The architectural joint-venture team of SANAA of Tokyo and the New York-based IMREY CULBERT LP were awarded the project on September 26, 2005.

==Access==
[[Image:Louvre.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of the Louvre]]
The Louvre can be accessed by the [[Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre (Paris Métro)|Palais Royal — Musée du Louvre]] [[Paris Metro|Métro]] station. The station is named after the nearby [[Palais Royal]] and the Louvre. Until the 1990s its name was Palais Royal; it was renamed when a new access was built from the station to the underground portions of the redeveloped Louvre museum.

==Management==
Long managed by the French state under the ''Réunion des Musées Nationaux'', the Louvre has recently acquired powers of self-management as an ''Établissement Public Autonome'' (Government-Owned Corporation) in order better to manage its growth.

=== Directors ===
The [[curator|director]] of the Louvre has in the past been known as its "Conservateur", and is now known as its "président directeur général". These have included:
* [[Dominique Vivant]] : 1804-1815
* [[Michel Delignat-Lavaut]] : ?-1987
* [[Michel Laclotte]] : 1987-1994
* [[Pierre Rosenberg]] : 1994-2001
* [[Henri Loyrette]] : 2001-present

[[Image:Louve paris france 1908.jpg|thumb|600px|center|<center>Panoramic view of the Louvre in 1908</center>]]
 
{{wide image|Jardin du Carrousel.jpg|2300px|<center>''Panoramic view of the Louvre in 2006''</center>}}

==Departments & collections==
[[Image:Louvre-Khorsabad-Human Headed Winged Bulls.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Khorsabad]] - [[Shedu|Human Headed Winged Bulls]] and Reliefs]]
[[Image:Paris-07-0825-MR.jpg|right|thumbnail|350px]]
The Musée du Louvre's collections number over 380,000 objects<ref>2005 Annual Report - ''Tableau récapitulatif de l’état d'avancement de l'informatisation des collections fin 2005'', pg 185</ref>, though not one of the world's largest collections, arguably one of the finest.

The Louvre displays 35,000 works of art drawn from eight curatorial departments, displayed in over 60,600 m2 of exhibition space dedicated to the permanent collections<ref>[http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/alaune.jsp?bmLocale=fr_FR Oeuvres | Musée du Louvre]</ref>. According to the most recent Annual Report, published in 2005<ref>2005 Annual Report - ''Tableau récapitulatif de l’état d'avancement de l'informatisation des collections fin 2005'', pg 185</ref>, the museum's holdings are as follows:

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* Near Eastern Antiquities
* Egyptian Antiquities
* Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
* Islamic Art
* Sculptures
* Decorative Arts
* Paintings
* Prints and Drawings
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* 100,000
* 50,000
* 45,000
* 10,000
* 6,550
* 20,704
* 11,900
* 183,500
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{{col-end}}

[[Image:Cupid and Psyche.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Canova]] - [[Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss]]]]

The hallmark of the museum's collection is its 11,900 paintings (6,000 on permanent display and 5,900 in deposit), representing the second largest holding of western pictorial art in the world, after the [[Hermitage Museum|State Hermitage]], Russia. There are large holdings from such artists as [[Fragonard]], [[Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn|Rembrandt]], [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]], [[Titian]], [[Van Dyck]], [[Nicolas Poussin|Poussin]], and [[Jacques Louis David|David]]. Among the well-known [[sculpture]]s in the collection are the ''[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]]'' and the ''[[Venus de Milo]]''.

The collection of Prints and Drawings was significantly supplemented with the donation of [[Edmond James de Rothschild|Baron Edmond de Rothschild]]'s (1845 – 1934) collection in 1935, containing more than 40,000 engravings, nearly 3,000 drawings and 500 illustrated books.

Besides art, the Louvre displays a host of other exhibits, including [[archaeology]], [[sculpture]]s and [[objet d'art|objets d'art]]. The permanent galleries showcase large holdings of furniture; the most spectacular item was the [[Bureau du Roi]], completed by [[Jean Henri Riesener]] in the 18th century, now returned to the [[Palace of Versailles]].

===Notable paintings===
;13th to 15th century
* ''The Madonna and Christ Child enthroned with angels'', [[Cimabue]] (about 1270)
* ''Saint Francis of Assisi receives the stigmata'', [[Giotto di Bondone|Giotto]] (about 1290 – 1300)
* ''Portrait of [[John II of France|John II]] the Good'', anonymous (about 1350). Acquired by [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], part of the royal collection
* ''The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin'', [[Jan van Eyck (about 1435). Seized in the French Revolution (1796)
* ''Portrait de [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'', [[Jean Fouquet]] (1445 – 1448). Purchased in 1838
* ''The Condottiero'', [[Antonello da Messina]] (1475). Purchased in 1865
* ''[[St. Sebastian (Mantegna)|St. Sebastian]],'' [[Andrea Mantegna]] (1480)
* ''[[Ship of Fools (painting)|Ship of Fools]], [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (1490 – 1500)
* ''Self-Portrait with flowers'', [[Albrecht Dürer]] (1493). Purchased in 1922

;16th century
[[Image:Mona Lisa.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Leonardo Da Vinci]] - [[Mona Lisa]]]]
* ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', Leonardo da Vinci (1503 – 1506), acquired by [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] in 1519
* ''[[The Virgin and Child with St. Anne]]'', Leonardo da Vinci (1508)
* ''The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist'', called ''[[La belle jardinière]]'', [[Raphael]] (1508). Belonged to the royal collection, acquired by Francis I
* ''Portrait of Balthazar Castiglione'', Raphael (about 1515), acquired by [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] from the estate of [[Jules Cardinal Mazarin|Mazarin]]
* ''[[The Wedding at Cana]]'', [[Paolo Veronese]] (1562 – 1563). It hung 2.5 metres (8¼ ft) from the floor in the [[San Giorgio Maggiore]] monastery for 235 years, until it was plundered by Napoleon in 1797

;17th century
[[Image:Nicolas Poussin 052.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Nicolas Poussin]] - [[Et in Arcadia ego]]]]
* ''Saint Joseph charpentier'', [[Georges de la Tour]] (1642), donated in 1948
* ''The club foot'', Joseph de Ribera (1642), bequeathed in 1869
* ''The pilgrims of Emmaus'', [[Rembrandt]] (1648), seized in the French Revolution in 1793
* ''Le jeune mendiant'', [[Bartolomé Estéban Murillo|Murillo]] (about 1650), bought by Louis XVI about 1782
* ''Bathsheba at Her Bath'', [[Rembrandt]] (1654, bequeathed in 1869
* ''Ex Voto'', [[Philippe de Champaigne]] (1662), seized in the [[French Revolution]] in 1793
* ''The Lacemaker'', [[Johannes Vermeer]], (1669 – 1670), purchased in 1870
* ''[[Et in Arcadia ego]]'', [[Nicolas Poussin]] (1637 – 1638)
* ''Coronation of [[Marie de' Medici]] in St. Denis'', [[Peter Paul Rubens]] (1622-1625)

;18th century
* ''Portrait of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]'', [[Hyacinthe Rigaud]] (1701)
* ''The Embarkation for Cythera'', [[Antoine Watteau]] (1717)
* ''La Raie'', [[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]] (before 1728)
* ''[[Oath of the Horatii]]'', [[Jacques-Louis David]] (1784)
* ''Master Hare'', [[Joshua Reynolds]] (1788 – 1789)

;19th century
* ''Bonaparte visitant les pestiférés de Jaffa'', [[Antoine-Jean Gros]] (1804)
* ''[[The Raft of the Medusa]]'', [[Théodore Géricault]] (1819)
* ''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'', [[Eugène Delacroix]] (1830)
* ''The Turkish bath'', [[Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres|Ingres]] (1862)
 
{{Western European & American Paintings}}

== Louvre Abu Dhabi ==
{{main article|Louvre Abu Dhabi}}
In March 2007, the Louvre announced that a Louvre museum would be completed by 2012 in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]]. The thirty-year agreement, signed by French Culture Minister [[Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres]] and Sheik Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, will prompt the construction of a Louvre museum in downtown Abu Dhabi in exchange for $1.3 billion USD. It has been noted that the museum will showcase work from multiple French museums, including the Louvre, the [[Centre Georges Pompidou|Georges Pompidou Center]], the [[Musée d'Orsay]] and [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]]. However, Donnedieu de Vabres stated at the announcement that the Paris Louvre would not sell any of its 35,000-piece collection, on display.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1596692,00.html France to Open Louvre in Abu Dhabi - TIME]</ref>

==See also==
* [[École du Louvre]]
* [[La Pyramide Inversée]]
* [[Louvre Pyramid]]
* [[Place du Louvre]]
* [[Quai du Louvre]] (the Louvre is officially no. 36)
* [[WebMuseum]]
* [[American Friends of the Louvre]]

==Gallery==
''Medieval Fortress
<gallery>
Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry octobre.jpg|Castle of the Louvre in the 15th century.
Image:CastleLouvreModel.jpg|Model of the first royal "Castle of the Louvre"
Image:Louvre medieval foundations flickr.jpg|Remains of the original, medieval foundations can still be seen underneath the museum.
Image:Grand_Gallery_Louvre.jpg|The Gallery of 19th century French School
</gallery>

''Paintings
<Gallery>
Image:Virginandchildwithstanne.JPG|[[Leonardo Da Vinci]] - [[The Virgin and Child with St. Anne]]
Image:Charles I of England 2.jpg|[[Anthony van Dyck]] - [[Charles I of England]]
Image:Peter Paul Rubens 049.jpg|[[Peter Paul Rubens]] - Coronation of Marie de' Medici in St. Denis
Image:David-Oath of the Horatii-1784.jpg|[[Jacques-Louis David]] - [[Oath of the Horatii]]
Image:David with the Head of Goliath by Guido Reni.JPG|[[Guido Reni]] - David with the Head of Goliath
Image:Jacques-Louis David - The intervention of the Sabine women 1799.JPG|[[Jacques-Louis David]] - The intervention of the Sabine women (1799)
</gallery>

''Sculptures
<Gallery>
Image:Jeanne d'Arc François Rude.jpg|[[François Rude]]- [[Joan of Arc]](1852)
Image:The Winged Victory of Samothrace.jpg|[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]]
Image:Eros and Psyche.jpg|[[Canova]] - [[Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en Official Louvre website] {{en}} (Requires [[Adobe Flash|Flash]])
* [http://jasoncoyne.smugmug.com/gallery/449325 Extensive Photo Gallery from The Louvre] — Photos of almost all the sculpture, many of the paintings and Objects d'Art
* [http://www.photos-france.net/index.php/Musees/Le-Musee-du-Louvre.html General views of Le Louvre]
* [http://virtualsweden.se/projects/louvre/ Fullscreen Virtual Tour by Virtualsweden]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/im_pei.htm Excerpt of Michael T. Cannell's book on I.M. Pei] — discusses controversy over Pei's pyramid.
* [http://www.3dsrc.com/antiquiteslouvre/ Antiquities of the Louvre]
* [http://www.ecoledulouvre.fr/index2.html Official École du Louvre website] (Requires Flash)
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik_for_you/sets/72157603570538149/ Photos of Louvre museum]
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We Must Obey

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{{Infobox Album 
| Name = We Must Obey
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover = We Must Obey.jpg
| Released = 2007
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Liquor and Poker Music]]/[[Century Media Records]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}

'''''We Must Obey''''' is the tenth album by the southern [[California]] [[stoner rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]. It was released in [[2007 in music|2007]] and includes a cover of [[Moving in Stereo]] by [[The Cars]].

#"We Must Obey"
#"Knew it All Along"
#"Let Me Out"
#"Hung Out to Dry"
#"Shake it Loose"
#"Land of Giants"
#"Between the Lines"
#"Lesson"
#"Moving in Stereo"
#"Didn't Really Try"
#"Sensei Vs. Sensei"

*Produced by Fu Manchu and Andrew Alekel

*Scott Hill: vocals, rhythm guitar
*Bob Balch: lead guitar
*Brad Davis: bass
*Scott Reeder: drums

{{2000s-rock-album-stub}}

[[pt:We Must Obey]]
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Fu Manchu (band)

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{{Otherusesof|Fu Manchu}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = [[Image:Fumanchu kingoftheroad logo.jpg|255px]]
|Img = Fumanchu band.jpg
|Img_capt = Fu Manchu 2006
|Background = group_or_band
|Alias =
|Origin = [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
|Genre = [[Stoner rock]] [[Stoner metal]]
|Years_active = [[1987]]–present
|Label = [[Liquor And Poker|Liquor And Poker Music]]
|Associated_acts =
|URL = [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official Site]
|Current_members = [[Scott Hill]] [[Bob Balch]] [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] [[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]]
|Past_members = [[Brant Bjork]] Eddie Glass Mark Abshire Ruben Romano Scott Votaw Greg McCaughey
}}

'''Fu Manchu''' is a [[Southern California|Southern Californian]] [[stoner rock]] band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in [[1990]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' describes their sound as:
:"Super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock 'n' roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin', pot sellin', sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal." [http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/bio/_/id/1076?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=nav]

The lyrics on Fu Manchu's releases tend to stick to the topics of [[pinball]], [[muscle car]]s, [[UFO]]s, [[Bigfoot]], [[poker]], [[women]] and [[skateboarding]]. They have been featured on compilations put together by [[Tony Hawk]] and [[ESPN]]'s [[X Games]], invited to perform on the US television program ''[[Monster Garage]]'', and featured in the documentary about skateboarding's founding crews, ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]''.

==History==
Fu Manchu originally formed in [[1987]] as a [[hardcore punk]] band called Virulence. Their primary influences were the bands [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and [[Bl'ast]]. The line up was vocalist Ken Pucci, guitarist Scott Hill, bassist Greg McCaughey, and drummer Ruben Romano. In [[1989]] they released their debut [[long player|LP]] ''If This Isn't a Dream...'' on [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. In [[1990]], Pucci left the band and was replaced by vocalist Glen Chivens and they changed their name to Fu Manchu. Soon after they released the "Kept Between Trees" [[single (music)|7 inch single]] on [[Slap A Ham Records]]. On this record, Fu Manchu still exhibited much of the hardcore sound established by Virulence. However, the band soon began to drift away from hardcore and towards a more [[1970s]] [[hard rock]] style. McCaughey was not pleased with this, as he regarded this move to be following a trend; the [[Sub Pop]] record label was at the peak of its underground success at this time, and many of their bands were known for having a similar 70s rock sound. McCaughey left the band and was replaced by Mark Abshire. Chivens also left the band around this time for unknown reasons. Rather than bring in a new vocalist, Scott Hill added lead vocalist to his guitar duties. To compensate, [[Scott Votaw]] was recruited as lead guitarist. In [[1992]], Fu Manchu released three 7 inch singles: "Senioritis," "Pick Up Summer," and "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin')." In [[1993]], Votaw left the band and was replaced by former [[Olivelawn]] drummer Eddie Glass, who now leads the successful power trio [[Nebula (band)| Nebula]].

In the wake of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]’s success in the early [[1990s]], Fu Manchu was approached by a major record label and given funds to record a [[Demo (music)|demo]] so that the label could determine if a proper Fu Manchu album was worth pursuing. According to members of Fu Manchu, they recorded the demo with no intention of signing to the label. Instead, their plan was to go into the sessions with the mindset of recording a proper album rather than a demo, which they would release independently. Sure enough, this is precisely what happened; Fu Manchu did not sign with the major label, but the recording sessions resulted in Fu Manchu’s first album, ''No One Rides For Free'' ([[1994]]), which was released by [[Bong Load Records]], an independent label.

Abshire left Fu Manchu before they recorded their second album, ''Daredevil'', in [[1995]]. He was replaced by Brad Davis. Romano and Glass left shortly after the release of Fu Manchu's third album, ''In Search Of...'' ([[1996]]) and were replaced by [[Brant Bjork]] and Bob Balch, respectively. Glass, Romano and Abshire soon formed [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]], a [[power trio]] that took the [[Jam band|jam]]-influenced side of Fu Manchu and expanded on it. Members of Nebula have commented that "we're all family" to fans wearing Fu Manchu shirts at their concerts.

Fu Manchu went on to release several successful albums and reinforce their reputation as a powerful live act. The band had gained this reputation over the years due to their performance when touring with bands such as [[Kyuss]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] among others.

[[Brant Bjork]] left the band after their [[2002]] release ''California Crossing'' to pursue his solo career and was replaced by former [[Sunshine (band)|Sunshine]] and Smile drummer [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] (often mistaken for the former [[Kyuss]], [[Unida]], and [[Goatsnake]] bassist [[Scott Reeder]]). In [[2004]], Fu Manchu released their 8th album, ''Start The Machine''.

Fu Manchu have recently completed work on their latest album 'We Must Obey' which was released on the 19th February. The band will spend most of 2007 on the road, having already confirmed dates in both Europe and America.

==Discography==
* 1994 - ''[[No One Rides for Free (Album)|No One Rides for Free]]'' (Bong Load Records)
* 1995 - ''[[Daredevil (Album)|Daredevil]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - ''[[In Search Of (Album)|In Search Of...]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - "[[Godzilla EP]]" ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1997 - ''[[The Action is Go]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1998 - ''[[Return to Earth 91-93]]'' (Elastic Records)
* 1998 - "[[Jailbreak (single)|Jailbreak]]" single ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1999 - ''[[Eatin' Dust]]'' ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1999/2000 - ''[[King of the Road (Fu Manchu album)|King of the Road]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2002 - ''[[California Crossing]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2003 - "[[Something Beyond EP]]" (Elastic Records)
* 2003 - ''[[Go for it... Live!]]'' (live) (Steamhammer Us)
* 2004 - ''[[Start the Machine (album)|Start the Machine]]'' ([[DRT Entertainment]])
* 2006 - "[[Hung Out To Dry EP]]" ([[Liquor and Poker Music]]/[[Century Media Records]])
* 2007 - ''[[We Must Obey]]'' ([[Liquor and Poker Music]]/[[Century Media Records]])
* 2007 - "[[Knew It All Along 7"]]"

==Trivia==
Fu Manchu sometimes pay homage to [[Bl'ast]] via song and record titles. The song "Laserbl'ast!" from ''The Action is Go'' is an ode to Bl'ast (as well as to the 1970s [[B movie]] ''[[Laser Blast]]'',) while the titles "Something Beyond" and ''Start the Machine'' are both named after Bl'ast songs. Note that while Fu Manchu has a song entitled "Something Beyond," it isn't a cover of the Bl'ast song.

==Current line-up==
*[[Scott Hill]] - [[Vocals]] and [[electric guitar|guitar]]
*[[Bob Balch]] - [[electric guitar|Guitar]]
*[[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] - [[Drums]]
*[[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]

==External links==
* [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fumanchu Fu Manchu's Official Myspace Page]

[[Category:California heavy metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Stoner rock groups]]

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Fu Manchu (band)

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{{Otherusesof|Fu Manchu}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = [[Image:Fumanchu kingoftheroad logo.jpg|255px]]
|Img = Fumanchu band.jpg
|Img_capt = Fu Manchu 2006
|Background = group_or_band
|Alias =
|Origin = [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
|Genre = [[Stoner rock]] [[Stoner metal]]
|Years_active = [[1987]]–present
|Label = [[Liquor And Poker|Liquor And Poker Music]]
|Associated_acts =
|URL = [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official Site]
|Current_members = [[Scott Hill]] [[Bob Balch]] [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] [[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]]
|Past_members = [[Brant Bjork]] Eddie Glass Mark Abshire Ruben Romano Scott Votaw Greg McCaughey
}}

'''Fu Manchu''' is a [[Southern California|Southern Californian]] [[stoner rock]] band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in [[1990]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' describes their sound as:
:"Super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock 'n' roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin', pot sellin', sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal." [http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/bio/_/id/1076?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=nav]

The lyrics on Fu Manchu's releases tend to stick to the topics of [[pinball]], [[muscle car]]s, [[UFO]]s, [[Bigfoot]], [[poker]], [[women]] and [[skateboarding]]. They have been featured on compilations put together by [[Tony Hawk]] and [[ESPN]]'s [[X Games]], invited to perform on the US television program ''[[Monster Garage]]'', and featured in the documentary about skateboarding's founding crews, ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]''.

==History==
Fu Manchu originally formed in [[1987]] as a [[hardcore punk]] band called Virulence. Their primary influences were the bands [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and [[Bl'ast]]. The line up was vocalist Ken Pucci, guitarist Scott Hill, bassist Greg McCaughey, and drummer Ruben Romano. In [[1989]] they released their debut [[long player|LP]] ''If This Isn't a Dream...'' on [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. In [[1990]], Pucci left the band and was replaced by vocalist Glen Chivens and they changed their name to Fu Manchu. Soon after they released the "Kept Between Trees" [[single (music)|7 inch single]] on [[Slap A Ham Records]]. On this record, Fu Manchu still exhibited much of the hardcore sound established by Virulence. However, the band soon began to drift away from hardcore and towards a more [[1970s]] [[hard rock]] style. McCaughey was not pleased with this, as he regarded this move to be following a trend; the [[Sub Pop]] record label was at the peak of its underground success at this time, and many of their bands were known for having a similar 70s rock sound. McCaughey left the band and was replaced by Mark Abshire. Chivens also left the band around this time for unknown reasons. Rather than bring in a new vocalist, Scott Hill added lead vocalist to his guitar duties. To compensate, [[Scott Votaw]] was recruited as lead guitarist. In [[1992]], Fu Manchu released three 7 inch singles: "Senioritis," "Pick Up Summer," and "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin')." In [[1993]], Votaw left the band and was replaced by former [[Olivelawn]] drummer Eddie Glass, who now leads the successful power trio [[Nebula (band)| Nebula]].

In the wake of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]’s success in the early [[1990s]], Fu Manchu was approached by a major record label and given funds to record a [[Demo (music)|demo]] so that the label could determine if a proper Fu Manchu album was worth pursuing. According to members of Fu Manchu, they recorded the demo with no intention of signing to the label. Instead, their plan was to go into the sessions with the mindset of recording a proper album rather than a demo, which they would release independently. Sure enough, this is precisely what happened; Fu Manchu did not sign with the major label, but the recording sessions resulted in Fu Manchu’s first album, ''No One Rides For Free'' ([[1994]]), which was released by [[Bong Load Records]], an independent label.

Abshire left Fu Manchu before they recorded their second album, ''Daredevil'', in [[1995]]. He was replaced by Brad Davis. Romano and Glass left shortly after the release of Fu Manchu's third album, ''In Search Of...'' ([[1996]]) and were replaced by [[Brant Bjork]] and Bob Balch, respectively. Glass, Romano and Abshire soon formed [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]], a [[power trio]] that took the [[Jam band|jam]]-influenced side of Fu Manchu and expanded on it. Members of Nebula have commented that "we're all family" to fans wearing Fu Manchu shirts at their concerts.

Fu Manchu went on to release several successful albums and reinforce their reputation as a powerful live act. The band had gained this reputation over the years due to their performance when touring with bands such as [[Kyuss]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] among others.

[[Brant Bjork]] left the band after their [[2002]] release ''California Crossing'' to pursue his solo career and was replaced by former [[Sunshine (band)|Sunshine]] and Smile drummer [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] (often mistaken for the former [[Kyuss]], [[Unida]], and [[Goatsnake]] bassist [[Scott Reeder]]). In [[2004]], Fu Manchu released their 8th album, ''Start The Machine''.

Fu Manchu have recently completed work on their latest album 'We Must Obey' which was released on the 19th February. The band will spend most of 2007 on the road, having already confirmed dates in both Europe and America.

==Discography==
* 1994 - ''[[No One Rides for Free (Album)|No One Rides for Free]]'' (Bong Load Records)
* 1995 - ''[[Daredevil (Album)|Daredevil]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - ''[[In Search Of (Album)|In Search Of...]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - "[[Godzilla EP]]" ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1997 - ''[[The Action is Go]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1998 - ''[[Return to Earth 91-93]]'' (Elastic Records)
* 1998 - "[[Jailbreak (single)|Jailbreak]]" single ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1999 - ''[[Eatin' Dust]]'' ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1999/2000 - ''[[King of the Road (Fu Manchu album)|King of the Road]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2002 - ''[[California Crossing]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2003 - "[[Something Beyond EP]]" (Elastic Records)
* 2003 - ''[[Go for it... Live!]]'' (live) (Steamhammer Us)
* 2004 - ''[[Start the Machine (album)|Start the Machine]]'' ([[DRT Entertainment]])
* 2006 - "[[Hung Out To Dry EP]]" ([[Liquor and Poker Music]])
* 2007 - ''[[We Must Obey]]'' ([[Liquor and Poker Music]]/[[Century Media Records]])
* 2007 - "[[Knew It All Along 7"]]"

==Trivia==
Fu Manchu sometimes pay homage to [[Bl'ast]] via song and record titles. The song "Laserbl'ast!" from ''The Action is Go'' is an ode to Bl'ast (as well as to the 1970s [[B movie]] ''[[Laser Blast]]'',) while the titles "Something Beyond" and ''Start the Machine'' are both named after Bl'ast songs. Note that while Fu Manchu has a song entitled "Something Beyond," it isn't a cover of the Bl'ast song.

==Current line-up==
*[[Scott Hill]] - [[Vocals]] and [[electric guitar|guitar]]
*[[Bob Balch]] - [[electric guitar|Guitar]]
*[[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] - [[Drums]]
*[[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]

==External links==
* [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fumanchu Fu Manchu's Official Myspace Page]

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[[Category:Stoner rock groups]]

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List of Century Media Records artists

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This page documents current and former artists on [[Century Media Records]].

==Current artists==
* [[Aborted]]
* [[The Agonist]]
* [[Alastis]]
* [[Angel Dust (band)|Angel Dust]]
* [[...And Oceans]]
* [[Arch Enemy]]
* [[Arsonists Get All the Girls]]
* [[At All Cost]]
* [[Becoming the Archetype]] (Non-US)
* [[Blessed by a Broken Heart]]
* [[Bloodbath]]
* [[Borknagar]]
* [[Brand New Sin]]
* [[Celtic Frost]]
* [[Chaosbreed]]
* [[Chum (band)|Chum]]
* [[Crash Kelly]]
* [[Cronian]]
* [[Cryptopsy]]
* [[Dark Fortress]]
* [[Dark Tranquillity]]
* [[Despised Icon]]
* [[Diecast (band)|Diecast]]
* [[Dimension Zero]]
* [[Divine Empire]]
* [[Divine Fire]]
* [[Dream Evil]]
* [[Dragonland]]
* [[Entwine]]
* [[Even Fall]]
* [[Extol]]
* [[Eyehategod]]
* [[Eyes of Fire]]
* [[Fear My Thoughts]]
* [[Finntroll]]
* [[Fireball Ministry]]
* [[Firewind]]
* [[Flowing Tears]]
* [[The Forsaken (band)|The Forsaken]]
* [[Fu Manchu (band)]]
* [[God Forbid]]
* [[Grave (band)|Grave]]
* [[Haste (band)|Haste]]
* [[Hatesphere]]
* [[The Haunted]]
* [[Heaven Shall Burn]]
* [[Himsa]]
* [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]]
* [[Impaled (band)|Impaled]]
* [[Internal Bleeding (band)|Internal Bleeding]]
* [[In This Moment]]
* [[In Thy Dreams]]
* [[Into Eternity]]
* [[Jag Panzer]]
* [[Jungle Rot]]
* [[Kotipelto]]
* [[Krisiun]]
* [[Lacuna Coil]]
* [[Lullacry]]
* [[Madder Mortem]]
* [[Manntis]]
* [[Maroon (band)|Maroon]]
* [[Mercenary (band)|Mercenary]]
* [[Nachtmystium]]
* [[Naglfar (band)|Naglfar]]
* [[Napalm Death]]
* [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]]
* [[Nevermore]]
* [[Nightrage]]
* [[Nocturnal Rites]]
* [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]] (Non-U.S./[[Solid State Records]])
* [[Norther]]
* [[Old Man's Child]]
* [[Orphaned Land]]
* [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]
* [[Passenger (band)|Passenger]]
* [[Poisonblack]]
* [[Rotting Christ]]
* [[Royal Hunt]]
* [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]
* [[Shadows Fall]] ''(resigned in 2007)''
* [[Savage Circus]]
* [[Scar Culture]]
* [[Shadow (band)|Shadow]]
* [[The Showdown (band)|The Showdown]] (Non-US)
* [[Skinlab]]
* [[Stampin' Ground]]
* [[Stavesacre]]
* [[Strapping Young Lad]]
* [[Stuck Mojo]]
* [[Suicide Silence]]
* [[Sundown (band)|Sundown]]
* [[Tad Morose]]
* [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]]
* [[Throne of Chaos]]
* [[Tiamat (band)|Tiamat]]
* [[Turisas]]
* [[Unleashed (band)|Unleashed]]
* [[Vital Remains]]
* [[Warbringer]]
* [[Warmen]]
* [[Watch Them Die]]
* [[Winds of Plague]]
* [[Witchery]]

==Former Artists==
* [[Agents of Man]]
* [[All Boro Kings]]
* [[Alastis]]
* [[...And Oceans]]
* [[Andromeda (band)|Andromeda]]
* [[Arcturus (band)|Arcturus]]
* [[Asphyx]]
* [[Avantasia]]
* [[Ayreon]]
* [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]]
* [[Blind Guardian]]
* [[Carnal Forge]]
* [[Cemetary 1213]]
* [[Children of Bodom]]
* [[Chum (band)|Chum]]
* [[Comecon (band)|Comecon]]
* [[Cro-Mags]]
* [[Crows (band)|Crows]]
* [[Daemonarch]]
* [[Darkane]]
* [[Demolition Hammer]]
* [[Despair (band)|Despair]]
* [[Diabolical Masquerade]]
* [[Dimension Zero]]
* [[Dimmu Borgir]]
* [[Ebony Tears]]
* [[Einherjer]]
* [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]
* [[Enchantment (metal band)|Enchantment]]
* [[Enforsaken]]
* [[English Dogs]]
* [[Enola Gay]]
* [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]
* [[Eyehategod]]
* [[Flowing Tears]]
* [[Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13]]
* [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]]
* [[Gorgoroth (band)|Gorgoroth]]
* [[Grief (band)|Grief]]
* [[Gurd (band)|Gurd]]
* [[Hatesphere]]
* [[Hexx (band)|Hexx]]
* [[Holy Moses]]
* [[Hostility (band)|Hostility]]
* [[House of Spirits]]
* [[Iced Earth]]
* [[Insult II Injury]]
* [[Jungle Rot]]
* [[Kalmah]]
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]]
* [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]
* [[Merauder]]
* [[Moonspell]]
* [[Morgoth (band)|Morgoth]]
* [[Mucky Pup]]
* [[My Own Victim]]
* [[My Ruin]]
* [[Nightwish]]
* [[NonExist]]
* [[Opeth]]
* [[Rotting Christ]]
* [[Ryker's]]
* [[Sacramentum (band)|Sacramentum]]
* [[Samael (band)|Samael]]
* [[Sentenced]]
* [[Shadow (japanese band)|Shadow]]
* [[Sentenced]]
* [[Sigh (band)|Sigh]]
* [[Skyclad (band)|Skyclad]]
* [[Soilwork]]
* [[Solefald]]
* [[Sonata Arctica]]
* [[Stuck Mojo]]
* [[Subzero (band)|Subzero]]
* [[Sworn Enemy]]
* [[Theatre of Tragedy]]
* [[Ulver]]
* [[Vasaria]]
* [[Yakuza (band)|Yakuza]]

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We Must Obey

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{{Infobox Album 
| Name = We Must Obey
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover = We Must Obey.jpg
| Released = 2007
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]
| Length =
| Label =
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}

'''''We Must Obey''''' is the tenth album by the southern [[California]] [[stoner rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]. It was released in [[2007 in music|2007]] and includes a cover of [[Moving in Stereo]] by [[The Cars]].

#"We Must Obey"
#"Knew it All Along"
#"Let Me Out"
#"Hung Out to Dry"
#"Shake it Loose"
#"Land of Giants"
#"Between the Lines"
#"Lesson"
#"Moving in Stereo"
#"Didn't Really Try"
#"Sensei Vs. Sensei"

*Produced by Fu Manchu and Andrew Alekel

*Scott Hill: vocals, rhythm guitar
*Bob Balch: lead guitar
*Brad Davis: bass
*Scott Reeder: drums

{{2000s-rock-album-stub}}

[[pt:We Must Obey]]
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[[Category:2007 albums]]

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== Summary ==
Fu Manchu's "We Must Obey"
== Licensing ==
{{Non-free album cover}}

We Must Obey

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{{Infobox Album 
| Name = We Must Obey
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover =
| Released = 2007
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]
| Length =
| Label =
| Producer =
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| Last album =
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'''''We Must Obey''''' is the tenth album by the southern [[California]] [[stoner rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]. It was released in [[2007 in music|2007]] and includes a cover of [[Moving in Stereo]] by [[The Cars]].

#"We Must Obey"
#"Knew it All Along"
#"Let Me Out"
#"Hung Out to Dry"
#"Shake it Loose"
#"Land of Giants"
#"Between the Lines"
#"Lesson"
#"Moving in Stereo"
#"Didn't Really Try"
#"Sensei Vs. Sensei"

*Produced by Fu Manchu and Andrew Alekel

*Scott Hill: vocals, rhythm guitar
*Bob Balch: lead guitar
*Brad Davis: bass
*Scott Reeder: drums

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Start the Machine (album)

2007-11-26T04:40:27Z

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| Released = 2004
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| Producer = Brian Joseph Dobbs
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'''''Start The Machine''''' is an album by California stoner rock band [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]. This the first with Scott Reeder (not the bassist of Kyuss) on the drums, in the place of Brant Bjork.

==Track listing==

# Written In Stone
# I Can't Hear You
# Understand
# Make Them Believe
# Hey
# I'm Gettin' Away
# Out To Sea
# Open Your Eyes
# Today's Too Son
# All The Same
# Tunnel Vision
# I Wanna Be

==Personnel==

* Scott Hill: vocals, rhythm guitar
* Bob Balch: lead guitar
* Brad Davis: bass, Theremin
* Scott Reeder: drums

* Produced by Brian Joseph Dobbs

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Go for It... Live!

2007-11-26T04:37:02Z

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'''''Go for it... Live!''''' is the first live album by [[California]]n [[stoner rock]] band [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]. Line-up for this record is Scott Hill (vocals and guitar), Bob Balch (guitar), Scott Reeder (drums), Brad Davis (bass). ''Go for it... Live!'' is also the first recording by Fu Manchu with Scott Reeder on drums after he replaced [[Brant Bjork]].

== Track listing ==

Disc: 1
# "Hell On Wheels"
# "Laserblast!"
# "Asphalt Risin'"
# "Mongoose"
# "Downtown In Dogtown"
# "Boogie Van"
# "Tilt"
# "Ojo Rojo"
# "Strato-Streak"
# "King of the Road"
# "Anodizer" ''(Omitted from U.S. Release)''

Disc: 2
# "Evil Eye"
# "Hang On"
# "Wurkin'"
# "California Crossing"
# "Over The Edge"
# "Regal Begal"
# "Godzilla"
# "Superbird"
# "Weird Beard"
# "Squash That Fly"
# "Saturn III" ''(Omitted from U.S. Release)''

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== Summary ==
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== Licensing ==
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Fu Manchu (band)

2007-11-26T04:34:09Z

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{{Otherusesof|Fu Manchu}}
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|Origin = [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
|Genre = [[Stoner rock]] [[Stoner metal]]
|Years_active = [[1987]]–present
|Label = [[Liquor And Poker|Liquor And Poker Music]]
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|URL = [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official Site]
|Current_members = [[Scott Hill]] [[Bob Balch]] [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] [[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]]
|Past_members = [[Brant Bjork]] Eddie Glass Mark Abshire Ruben Romano Scott Votaw Greg McCaughey
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'''Fu Manchu''' is a [[Southern California|Southern Californian]] [[stoner rock]] band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in [[1990]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' describes their sound as:
:"Super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock 'n' roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin', pot sellin', sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal." [http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/bio/_/id/1076?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=nav]

The lyrics on Fu Manchu's releases tend to stick to the topics of [[pinball]], [[muscle car]]s, [[UFO]]s, [[Bigfoot]], [[poker]], [[women]] and [[skateboarding]]. They have been featured on compilations put together by [[Tony Hawk]] and [[ESPN]]'s [[X Games]], invited to perform on the US television program ''[[Monster Garage]]'', and featured in the documentary about skateboarding's founding crews, ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]''.

==History==
Fu Manchu originally formed in [[1987]] as a [[hardcore punk]] band called Virulence. Their primary influences were the bands [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and [[Bl'ast]]. The line up was vocalist Ken Pucci, guitarist Scott Hill, bassist Greg McCaughey, and drummer Ruben Romano. In [[1989]] they released their debut [[long player|LP]] ''If This Isn't a Dream...'' on [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. In [[1990]], Pucci left the band and was replaced by vocalist Glen Chivens and they changed their name to Fu Manchu. Soon after they released the "Kept Between Trees" [[single (music)|7 inch single]] on [[Slap A Ham Records]]. On this record, Fu Manchu still exhibited much of the hardcore sound established by Virulence. However, the band soon began to drift away from hardcore and towards a more [[1970s]] [[hard rock]] style. McCaughey was not pleased with this, as he regarded this move to be following a trend; the [[Sub Pop]] record label was at the peak of its underground success at this time, and many of their bands were known for having a similar 70s rock sound. McCaughey left the band and was replaced by Mark Abshire. Chivens also left the band around this time for unknown reasons. Rather than bring in a new vocalist, Scott Hill added lead vocalist to his guitar duties. To compensate, [[Scott Votaw]] was recruited as lead guitarist. In [[1992]], Fu Manchu released three 7 inch singles: "Senioritis," "Pick Up Summer," and "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin')." In [[1993]], Votaw left the band and was replaced by former [[Olivelawn]] drummer Eddie Glass, who now leads the successful power trio [[Nebula (band)| Nebula]].

In the wake of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]’s success in the early [[1990s]], Fu Manchu was approached by a major record label and given funds to record a [[Demo (music)|demo]] so that the label could determine if a proper Fu Manchu album was worth pursuing. According to members of Fu Manchu, they recorded the demo with no intention of signing to the label. Instead, their plan was to go into the sessions with the mindset of recording a proper album rather than a demo, which they would release independently. Sure enough, this is precisely what happened; Fu Manchu did not sign with the major label, but the recording sessions resulted in Fu Manchu’s first album, ''No One Rides For Free'' ([[1994]]), which was released by [[Bong Load Records]], an independent label.

Abshire left Fu Manchu before they recorded their second album, ''Daredevil'', in [[1995]]. He was replaced by Brad Davis. Romano and Glass left shortly after the release of Fu Manchu's third album, ''In Search Of...'' ([[1996]]) and were replaced by [[Brant Bjork]] and Bob Balch, respectively. Glass, Romano and Abshire soon formed [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]], a [[power trio]] that took the [[Jam band|jam]]-influenced side of Fu Manchu and expanded on it. Members of Nebula have commented that "we're all family" to fans wearing Fu Manchu shirts at their concerts.

Fu Manchu went on to release several successful albums and reinforce their reputation as a powerful live act. The band had gained this reputation over the years due to their performance when touring with bands such as [[Kyuss]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] among others.

[[Brant Bjork]] left the band after their [[2002]] release ''California Crossing'' to pursue his solo career and was replaced by former [[Sunshine (band)|Sunshine]] and Smile drummer [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] (often mistaken for the former [[Kyuss]], [[Unida]], and [[Goatsnake]] bassist [[Scott Reeder]]). In [[2004]], Fu Manchu released their 8th album, ''Start The Machine''.

Fu Manchu have recently completed work on their latest album 'We Must Obey' which was released on the 19th February. The band will spend most of 2007 on the road, having already confirmed dates in both Europe and America.

==Discography==
* 1994 - ''[[No One Rides for Free (Album)|No One Rides for Free]]'' (Bong Load Records)
* 1995 - ''[[Daredevil (Album)|Daredevil]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - ''[[In Search Of (Album)|In Search Of...]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1996 - "[[Godzilla EP]]" ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1997 - ''[[The Action is Go]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1998 - ''[[Return to Earth 91-93]]'' (Elastic Records)
* 1998 - "[[Jailbreak (single)|Jailbreak]]" single ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 1999 - ''[[Eatin' Dust]]'' ([[Man's Ruin Records]])
* 1999/2000 - ''[[King of the Road (Fu Manchu album)|King of the Road]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2002 - ''[[California Crossing]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]])
* 2003 - "[[Something Beyond EP]]" (Elastic Records)
* 2003 - ''[[Go for it... Live!]]'' (live) (Steamhammer Us)
* 2004 - ''[[Start the Machine (album)|Start the Machine]]'' ([[DRT Entertainment]])
* 2006 - "[[Hung Out To Dry EP]]" ([[Liquor and Poker Music]])
* 2007 - ''[[We Must Obey]]'' ([[Liquor and Poker Music]])
* 2007 - "[[Knew It All Along 7"]]"

==Trivia==
Fu Manchu sometimes pay homage to [[Bl'ast]] via song and record titles. The song "Laserbl'ast!" from ''The Action is Go'' is an ode to Bl'ast (as well as to the 1970s [[B movie]] ''[[Laser Blast]]'',) while the titles "Something Beyond" and ''Start the Machine'' are both named after Bl'ast songs. Note that while Fu Manchu has a song entitled "Something Beyond," it isn't a cover of the Bl'ast song.

==Current line-up==
*[[Scott Hill]] - [[Vocals]] and [[electric guitar|guitar]]
*[[Bob Balch]] - [[electric guitar|Guitar]]
*[[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] - [[Drums]]
*[[Brad Davis (bassist)|Brad Davis]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]

==External links==
* [http://www.fu-manchu.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fumanchu Fu Manchu's Official Myspace Page]

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Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust

2007-11-26T04:31:59Z

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| Name = Eatin' Dust
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover = Eatin' Dust.jpg
| Released = [[1999]]
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'''''Eatin' Dust''''' was [[stoner rock]] band [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]'s fifth studio album, released in [[1999]] on now defunct label [[Man's Ruin]]. Eatin' Dust was also the second album for new members [[Brant Bjork]] and [[Bob Balch]], who replaced [[Ruben Romano]] and [[Eddie Glass]] in [[1997]]. The first three tracks were originally released as a limited-edition [[10"]] [[EP]] on [[Man's Ruin Records]], on clear green [[vinyl]]. [[Josh Homme]] of [[Kyuss]] and [[Queens of the Stone Age]] played additional purcussion during that three-track session, and Mike Coopersmith played lead guitar in place of Bob Balch. The rest of the album features the band's normal lineup.

== Track listing ==
# ''"Godzilla"'' - 4:31
# ''"Module Overload"'' - 4:16
# ''"Living Legend"'' - 5:08
# ''"Eatin' Dust"'' - 3:08
# ''"Shift Kicker"'' - 3:00
# ''"Orbiter"'' - 3:13
# ''"Mongoose"'' - 6:12
# ''"Pigeon Toe"'' - 4:45

==Band Lineup==
* [[Scott Hill]] ([[Vocals]], [[Guitar]])
* [[Bob Balch]] ([[Guitar]])
* [[Brad Davis]] ([[Bass guitar|Bass]])
* [[Brant Bjork]] ([[Drums]])

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2007-11-26T04:31:24Z

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== Summary ==
Fu Manchu's "Eatin' Dust"
== Licensing ==
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The Action Is Go

2007-11-26T00:10:02Z

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{{Infobox Album 
| Name = The Action is Go!
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover = The Action Is Go.jpg
| Released = 1997
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]
| Length =
| Label =
| Producer = [[Jay Noel Yuenger]]
| Reviews =
| Last album = [[In Search Of (album)]]
| This album = The Action Is Go!
| Next album = [[Return to Earth 91-93]]
}}

'''''The Action is Go''''' is the fourth studio album from Californian stoner rock stalwarts [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]] features new drummer [[Brant Bjork]] ([[Kyuss]]) and new lead guitarist Bob Balch, replacing [[Eddie Glass]] and [[Ruben Romano]] who left to form [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]]. [[Jay Noel Yuenger]], of [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], handles production duties giving a crisper sheen without compromising the trademark bruising riffs. He also adds keyboards to several tracks.

== Track listing ==

# ''"Evil Eye"'' - 3:30
# ''"Urethane"'' - 3:36
# ''"Action Is Go"'' - 3:06
# ''"Burning Road"'' - 5:47
# ''"Guardrail"'' - 2:57
# ''"Anodizer"'' - 4:26
# ''"Trackside Hoax"'' - 4:54
# ''"Unknown World"'' - 2:49
# ''"Laserbl'ast!"'' - 3:47
# ''"Hogwash"'' - 3:41
# ''"Grendel Snowman"'' - 4:09
# ''"Strolling Astronomer"'' - 3:43
# ''"Saturn III"'' - 7:55
# ''"Nothing Done"'' - 1:15
==Trivia==
Evil eye was featured in the [[2000]] [[skateboarding]] [[Video Game]] [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]] for [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation|Sony PlayStation]], [[Dreamcast]] and [[Nintendo 64]].

Tony Alva (Z-Boys fame)graces the CD cover skating in the "Dogbowl".

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2007-11-26T00:09:10Z

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== Summary ==
Fu Manchu's "The Action Is Go"
== Licensing ==
{{Non-free album cover}}

In Search of... (Fu Manchu album)

2007-11-26T00:06:23Z

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{{Infobox Album 
| Name = In Search Of
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
| Cover = In Search Of (album).jpg
| Released = 1996
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]
| Length =
| Label = Mammoth
| Producer = Fu Manchu and Brad Jenkins
| Reviews =
| Last album = [[Daredevil (album)]]
| This album = In Search Of
| Next album = [[The Action is Go]]
}}

'''''In Search Of..''''' is the third studio release from [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]], a Southern Californian stoner rock band. Released in 1996 on Mammoth Records. This was the last album with Ruben Romano and Eddie Glass. Shortly after its release, they left to form the band [[Nebula (band)]].

Of all their albums, ''In Search Of..'' is their best example of hardcore stoner. True FU fans consider this piece a "Must Have". More recent albums have traded in this album's heavy guitar tone for a lighter, but still raw and forceful sound.

== Track listing ==
# "''Regal Begal''" - 2:25
# "''Missing Link''" - 3:21
# "''Asphalt Risin'''" - 3:11
# "''Neptune's Convoy''" - 5:06
# "''Redline Listen''" - 2:14
# "''Cyclone Launch''" - 3:25
# "''Strato-Streak''" - 4:02
# "''Solid Hex''" - 2:37
# "''The Falcon Has Landed''" - 4:21
# "''Seahag''" - 3:13
# "''The Bargain''" - 2:36
# "''Supershooter''" - 3:41

==Personnel==

* Scott Hill: vocals, rhythm guitar
* Eddie Glass: lead guitar
* Brad Davis: bass
* Ruben Romano: drums

Produced by Fu Manchu and Brad Jenkins

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Sludge metal

2007-03-05T00:37:50Z

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|bgcolor=white
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|cultural_origins=late-1980s, United States
|instruments=[[Guitar]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]] - [[Drums]]
|popularity= Small, but growing due to mainstream popularity of sludge influenced bands such as The Sword, Wolfmother, and Witch.
|derivatives=
|subgenrelist= List of sub genres of Sludge Metal
|subgenres= Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Southern Sludgecore
|fusiongenres= [[Post-metal]], [[Sludge/Doom]]
|regional_scenes= [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], [[Finland]], [[Sweden]], [[Japan]]
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'''Sludge metal''' is a form of [[heavy metal music]] that is generally regarded as a fusion between [[doom metal]] and [[hardcore punk]]. It is generally regarded to have been invented by [[The Melvins]], and some cite the second side of [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]'s [[My War]] as influential, but was popularized chiefly by a number of [[New Orleans]] based bands, a scene and sound popularly referred to as [[NOLA]]. From there it traveled to many other areas in the South, creating a particular genre of stoner metal known as Southern Sludge. It also bears some musical and lyrical resemblance to [[crust punk]] ([[Dystopia (band)|Dystopia]]), deriving its lyrical themes from crust's tendencies towards depression. The slow, extremely heavy rhythms of doom metal are combined with the shouting vocal delivery and occasional bursts of speed reminiscent of hardcore. There is often crossover between this genre and [[stoner metal]], but sludge metal generally avoids the positive outlook on life that is common in stoner metal, and is usually far more atmospheric. Also, while, like stoner metal, most sludge metal bands do smoke marijuana, they oftentimes also do and sing about much harder drugs. One could probably make the argument that sludge metal has a stronger connection to drugs than any other form of music. There is a strong influence of southern rock and imagery in some sludge metal, particularly in the swampy sounds of the Louisiana bands, but also in [[Corrosion of Conformity]] (from North Carolina), and many of the Texas bands.

Guitars and bass are heavily distorted and often use large amounts of feedback to give a 'dirty' atmosphere. There is sometimes an absence of guitar solos in sludge metal, but not always. Drums are rooted in hardcore, with many hardcore beats and rhythms being present in the majority of sludge bands. Vocals are shouted as in hardcore, and lyrics are generally blue-collar in nature, reflecting on society, generally in a cynical or downtrodden manner.

Sludge metal has several loosely defined subgenres. Traditional sludge metal is the purest form of the genre, occupied by bands such as [[Crowbar (U.S. band)|Crowbar]]. [[Southern Sludgecore]] is typified by extreme, almost [[noise]]-like distortion, blusier/southern rock-influenced melodies, even slower tempos, and generally hateful and controversial lyrics that revolve around subjects such as misogyny or drug addiction. [[Eyehategod]] is generally regarded as the founder of this genre. Next to Louisiana, the biggest sludge metal scene is in North Carolina. North Carolina bands usually have a large punk influence, and include bands such as [[Corrosion of Conformity]], [[Antiseen]], and [[Buzzov*en]]. The latter of the two take anger, misanthropy, and violence to the extreme.

Another genre growing as of late, musically and lyrically distinct from the other subgenres, is atmospheric sludge metal. This genre uses a very atmospheric, at times nearly ambient atmosphere, with sometimes less aggression and more philosophical and spiritual lyrics. [[Pelican (band)|Pelican]] and [[Isis (band)|Isis]] are the forerunners of this genre. Atmospheric sludge bands take influences from bands like [[Earth (band)|Earth]], [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]] and [[Godflesh]] and generally have nothing to do with the older sludge bands like Acid Bath. Lastly, a lot of atmospheric sludge bands moved on from a very heavy sound to a more experimental, [[post-rock]] sound. It can be seen in bands like Pelican and Callisto, comparing their first and last albums. Moreover, in one of their interviews, Pelican mentioned that the heaviness of their music is not the main priority for them any more like it used to be. That sound is now being referred to as [[post-metal]] by many fans. Terms like postcore have also been used.

It is important to note that not all Sludge is slow. The term Sludge/Doom is usually applied to that slow brand of Sludge. Sludge also is often fused with other genres, such as [[stoner metal]] ([[Electric Wizard]]), [[black metal]] ([[Unearthly Trance]]), [[death metal]] ([[Coffins (band)|Coffins]]), [[industrial music]] ([[Fudge Tunnel]]) or [[grindcore]] ([[Soilent Green]]).

== Bands ==
===Atmospheric sludge===

*[[the abominable iron sloth]]
*[[Abandon (band)|Abandon]]
*[[Amen ra (band)|Amen Ra]] (also known as Amenra)
*[[Bones of Giants]]
*[[Buried at Sea]]
*[[Burst (band)|Burst]]
*[[Callisto (band)|Callisto]] (True Nature Unfolds)
*[[Circle Six]]
*[[Conifer (band)|Conifer]]
*[[Cult of Luna]]
*[[Dirge (band)|Dirge]]
*[[Giant]]
*[[Impure Wilhelmina]]
*[[INDIAN]]
*[[Intronaut]]
*[[Irreversible (band)|Irreversible]]
*[[Isis (band)|ISIS]]
*[[Kehlvin]]
*[[Kylesa]]
*[[Mahoney (band)|Mahoney]]
*[[Mare (band)|Mare]]
*[[Methadrone]]
*[[Minsk (band)|Minsk]]
*[[Mouth of the Architect]]
*[[Nooses for Neckties]]
*[[North (band)|North]] (not the black metal band)
*[[Omega Massif]]
*[[Overmars]]
*[[Pelican (band)|Pelican]] (earlier)
*[[Rosetta (band)|Rosetta]]
*[[Silence Kit]] (earlier)
*[[Tephra (band)|Tephra]]
*[[Tides (band)|Tides]]
*[[The Ocean (band)|The Ocean]]
*[[Windmills by the Ocean]]
*[[Unfold]]
*[[Year of No Light]]

===Sludge/stoner metal===
*[[-16-]]
*[[Alabama Thunderpussy]]
*[[Bongzilla]]
*[[Boris (band)|Boris]]
*[[Corrosion of Conformity]] (later)
*[[Dot(.)]]
*[[Electric Wizard]]
*[[Fu Manchu (band)]]
*[[Graves at Sea]]
*[[God's Iron Tooth]]
*[[Sloth (U.K. band)|Sloth]]
*[[Weedeater (band)|Weedeater]]

===Southern Sludgecore===
* [[Acid Bath]] (Louisiana)
* [[Alabama Thunderpussy]] (Virginia)
* [[Artimus Pyledriver]] (Georgia)
* [[Beaten Back to Pure]] (Virginia)
* [[Buzzov-en]] (North Carolina)
* [[Corrosion of Conformity]] (North Carolina)
* [[Crowbar]] (Louisiana)
* [[Dixie Witch]] (Texas)
* [[Down]] (Louisiana)
* [[Eyehategod]] (Louisiana)
* [[Floodgate]] (Louisiana)

===Traditional sludge/Sludgecore===
*[[Acid Bath]]
*[[Beaten Back to Pure]]
*[[Buzzov*en]]
*[[Crowbar (U.S. band)|Crowbar]]
*[[Down (band)|Down]]
*[[Dystopia (band)|Dystopia]]
*[[Eyehategod]]
*[[Floodgate (band)|Floodgate]]
*[[Graves at Sea]]
*[[Grief (band)|Grief]]
*[[Iron Monkey (band)|Iron Monkey]]
*[[Noothgrush]]
*[[Nuisance Drilled]]
*[[Putrid Sloth]]
*[[Rwake]]
*[[Soilent Green]]

===Other===
*[[137 (band)|137]]
*[[3D House of Beef]]
*[[Artimus Pyledriver]]
*[[Atavist]]
*[[Atomhick]]
*[[Baroness (metal band)|Baroness]]
*[[Black Cobra]] ([[Doom metal|Doom]] / sludge metal)
*[[Boris (band)|Boris]] (often drone or stoner metal)
*[[Cavity (band)|Cavity]]
*[[Clagg]]
*[[Corrupted (band)|Corrupted]]
*[[Cortisol (band)|Cortisol]]
*[[Coffins (band)|Coffins]] (sludge/[[death metal]])
*[[Deadbird]] (sludge/stoner/[[black metal]])
*[[Fleshpress]]
*[[Floor (band)|Floor]]
*[[Frogskin]]
*[[Fudge Tunnel]] (industrial/sludge)
*[[Geezer (band)|Geezer]]
*[[Goatsblood]] (sludge/[[grindcore]])
*[[GodEatGod]]
*[[Halo (band)|Halo]] (industrial/sludge)
*[[Indian (band)|Indian]]
*[[Knuse]] (chaotic black sludge)
*[[Lair Of The Minotaur]] (sludge/[[thrash metal]])
*[[Malasangre]]
*[[Melvins]] (proto-sludge)
*[[Monarch (band)|Monarch]]
*[[Negative Reaction]]
*[[Old Man Gloom (band)|Old Man Gloom]]
*[[Putrid Sloth]]
*[[Roanoke (band)|Roanoke]]
*[[Sloth (U.S. band)|Sloth]]
*[[Soulpreacher]] (sludge/death metal)
*[[Sourvein]]
*[[Spancer]] (sludge/drone)
*[[Stumm]] (sludge/drone)
*[[Subversion (band)|Subversion]]
*[[Syrafex]]
*[[Tides (band)|Tides]]
*[[Toadliquor]]
*[[Unearthly Trance]] (sludge/black metal)

==See also==
*[[Stoner metal]]
*[[Doom metal]]
*[[Hardcore punk|Hardcore]]

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