Volumen Brutal (English: Brutal Volume) is the second studio album by Spanish metal band Barón Rojo. It was produced by Chapa Discos and Barón Rojo and published by Chapa Discos in 1982.

Volumen Brutal
Studio album by
Released22 February 1982
RecordedNovember 1981
StudioKingsway Studios, London, UK
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length40:34
LanguageSpanish, English
LabelChapa Discos (Spain), Kamaflage (UK), Victor (Japan), Mausoleum (Europe), Sony BMG Spain (CD), Hear No Evil (UK), Music on Vinyl (Dutch vinyl reissue)
ProducerChapa and Barón Rojo
Barón Rojo chronology
Larga vida al Rock and Roll
(1981)
Volumen Brutal
(1982)
Metalmorfosis
(1983)

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The album was recorded in 1981 at Kingsway Studios, owned by ex-Deep Purple's frontman Ian Gillan, in two weeks. This album was released in two versions: one with lyrics in Spanish and another sung in English. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden is credited for helping the band with the translation. This led Barón Rojo to international success specially in the United Kingdom, where they appeared on the cover of music magazine Kerrang!. "Stand Up" was chosen as European single.

Volumen Brutal was ranked as the 17th Best Rock en Español Album Ever according to American magazine Al Borde.[1]

Volumen Brutal has seen several CD re-issues over the years. In 1996, the band's original Spanish label, Chapa Discos, issued the English language version on compact disc, followed by the Spanish language version on Chapa Discos/BMG Spain in 1997. In 2005, Sony BMG Music Spain released both the Spanish and English version on one CD. Hear No Evil Recordings, a subsidiary of UK based label Cherry Red Records, followed with a re-issue of the English version in 2014. Also in 2014, Dutch based company Music on Vinyl produced a vinyl re-issue of Volumen Brutal.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Incomunicación"Armando de Castro, Carlos de Castro3:39
2."Los Rockeros van al Infierno"José Luis Campuzano, Carolina Cortés4:17
3."Dame la oportunidad"C. de Castro, A. de Castro3:35
4."Son como hormigas"Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro4:07
5."Las flores del mal"C. de Castro4:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Resistiré"Campuzano, A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Cortés5:03
7."Satánico plan (Volumen brutal)"A.de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano4:12
8."Concierto para ellos"Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro 
9."Hermano del Rock & Roll"A. de Castro3:24
10."El Barón vuela sobre Inglaterra"A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano, Hermes Calabria2:42

Track listing (English version)

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isolation Ward"A. de Castro, C. de Castro3:39
2."Rockers Go to Hell"Campuzano, Cortés4:17
3."Give Me the Chance"C. de Castro, A. de Castro3:35
4."Termites"Campuzano, Cortés, A, de Castro4:07
5."Flowers of Evil"C. de Castro4:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Stand Up"Campuzano, A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Cortés5:03
7."Someone's Loving You"A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano4:12
8."Concert for Them"Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro4:42
9."You're Telling Me"A. de Castro3:24
10."The Baron Fly Over England"A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano, Calabria2:42
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Personnel

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Barón Rojo

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  • Armando de Castro - guitars, backing vocals, vocals on "Hermano del rock & roll".
  • Carlos de Castro - guitars, backing vocals, vocals on "Incomunicación", "Dame la oportunidad", "Las flores del mal" and "Satánico plan (Volumen brutal)".
  • José Luis Campuzano "Sherpa" - bass, backing vocals, vocals on "Los rockeros van al infierno", "Son como hormigas", "Resistiré" and "Concierto para ellos".
  • Hermes Calabria - drums and percussion

Additional musicians

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Production

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  • Vicente Romero aka Chapa - producer
  • Bob Broglia - engineer

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ "250 albums del Rock Iberoamericano" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Volumen Brutal - Baron Rojo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Fernando Salaverri (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año : 1959-2002 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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