Volumen brutal

Volumen Brutal
Studio album by Barón Rojo
Released	22 February 1982
Recorded	November 1981
Studio	Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	40:34
Language	Spanish
Label	Chapa Discos
Producer	Chapa and Barón Rojo
Barón Rojo chronology
Larga vida al Rock and Roll (1981) Volumen brutal (1982) Metalmorfosis (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Volumen brutal 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.

The album was recorded in 1982 at Kingsway Studios, owned by ex-Deep Purple's frontman Ian Gillan, in two weeks. Volumen brutal sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.^[2] 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 graced 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.^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Incomunicación"	Armando de Castro, Carlos de Castro	3:39
2.	"Los Rockeros van al Infierno"	José Luis Campuzano, Carolina Cortés	4:17
3.	"Dame la oportunidad"	C. de Castro, A. de Castro	3:35
4.	"Son como hormigas"	Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro	4:07
5.	"Las flores del mal"	C. de Castro	4:53

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Resistiré"	Campuzano, A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Cortés	5:03
7.	"Satánico plan (Volumen brutal)"	A.de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano	4:12
8.	"Concierto para ellos"	Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro
9.	"Hermano del Rock & Roll"	A. de Castro	3:24
10.	"El Barón vuela sobre Inglaterra"	A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano, Hermes Calabria	2:42

Track listing (English version)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Isolation Ward"	A. de Castro, C. de Castro	3:39
2.	"Rockers Go to Hell"	Campuzano, Cortés	4:17
3.	"Give Me the Chance"	C. de Castro, A. de Castro	3:35
4.	"Termites"	Campuzano, Cortés, A, de Castro	4:07
5.	"Flowers of Evil"	C. de Castro	4:53

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Stand Up"	Campuzano, A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Cortés	5:03
7.	"Someone's Loving You"	A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano	4:12
8.	"Concert for Them"	Campuzano, Cortés, A. de Castro	4:42
9.	"You're Telling Me"	A. de Castro	3:24
10.	"The Baron Fly Over England"	A. de Castro, C. de Castro, Campuzano, Calabria	2:42

Personnel

Barón Rojo

• 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

• Mel Collins - saxophone on "Son Como Hormigas"
• Colin Towns - keyboards on "Concierto para ellos"

Production

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4]	Platinum	100,000^^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/volumen-brutal-mw0000502638
2. "Barón Rojo reedita 'Volumen brutal' con motivo del 25 aniversario del grupo" (in Spanish).
3. "250 albums del Rock Iberoamericano" (in Spanish).
4. "Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990". AFYVE (in Spanish). Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año.

External links

• http://www.baronrojo.net/index2.htm