# Boris discography

The following is the discography of the Japanese experimental band Boris.

## Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Hard Rock | US Heat. | US Ind. | US Taste. |
| Absolutego | Released: 1996 Label: Fangs Anal Satan Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Amplifier Worship | Released: 26 November 1998 Label: Mangrove Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Flood | Released: 15 December 2000 Label: MIDI Creative Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Rocks | Released: 26 April 2002 Label: Quattro / UK Discs Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Akuma no Uta | Released: 6 June 2003 Label: Diwphalanx Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| Boris at Last -Feedbacker- | Released: 25 December 2003 Label: Diwphalanx, Conspiracy Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked | Released: August 2004 Label: Kult of Nihilow Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| Dronevil | Released: 28 February 2005 Label: Misanthropic Agenda Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Soundtrack from the Film Mabuta no Ura | Released: 29 June 2005 Label: Inoxia Records, Catune Records, Essence Records Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Pink | Released: 18 November 2005 Label: Diwphalanx Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | 25 |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 | Released: 9 April 2006 Label: Conspiracy Records Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 | Released: 9 April 2006 Label: Conspiracy Records Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| Vein | Released: 3 October 2006 Label: Important Records Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| Smile | Released: 7 March 2008 Label: Diwphalanx Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | 20 | — | — |
| New Album | Released: 16 March 2011 Label: Tearbridge, Daymare Records, Sargent House Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Rocks | Released: 24 May 2011 Label: Sargent House Formats: CD, LP | 25 | 11 | — | 18 |
| Attention Please | Released: 24 May 2011 Label: Sargent House Formats: CD, LP | — | 12 | — | 19 |
| Präparat | Released: 6 March 2013 Label: Daymare Recordings Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| Noise | Released: 17 June 2014 Label: Sargent House, Daymare Recordings Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 16 | 8 | 35 | 20 |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked Extra | Released: 15 September 2014 Label: Taiga Records Format: LP | — | — | — | — |
| Urban Dance | Released: 2 May 2015 Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| Warpath | Released: 2 May 2015 Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| Asia | Released: 2 May 2015 Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| Dear | Released: 14 July 2017 Label: Sargent House, Daymare Recordings Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | 14 | 25 | 22 |
| LφVE & EVφL | Released: 4 October 2019 Label: Third Man Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | 23 | — | — |
| NO | Released: 3 July 2020 Label: Fangs Anal Satan Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| W | Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Sacred Bones Records Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Rocks | Released: 12 August 2022 Label: Relapse Records Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| Fade | Released: 2 December 2022 Label: Fangs Anal Satan Format: 2xLP, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. ||||||

## Live albums

* Boris Archive 3CD (2005 aRCHIVE)
* Smile: Live at Wolf Creek 2CD (2008 Diwphalanx Records)
* Smile: Live in Prague 2LP (2009 Conspiracy Records†)
* Boris / Variations + Live in Japan CD + DVD (2010 Daymare Recordings / DIWPHALANX)
* Archive II (2014 Daymare)
* Crossing Waltz (2016 FangsAnalSatan)
* eternity (2018 FangsAnalSatan)

## EPs, singles and demos

* "Demo Vol. 1" 2x Cassette (1993, FangsAnalSatan)
* "Demo Vol. 3" Cassette (1994, FangsAnalSatan)
* "1970" 7-inch (2002, Inoxia Records)
* "A Bao A Qu" 7-inch picture disc (2005, SuperFi Records)
* "Statement" 7-inch (2008, Southern Lord Records)
* "Message" 12-inch (2008, Diwphalanx Records)
* "Japanese Heavy Rock Hits v1-4" 7-inch (2009, Southern Lord Records)
* "Black Original Remix" 12-inch (2011, Catune)
* "Looprider Remix" 12-inch (2012, Catune)
* "Cosmos" 3x file (2012, Invada)
* Mr. Shortkill 12-inch (2016, Daymare Recordings)
* "Phenomenons Drive" 12-inch (2018, Hello From The Gutter)
* Tears E.P. CD (2019, Trash-Up!! Records)
* "Boris" 12-inch (2020, Fangs Anal Satan)
* "Heavy Rocks" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "Pink" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "Smile" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "New Album" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "Kuruimizu" 7-inch flexi (2022, Fangs Anal Satan / Wake Brewing)
* "Noise" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "Dear" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
* "Christmas" 7-inch + box (2022, KiliKiliVilla)

## Concert films/Music videos

Music videos have been produced for several of Boris' songs, usually by the Japanese production company Foodunited.
* "Hama"
* "Kuruimizu"
* "Ibitsu"
* "Furi"
* "Korosu"
* "1970"
* "A Bao A Qu"
* "The Evil One Which Sobs (Remix)"
* "Pink"
* "Rainbow"
* "Statement"
* "My Neighbour Satan"
* "Hope/Riot Sugar"
* "The Power"
* "Absolutego"
* "Dōshitemo Anata o Yurusenai"
* "Love"
* "Shadow of Skull"
* "Anti-Gone"
* "鏡 (Zerkalo)"
* "Reincarnation Rose"
* "Drowning by Numbers"
* "Beyond Good & Evil"
* "She Is Burning"
* "My Name Is Blank"
* "prologue sansaro"
* "Nosferatou"

## Collaborations
### Merzbow collaborations

Boris have a well-established history of collaboration with Japanoise artist Merzbow. Thus far, three of the collaborations with Merzbow have been full-length albums, one of them is a 12-inch EP, and the last two are live albums.
* Megatone CD (2002 Inoxia Records)
* 04092001 LP (2004 Inoxia Records)
* Sun Baked Snow Cave CD (2005 Hydra Head Records)
* Walrus/Groon 12-inch EP (2007 Hydra Head Records)
* Rock Dream 2CD/3LP (2007 Diwphalanx Records/Southern Lord Records)
* Klatter LP (2011 Daymare Records)
* Gensho CD/LP (2016 Relapse/Daymare)
* 2R0I2P0 CD/LP (2020 Relapse)

### Other collaborations

* Black: Implication Flooding (with Keiji Haino) CD (1998 Inoxia Records)
* Altar (with Sunn O)))) CD/2CD/3LP (2006 Southern Lord Records/Inoxia Records/Daymare Records)
* Rainbow (with Michio Kurihara) CD (2006/2007 Pedal Records/Drag City)
* Cloud Chamber (with Michio Kurihara) CD (2008 Pedal Records)
* BXI EP (with Ian Astbury) CD/LP (2010 Southern Lord Records)
* EROS (with Endon) Cassette (2015 fangsanalsatan/New Noise Literacy)/LP (2016 Daymare Recordings)
* Low End Meeting (with GOTH-TRAD) CD/12" (2015 fangsanalsatan)
* Refrain (with Z.O.A) CD/LP (2020 Fangs Anal Satan)

## Split recordings

* Boris/Barebones Split EP – 10-inch/CD (1996, Piranha Records/Fangsanalsatan)
* Boris/Tomsk 7 Split EP – 7-inch (1997, Bovine Records)
* More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape – (with Choukoku no Niwa) CD (1999, Inoxia Records)
* Boris/The Dudley Corporation Split EP – 7-inch (2003, Scientific Labs)
* Long Hair and Tights – (with Doomriders) 2LP (2007, Daymare Recordings)
* Damaged split EP + DVD – (with Stupid Babies Go Mad) 10-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records)
* She's So Heavy – Wata/Ai Aso split 7-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records)
* Chapter Ahead Being Fake – Torche/Boris split 10-inch/CD (2010/2009, Hydra Head/Daymare Recording)
* Golden Dance Classics – 9dw/Boris split vinyl and CD (2009, Catune)
* Boris/Saade – Boris/Saade split vinyl 12-inch (2011, KYEO)
* Asobi Seksu x Boris – Asobi Seksu/Boris split vinyl 7-inch (2012, Sargent House)
* Boris/Joe Volk – Boris/Joe Volk split vinyl 12-inch (2012, Invada)
* Boris/Heap Split Single – 7-inch (2014, Baked Goods)
* Rocky & The Sweden/Boris - split EP (2022, Relapse Records)
* Twins Of Evil - Melvins & Boris split (2024, Amphetamine Reptile Records)

## Video releases

* Hama VHS Promo (1998 Foodunited)
* Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter DVD (2003 Diwphalanx Records)
* Bootleg -Feedbacker- DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
* Heavy Metal Me DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
* Live in Japan DVD (2011 Southern Lord)

## Other releases

* Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase – DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
* Buzz In A.V/Scion Remix – (promo with Todd Edward, Mixhell, Optimo, NosaijThing; 2009 A.V/Scion)
* Statement Promo CD – promo (2008 Inoxia Records)
* 1985 – compilation of studio outtakes from 2011 (2019 Fangs Anal Satan)

## Compilation appearances
### Exclusive songs

These songs are available only on the compilations.
* "Water Porch" on Take Care of Scabbard Fish CD (1994 Scabbard Fish)
    The above song was actually Boris' recorded debut.
* "Mosquito" (studio version) on Eat the Chaos CD (1995 Thank You Record Co.)
* "Vacuuum" on From Koenji to Eternity CD (1996 Inoxia)
* "Me and the Devil Blues" on Up Jumped the Devil: Tribute to Robert Johnson CD (2000 P-Vine)
* "Dronevil" on Mangrove2002 CD (2002 Mangrove)
* "Froggie Bee Baa" on Merzbow: Frog Remixed & Revisited 2CD (2003 Misanthropic Agenda)
* "You Were Holding An Umbrella" (live 10/16/07 at Echoplex, LA) on Invocation of Sacred Resonance I (2008 Southern Lord Records)
* "Slither" on Doggy Style: The Dogs Tribute 2xCD (2008 Future Now)
* "Slither (Alternative Version)" on Doggy Style: The Dogs Tribute 2xCD (2008 Future Now)
* "Blood Swamp (Tloc Edit)" on Limits of Control [SOUNDTRACK] CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
* "(Tloc Edit)" on Limits of Control [SOUNDTRACK] CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
* "Sometimes" on Yellow Loveless [Tribute to My Bloody Valentine] CD (2013 High Fader Records)
* "Lithium" (originally by Nirvana; tribute album Whatever Nevermind) (2015, Robotic Empire)

## Samplers

These are tracks taken from other Boris albums.
* "Huge" on Let There Be Doom CD (2003 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Amplifier Worship
* "A Bao A Qu" on Darkness Hath No Boundaries CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Mabuta no Ura
* "A Bao A Qu" and "Etna" on Darkness Knows No Boundaries CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Mabuta no Ura and Altar (with Sunn O)))) respectively
* "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" on Mind The Gap Vol. 65 CD (2006 Gonzo Circus) Originally from Altar (with Sunn O))))
* "My Machine" on Walkabout CD (2007 Endless Flight) Originally from Pink
* "Farewell" on Within the Church of Thee Overlords CD (2007 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Pink