White1 is the third studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))), released in 2003. It was the most significant departure from their original style to date. Each track was experimental in its own way, with Julian Cope reciting poetry for half of "My Wall", Norwegian lyrics sung by Runhild Gammelsæter of Thorr's Hammer as an intro to a drum machine and stoner metal bass riff in "The Gates of Ballard", and the drone track "A Shaving of the Horn that Speared You".

White1
Studio album by Sunn O)))
Released	April 22, 2003
Recorded	1996-Dec 2002
Genre	Drone metal, drone
Length	58:40 74:00 (Vinyl edition)
Label	Southern Lord Records (SUNN25)
Producer	Sunn O))) & Rex Ritter
Sunn O))) chronology
Flight of the Behemoth (2002) White1 (2003) White2 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	(7.5/10)[2]

The lyrics of "The Gates of Ballard" come from "Håvard Hedde", a Norwegian folk song. Another metal version of "Håvard Hedde" was recorded in 1995 by the Norwegian band Storm.

In Q magazine's August issue (named the loud issue), they named White1 as the 18th loudest album of all time, just above AC/DC's Back in Black and below the Jimi Hendrix Experience's album Are You Experienced.^[3]