Metridium Fields
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| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Genres | Doom metal Post-metal Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 60:25 | |||
| Label | The End Records | |||
| Producer | Jason Sewell | |||
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| Allmusic |    link |
| UltimateMetal.com |    link |
| PopMatters | link |
| Deaf Sparrow | link |
Metridium Fields is the major label debut by San Francisco-based doom metal outfit Giant Squid. It is a re-recorded version of their album Metridium Field, which was released independently by the band two years earlier.
The band's original debut album, Metridium Field was self-released in 2004, and after signing with The End Records in 2005, the band decided to remaster the album for its world-wide release. Upon finding the original master tracks had become unusable, Giant Squid re-recorded the entire album and re-released it as their major label debut and first "official" album. Fields was released on August 22, 2006, and brought the band critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase.
The title of the album and its closing track is named for Metridium, a genus of sea anemone.