Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead is the debut EP by American rock band A Day to Remember.
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| Released | Late 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Skylab Recording Studios, Gainesville, Florida | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 18:00 | |||
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Recording and release
editThe EP was recorded at Skylab Recording Studios in Gainesville, Florida.[1] The material on the EP was written in vocalist Jeremy McKinnon's garage, and was recorded all in one day live-in-studio.[1] Samples of tracks titled "Camo", "Second Guess" and "Heartless" were posted online[2] around the same time.[3]
The band self-released the EP,[4] it was limited to 2,000 copies.[5] The EP helped the band get signed[4] to Indianola. In 2012, guitarist Neil Westfall said the band had no plans to re-release the EP. A music video for "Breathe Hope in Me" was directed by Daniel Harrison[6] and filmed during the band's high school days.[7] The video was leaked onto the Internet in April 2011.[7][8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by A Day to Remember.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Breathe Hope in Me" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "If Looks Could Kill... Then You'd Be Dead" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Last Request" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "This Sun Has Set" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Westfall" | 4:04 |
Personnel
edit- Tom Denney – lead guitar
- Bobby Scruggs – drums
- Jeremy McKinnon – vocals
- Neil Westfall – rhythm guitar
- Joshua Woodard – bass
References
edit- ^ a b Loudwire (December 10, 2013). "A Day To Remember Talk 'Common Courtesy,' Dating Kate Upton + More". YouTube. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "The Wade Studio: Music". Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the Wade Studio!". Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal (1st ed.). New Plymouth, N.Z.: Zonda Books. p. 9. ISBN 9780958268400.
- ^ Mesecher, Andy (October 9, 2010). "Q&A with A Day To Remember". Music Connection. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ On screen caption during the music video.
- ^ a b Common, Tyler (April 22, 2011). "Old A Day To Remember music video surfaces – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (April 23, 2011). "A Day to Forget – News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 18, 2013.