A Reason to Breathe

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A Reason to Breathe
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EP by
Released2002
Recorded Red House Studios
Genre
Length18:00
Label Crash and Bang
Producer Ed Rose
The Esoteric chronology
Roads Between
(2002)
A Reason to Breathe
(2002)
Wormwood Split
(2003)

A Reason to Breathe is an EP by the metalcore band The Esoteric. It was self-released in 2002, and more recently made available via BandCamp. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Adapted from album sleeve [2] and Discogs. [3]

  1. "Our Best Elvis Yet"
  2. "Strategy of Luck"
  3. "Worth the Wait"
  4. "Eye Child"
  5. "Flight of the Botfly"

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References

  1. "A Reason to Breathe at BandCamp". BandCamp. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. "A Reason to Breathe" album sleeve
  3. "The Esoteric – A Reason To Breathe". Discogs. Retrieved 16 February 2017.