Act III: Life and Death

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Act III: Life and Death
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Progressive rock, symphonic rock, experimental rock
Length57:46
Label Triple Crown Records
Producer Casey Crescenzo
The Dear Hunter chronology
Random EP #2
(2008)
Act III: Life and Death
(2009)
The Branches EP
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk (90%) [1]
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Act III: Life and Death is the third studio album by American rock band The Dear Hunter, released on June 23, 2009. According to lead vocalist Casey Crescenzo, it is the third part of a six-act story, [3] following the original in 2006, Act I: The Lake South, the River North , and 2007's Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading , and preceding Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (2015). The album was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Andy Wildrick in the band's own studio in Providence, Rhode Island, with a number of musicians making guest appearances. [4]

Contents

As of July 1, 2009, the album had peaked on the Billboard 200 at #182 (the first time a Dear Hunter album ever cracked the top 200), #14 on the Billboard Top Heatseakers, and #31 on Top Independent Albums. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Casey Crescenzo

No.TitleLength
1."Writing on a Wall"1:38
2."In Cauda Venenum"5:29
3."What It Means to be Alone"4:49
4."The Tank"4:39
5."The Poison Woman"4:51
6."The Thief"5:01
7."Mustard Gas"4:13
8."Saved"4:41
9."He Said He Had a Story"3:39
10."This Beautiful Life"4:05
11."Go Get Your Gun"3:15
12."Son"2:16
13."Father"3:25
14."Life and Death"5:45

Deluxe edition

The band released a deluxe edition of the album in a DVD-sized case that contained an autographed poster, picture-postcards with the lyrics to each song, and a storybook of the band's previous full-length album Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading , which was illustrated by artist Kent St. John. In addition, the album came with four bonus tracks. The deluxe edition was only available through preorder of the album while supplies lasted, but was also seen at the merchandise table during The Dear Hunter's tour with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground and mewithoutYou.

No.TitleLength
1."Writing on a Wall" (a capella)1:40
2."Untitled 1"3:40
3."Movement 1"1:54
4."Movement 2"4:47

Music video

The Dear Hunter, along with the help of artist Glenn Thomas, created an animated music video for their song "What It Means to Be Alone". Though the band still neglects to have an actual single, charting or otherwise, this is their second music video, the first being "The Church and the Dime" from their previous album.

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Absolutepunk review
  2. Act III: Life and Death at AllMusic
  3. Interview with Casey Archived 2014-08-15 at the Wayback Machine . AbsolutePunk. April 28, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  4. "The Dear Hunter Announce Act III. AbsolutePunk. April 23, 2009.
  5. "Billboard Charts for The Dear Hunter". Billboard.com. July 2, 2009.