As Real as It Gets

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As Real as It Gets
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
Genre Crossover thrash, metalcore
Length29:06
Label Elektra
Producer Jamey Jasta, Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Sworn Enemy chronology
Integrity Defines Strength
(2002)
As Real as It Gets
(2003)
The Beginning of the End
(2006)

As Real as It Gets is the first full-length studio album released by the metalcore band, Sworn Enemy. It was released on March 25, 2003, by Elektra Records. The title track is used in the film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . [1]

Contents

Track list

All tracks by Sworn Enemy

No.TitleLength
1."Sworn Enemy"3:37
2."One Way Trip"2:11
3."As Real as it Gets"3:03
4."My Misery"2:11
5."Labeled"2:54
6."Fallen Grace"2:46
7."Time Heals No Wounds"2:24
8."Days Past"3:15
9."Innocence Lost"2:45
10."These Tears"4:02
Total length:29:06

Personnel

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References

  1. Kergan, Wade. "As Real as It Gets - Sworn Enemy". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.