Cheat the Gallows

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Cheat the Gallows
Bigelf - CheatTheGallows.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008
Recordedat Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood in 2006–2007
Genre Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal
Length56:53
Label Custard Records
Producer Damon Fox
Bigelf chronology
Hex
(2003)
Cheat the Gallows
(2008)
Into the Maelstrom
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Cheat the Gallows is the third studio album by American progressive rock/progressive metal band Bigelf.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damon Fox, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Gravest Show on Earth"5:00
2."Blackball"7:02
3."Money, It's Pure Evil"3:18
4."The Evils of Rock & Roll" (Fox, Steve Frothingham, John Salvatore Scaglione)6:37
5."No Parachute"3:43
6."The Game"5:11
7."Superstar"3:46
8."Race with Time" (Fox, Frothingham)4:28
9."Hydra"6:23
10."Counting Sheep"11:20
Total length:56:53

[3]

Japanese edition bonus tracks [4] [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Demon Queen of Spiders"5:06
2."Don't Blow It" 
3."Snake Eyes" 

Personnel

Bigelf

Guest appearances

The Counting Sheep Orchestra (on tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10)
The Section Quartet (on tracks 5 & 7)
The Kung-Pao Horns (on tracks 1, 2 & 10)

Production

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