Day of the Death

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Day of the Death
Day of the death album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2001
RecordedMid-2000
Genre Hardcore punk
Length38:26
Label Epitaph
Producer Death by Stereo
Death by Stereo chronology
If Looks Could Kill I'd Watch You Die
(1999)
Day of the Death
(2001)
Into the Valley of Death
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Day of the Death is the second album by American hardcore punk band Death by Stereo, released in 2001.

Contents

The band became more widely known after this release due to their switch from the Indecision Records label to the larger Epitaph Records label. This is the group's first album on Epitaph Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."No Shirt, No Shoes, No Salvation"2:41
2."Getting It Off My Chest"2:37
3."91"2:50
4."You Can Lead a Man to Reason, But You Can't Make Him Think"3:30
5."Porno, Sex, Drugs, Lies, Money and Your Local Government"3:30
6."Holding 60 Dollars on a Burning Bridge"2:46
7."You Mess with One Bean, You Mess with the Whole Burrito"3:01
8."Desperation Train"3:01
9."Testosterone Makes the World Go Round"3:03
10."High School Was Like Boot Camp for a Desk Job"3:01
11."Death for Life"8:26

"Death for Life" is actually only 3:00 long, but includes five minutes of silence (3:00–8:00) and a hidden track begins: there is a section right near the end which is the sound of a gong and a manic scream.

Band line-up

Adtional credits

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References

  1. Griffiths, Mark (January 27, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 837. EMAP. p. 47.