Dead Trees

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Dead Trees
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
Recorded20142015
Genre
Length34:29
Label Sumerian
Producer Matt Good, Taylor Larson, Spencer Sotelo
From First to Last chronology
Throne to the Wolves
(2010)
Dead Trees
(2015)
Singles from Dead Trees
  1. "Dead Trees"
    Released: November 24, 2014 [3]
  2. "Black and White"
    Released: April 7, 2015 [4]
  3. "I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good"
    Released: April 20, 2015 [5]
Dead Trees ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Circle Pit8/10 [1]
Sputnikmusic1.5/5 [2]

Dead Trees is the fifth studio album by post-hardcore band From First to Last, released April 23, 2015, via Sumerian Records. [6] It is the first and only release to feature vocalist Spencer Sotelo (singer of progressive metal band Periphery), [6] Taylor Larson as third guitarist, and new drummer, Ernie Slenkovich (original drummer Derek Bloom would return to the band in 2016). Returning to the group is guitarist/vocalist and founder Travis Richter, who had left the band in 2009. The band planned for the release to be an EP but due to the success of their Kickstarter campaign, the band had enough money to fund this LP. [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by From First to Last

No.TitleLength
1."Heresy..."1:09
2."Straight to the Face"1:49
3."H8 Meh"3:30
4."Dead Trees"4:04
5."I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good"3:07
6."Black and White"3:46
7."Back to Hannalei"3:19
8."Never in Reverie"3:47
9."2 11"3:46
10."Electrified"2:57
11."I Don't Wanna Live in the Real World"3:20
Total length:34:29
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Note to Self" (Remake)4:01
13."Ride the Wings of Pestilence" (Remake)3:40
14."The Latest Plague" (Remake)3:23
Total length:46:04

Personnel

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