Dead Trees

Dead Trees
Studio album by From First to Last
Released	April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Post-hardcore [1] [2] metalcore
Length	34:29
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
"Dead Trees" Released: November 24, 2014 [3] "Black and White" Released: April 7, 2015 [4] "I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good" Released: April 20, 2015 [5]

Dead Trees ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Circle Pit	8/10 [1]
Sputnikmusic	1.5/5 [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 2017). 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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Spencer Sotelo, Matt Good, Travis Richter, Taylor Larson, Matt Manning and Ernie Slenkovich, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Note to Self" (Remake)	Good, Richter, Bloom, Jon Weisberg	4:01
13.	"Ride the Wings of Pestilence" (Remake)	Good, Richter, Bloom, Weisberg	3:40
14.	"The Latest Plague" (Remake)	Good, Richter, Bloom, Sonny Moore	3:23
Total length:			46:04

Personnel

• Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals, production
• Matt Good – lead guitar, co-lead vocals, keyboards, programming, production
• Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean and background vocals
• Taylor Larson – lead and rhythm guitar, production, sound engineer, mixing, mastering
• Matt Manning – bass guitar, background unclean vocals
• Ernie Slenkovich – drums, percussion, pro tools editing, additional tracking
• Unlimited Visual – artwork, layout

References

1. "From First to Last Dead Trees Album Review / Stream". The Circle Pit. April 27, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
2. "Review: From First to Last - Dead Trees". Sputnikmusic. April 29, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
3. Crane, Matt (November 24, 2014). "From First to Last release new song, "Dead Trees"". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
4. "From First to Last stream "Black and White" from comeback album". Alternative Press. April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
5. Crane, Matt (April 20, 2015). "From First to Last solemnly swear they are up to no good". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
6. "From First to Last to release comeback album in April". Alternative Press. March 27, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
7. Monger, Timothy. "Dead Trees - From First to Last". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2022.