Document 8

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Document #8
Pg99 - Document 8.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 2001 (2001-06-13)
Recordedat God City studios
Genre
Length20:28
Label Robotic Empire
Producer Kurt Ballou
Pg. 99 chronology
Document #7
(2001)
Document #8
(2001)
Document #9: A Split Personality
(2001)
Alternate cover
Pg99 - Document 8 reissue.jpg
Reissue cover art (2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Sputnikmusic (2005)(5/5) [3]
Sputnikmusic (2007)(4.5/5) [4]

Document #8 is the third studio album by the American screamo band Pg. 99. The album was originally released as a vinyl LP on June 13, 2001, through Robotic Empire, with various versions also be released through Electric Human Project and Scene Police. [5] A remixed and remastered edition was released in 2005 through Robotic Empire on CD with two additional bonus tracks, "The Lonesome Waltz of Leonard Cohen" and "The List", the latter being a Filth cover. Both tracks were previously released on Document #9: A Split Personality.

Contents

The band reunited in 2011 after eight years and performed Document #8 in its entirety during Best Friends Day in Richmond, Virginia. [6] Document #8 was also reissued on vinyl in 2011. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."In Love with an Apparition"3:46
2."Your Face Is a Rape Scene"2:57
3."Life in a Box"1:38
4."We Left as Skeletons"1:29
5."Punk Rock in the Wrong Hands"2:51
6."Ballad of Circling Vultures"1:55
7."The Hollowed Out Chest of a Dead Horse"5:49
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."The Lonesome Waltz of Leonard Cohen"3:53
9."The List" (Filth cover)2:49
Total length:27:10

Personnel

Pg.99 [8]

Additional personnel

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