Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead

Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead
EP by A Day to Remember
Released	Late 2004
Recorded	Skylab Recording Studios, Gainesville, Florida
Genre	Pop-punk metalcore screamo
Length	18:00
A Day to Remember chronology
Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead (2004) And Their Name Was Treason (2005)

Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead is the debut EP by the American rock band A Day to Remember. ^[1]

Recording and release

The EP was recorded at Skylab Recording Studios in Gainesville, Florida. ^[2] The material on the EP was written in vocalist Jeremy McKinnon's garage, and was recorded all in one day live-in-studio. ^[2] Samples of tracks titled "Camo", "Second Guess" and "Heartless" were posted online ^[3] around the same time. ^[4]

The band self-released the EP, ^[5] it was limited to 2,000 copies. ^[6] The EP helped the band get signed ^[5] to Indianola. In 2012, guitarist Neil Westfall said the band had no plans to re-release the EP. A music video for "Breathe Hope in Me" was directed by Daniel Harrison ^[7] and filmed during the band's high school days. ^[8] The video was leaked onto the Internet in April 2011. ^{[8] [9]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by A Day to Remember.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breathe Hope in Me"	4:08
2.	"If Looks Could Kill... Then You'd Be Dead"	3:22
3.	"Last Request"	3:46
4.	"This Sun Has Set"	2:40
5.	"Westfall"	4:04

Personnel

• Tom Denney – lead guitar
• Bobby Scruggs – drums
• Jeremy McKinnon – vocals
• Neil Westfall – rhythm guitar
• Joshua Woodard – bass

References

1. A Day To Remember (2004), A Day To Remember - Halos For Heroes, Dirt For The Dead [2004] , retrieved November 9, 2024
2. Loudwire (December 10, 2013). "A Day To Remember Talk 'Common Courtesy,' Dating Kate Upton + More". YouTube. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. "The Wade Studio: Music". Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
4. "Welcome to the Wade Studio!". Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
5. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal (1st ed.). New Plymouth, N.Z.: Zonda Books. p. 9. ISBN   9780958268400.
6. Mesecher, Andy (October 9, 2010). "Q&A with A Day To Remember". Music Connection. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
7. On screen caption during the music video.
8. Common, Tyler (April 22, 2011). "Old A Day To Remember music video surfaces – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
9. DiVincenzo, Alex (April 23, 2011). "A Day to Forget – News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 18, 2013.