House of Ill Fame

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House of Ill Fame
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003 [1]
Genre Hard rock, alternative rock
Label Epic
Producer Gordie Johnson
The Trews chronology
House of Ill Fame
(2003)
Den of Thieves
(2005)

House of Ill Fame is the first full-length album by Canadian hard rock band The Trews. It was released in 2003 by the label Epic Records. [2] The group issued a music video for the more-alternative rock sounding song "Not Ready to Go". [3] The album was certified Platinum (100,000 copies) in Canada in 2023, the band's first album to do so. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Inambition"Colin MacDonald, Jack Syperek, John-Angus MacDonald, Sean Dalton2:57
2."Not Ready to Go"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton3:04
3."Confessions"C. MacDonald, J-A. MacDonald3:01
4."When You Leave"C. MacDonald3:23
5."Tired of Waiting"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton, Eric Paul4:28
6."Hopeless"C. MacDonald, J-A. MacDonald2:52
7."Fleeting Trust"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton3:15
8."Why Bother"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton4:03
9."Black Halo"C. MacDonald2:49
10."You're So Sober"C. MacDonald3:30
11."Hollis and Morris"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald3:12
12."Stray"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald4:03

A limited edition was also released with a bonus CD of live tracks recorded on September 24, 2004 at the Event In The Tent, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada presented by the Extreme Music Series.ca.

House of Ill Fame - The Live Cut
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When You Leave"C. MacDonald3:52
2."Black Halo"C. MacDonald2:55
3."Fleeting Trust"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton3:46
4."Tired of Waiting/Hey Jude"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald, Dalton, Eric Paul, John Lennon, Paul McCartney 6:02
5."So She's Leaving"C. MacDonald, J-A. MacDonald, Syperek, Dalton, Iain MacDonald3:18
6."Hollis and Morris"C. MacDonald, Syperek, J-A. MacDonald7:33

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