I Am the Avalanche (album)

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I Am the Avalanche
IAmTheAvalanche AlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
I Am the Avalanche
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
RecordedAvast 2 (Seattle, Washington), Electro Kitty (Seattle, Washington)
Genre Post hardcore, indie rock, emo, alternative rock
Length46:37
Label Drive-Thru
Producer Barrett Jones
I Am the Avalanche chronology
The Early November/I Am the Avalanche Split EP
(2005)		I Am the Avalanche
(2005)		 Avalanche United
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net 71% [1]
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Ox-Fanzine 7/10 [3]

I Am the Avalanche is the debut album by I Am the Avalanche and was released on September 27, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records. The release date marks the second anniversary of the break-up of singer Vinnie Caruana's previous band, The Movielife.

Contents

Release

In June and July 2005, the band played a few headlining shows, before supporting Head Automatica and Gym Class Heroes on separate stints. Following this, they appeared on a week's worth of East Coast Warped Tour shows. [4] The band released a split single with the Early November that featured an acoustic version of "I Took a Beating" and new song "New Disaster". [5] They went on a two-week US tour in August 2005 with Silverstein, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Evergreen Terrace. [6] Following this, I Am the Avalanche went on a cross-country US tour with Bayside, June, and the Forecast, running into October 2005. [7] I Am the Avalanche was made available for streaming on September 25, 2005 through Mammoth Press' website, before being released two days later through Drive-Thru Records. [8] They played a handful of shows with the Audition and Rock Kills Kids in October 2005, prior to a West Coast tour supporting the Honorary Title the following month, and then supported Hot Rod Circuit on the East Coast. [9] [10] [11]

In January 2006, I Am the Avalanche supported the Starting Line and MxPx on their co-headlining UK tour. [12] Following this, the band toured the rest of the US with No Use for a Name and the Suicide Machines until March 2006. [13] Following this, they supported the Receiving End of Sirens on their US tour in April and May 2006. [14] The band appeared at The Bamboozle and MacRock festivals, and supported Bayside on their US tour. [15] [16] [17] I Am the Avalanche then supported Rx Bandits, prior to an appearance on the Smartpunk stage at that year's Warped Tour. [18] [19] Following this, they embarked on a tour with This Is Hell and the Blackout Pact, which lead into a short stint with BoySetsFire. [20] [21] In September 2006, they went on a short tour of Japan with No Use for a Name; upon returning to the US, they went on a short US East Coast tour with Emanuel. [22] [23] Though the band were initially announced to support Saves the Day on a short tour, they taken off the dates as they were touring Japan at the time. [24] [25] I Am the Avalanche closed out the year supporting Senses Fail on their headline US tour. [26]

In January 2007, I Am the Avalanche went on a US Northeastern headlining tour with support from the Forecast. [27] In September 2007, they went on an East Coast tour with You, Me, and Everyone We Know and Daggermouth. [28] The following month, the band performed at Waidestock festival. [29] They closed out the year with another East Coast tour with Daggermouth. [30] In May 2008, the band performed at The Bamboozle festival and played a handful of Midwest and West Coast shows with Set Your Goals, Hit the Lights, 2*Sweet, and the Years Gone By. [31] [32] Following this, they played some shows with Hit the Lights, Jet Lag Gemini, and the Armada until June 2008. [33] In October 2008, the band supported Four Year Strong on their headlining West Coast and Midwestern tour. [34] In February and March 2009, the band toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival. [35]

Track listing

(all songs written by Vinnie Caruana)

  1. "Dead and Gone" – 3:41
  2. "New Disaster" – 3:46
  3. "Murderous" – 3:57
  4. "Green Eyes" – 4:40
  5. "I Took a Beating" – 2:22
  6. "Wasted" – 4:34
  7. "Always" – 3:42
  8. "This Is Dungeon Music" – 2:45
  9. "Symphony" – 4:16
  10. "Emergency" – 3:56
  11. "Clean Up" – 3:47
  12. "My Second Restraining Order" – 5:04

Credits

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