Ley Lines (album)

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Ley Lines
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Metalcore, mathcore, deathcore
Length37:47
Label Century Media
Producer Alan Douches
Embrace the End chronology
Counting Hallways to the Left
(2005)
Ley Lines
(2008)
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Ley Lines is the second full-length album by Sacramento metalcore band Embrace the End. It was released on April 15, 2008, through Century Media Records. This is the first album by Embrace The End to only feature one vocalist. In February 2009, a video was released for the track, "Denim on Denim Hate Crime". The name refers to ley lines, the paranormal concept of geographic lines of energy based on the placement of landmarks.

Metalcore is a fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. Among other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, which are slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumentation includes heavy guitar riffs often utilizing percussive pedal tones and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically perform screaming, more popular bands often combine this with the use of standard singing, usually during the bridge or chorus of a song. However the death growl is also a popular technique within the genre.

Embrace the End were a metalcore band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1999. Originally consisting of only four members, the band went through several line-up changes, at one point having as many as six members, including two vocalists. However, shortly after the departure of vocalist Pat Piccolo following the release of their major label debut in 2005, they decided to continue with only Jesse Alford on vocals. Throughout their history, they featured members of the bands First Blood, Killing the Dream, and Alcatraz. After a series of small independent releases with various line-ups, Counting Hallways to the Left was released on CD in summer 2005 on Abacus Records. Steady touring for band occurred in the years that followed across the United States, through the release of their second and final album Ley Lines in 2008. The band has since been on indefinite hiatus, engaging in various independent musical projects.

Century Media Records record label

Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.

Track listing

  1. "Cop in a Cage" - (3:32)
  2. "Denim on Denim Hate Crime" - (2:06)
  3. "Intensity in Ten Cities" - (4:08)
  4. "Trainwreck on the John Galt Line" - (4:30)
  5. "Ride It Like You Stole It" (featuring guest vocals by former vocalist Pat Piccolo of Embrace The End) - (3:33)
  6. "Pity and the Road To Bimini" - (4:19)
  7. "Overnighter" - (3:57)
  8. "Sport The New Plague" - (1:00)
  9. "Ley Lines" - (6:04)
  10. "The God Stitch" - (4:38)

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