Pressure the Hinges | ||||
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Released | March 20, 2007 | |||
Genre | Metalcore, Christian metal | |||
Length | 48:16 | |||
Label | Solid State | |||
Producer | Garth Richardson | |||
Haste the Day chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Type 3 Media | [2] |
Pressure the Hinges is the third album from Christian metalcore band Haste the Day. This is the band's first album with Stephen Keech as lead vocalist. The album was released on March 20, 2007 through Solid State Records.
Along with the regular version of Pressure the Hinges, a deluxe version of the album was also released. The deluxe version includes a DVD which includes live footage, including the band just hanging out, and working on their new album. It also includes footage of a show with their new vocalist, Stephen Keech, as well as their original singer Jimmy Ryan's last show with the band. The bonus DVD also includes all of the band's current music videos, for "The Closest Thing to Closure," "American Love," and "When Everything Falls." And finally, three bonus songs are included on the album, along with the 13 other tracks.
The album debuted at number 89 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 10,000 copies in its first week. [3]
A music video had been produced for the song "Stitches", which was released on a 7-inch split with From Autumn to Ashes.[ citation needed ]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Eye of the Needle" | 1:18 |
2. | "Pressure the Hinges" | 4:11 |
3. | "The Minor Prophets" | 4:17 |
4. | "The Oracle" | 3:31 |
5. | "White Collar" | 4:27 |
6. | "Needles" | 4:18 |
7. | "Janet's Planet" | 4:29 |
8. | "Servant Ties" | 4:12 |
9. | "Stitches" | 4:11 |
10. | "Vertigo" | 2:51 |
11. | "Akeldema" | 2:49 |
12. | "Eremus" | 1:30 |
13. | "Chorus of Angels" | 6:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "In Memory" (album version) | 4:07 |
15. | "Sea of Apathy" (demo) (original version of "White Collar") | 4:14 |
16. | "Chorus of Angels" (demo) | 5:40 |
Bonus songs included on the special edition DVD
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