Stairway to Hell

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Stairway to Hell
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EP by
ReleasedJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Recorded2011-2012
Genre Hard rock, alternative rock
Length21:43
Label UKJ Records
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
The Collection
(2002)
Stairway to Hell
(2012)
Uglier Than They Used ta Be
(2015)
Singles from Stairway to Hell
  1. "Devil's Paradise"
    Released: May 24, 2012

Stairway to Hell is an EP by the American alternative rock band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released digitally on June 5, 2012, and physical version surfaced a month later, July 9. This is their first studio recording since 1996's Motel California , and their first EP since 1991's As Ugly as They Wanna Be . A video for its single "Devil's Paradise" was released on May 24, 2012 to promote it. [1] Five days later, the EP was available for streaming in its entirety. [2] Another music video for the "I'm Alright" song was released on November 12, 2012. [3] The title is a portmanteau of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's Highway to Hell , with the packaging using both bands' iconic typefaces.

Contents

On April 14, 2013 the EP was reissued with three acoustic bonus tracks and a DVD containing the complete Download Festival set from 2012.

Tracks

  1. "Devil's Paradise" (3:37)
  2. "You Make Me Sick" (3:42)
  3. "No One Survives" (4:02)
  4. "I'm Alright" (3:21)
  5. "Love Ain't True!" (featuring Angelo Moore and Dirty Walt of Fishbone) (3:28)
  6. "Another Beer" (3:33)

Bonus track:

  1. "Cat's In The Cradle" (2013 re-issue bonus acoustic track) (4:10)
  2. "Would You Like To Be There" (2013 re-issue bonus acoustic track) (3:15)
  3. "No One Survives" (2013 re-issue bonus acoustic track) (3:46)

DVD

  1. Neighbor (6:23)
  2. Panhandlin' Prince (5:35)
  3. Milkman's Son (4:02)
  4. Cat's In The Cradle (4:50)
  5. Goddamn Devil (4:06)
  6. Everything About You (4:17)

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References

  1. "UGLY KID JOE: 'Devil's Paradise' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. "Music: Ugly Kid Joe stream new EP in its entirety". Classicrockmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. Ugly Kid Joe - " I'm Alright " OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO