Sundowning (This Is Hell album)

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Sundowning
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ReleasedMay 16, 2006
Genre Hardcore punk
Label Trustkill
Deathwish (DWI53)
This Is Hell chronology
This Is Hell
(2005)
Sundowning
(2006)
Cripplers
(2007)
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Sundowning is the debut full-length album by Long Island hardcore punk band This Is Hell. The title refers to the sundowning associated with dementia that is common in Alzheimer's disease.[ citation needed ] The success of the album landed This Is Hell in the "100 Bands You Need To Know for 2006" in popular music magazine Alternative Press . [2] Daryl Palumbo lends his vocals to the track "Procession Commence" and it is the second time Palumbo has provided guest vocals for a This Is Hell release.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Retrospect" - 1:01
  2. "Prelude (Again)" - 2:30
  3. "Here Come the Rains" - 2:26
  4. "Permanence" - 4:05
  5. "4/8/05" - 0:28
  6. "The Polygraph Cheaters" - 2:29
  7. "Deliver Me" - 1:03
  8. "The Absentee Ballot" - 1:49
  9. "Broken Teeth" - 3:21
  10. "8/27/05" - 2:08
  11. "Procession Commence" - 2:19
  12. "Nobody Leaves Without Singing the Blues" - 1:55
  13. "Epilogue" - 2:52

Personnel

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