The Death of Rhythm and Blues

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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)
StudioJM Studios, Gilbert, AZ
Genre Metalcore, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, mathcore
Length13:50
Label Independent
Producer American Standards
American Standards chronology
Still Live
(2012)
The Death of Rhythm and Blues
(2013)
Hungry Hands
(2014)

The Death of Rhythm and Blues is an EP by American metalcore band American Standards, released on September 12, 2013. [1]

Contents

Release

"The Engine and the Engineer" was the first single released with an accompanying music video on September 6, 2013. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by American Standards.

No.TitleLength
1."The Engine and the Engineer"3:08
2."Dead Man's Victory"2:37
3."The Burden of Being"2:41
4."Interlude"1:37
5."Misery Relapse [3] "3:47
Total length:13:50

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [4]

American Standards

Production

Design

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References

  1. Monger, Christopher. "American Standards". All Music. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. Perez, Natalie. "American Standards Brandon Kellum Talks EP". Natalie's World. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. "American Standards The Death of Rhythm and Blues". Distogs. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. The Death of Rhythm and Blues (liner notes). American Standards. American Standards. 2014.CS1 maint: others (link)