| The Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White | ||||
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| Released | May 8, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, screamo, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 46:00 | |||
| Label | Crash Music Inc. | |||
| Producer | Dean Reed | |||
| Bless the Fallen chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | Mixed [2] |
The Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White is the only studio album by American metal band Bless the Fallen. A year after the album's release the band changed their name to The Silence and the Serenity.
All tracks are written by Michael Fraleigh, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Welcome to the City" | Kyle "Majik" Jackson | 2:57 |
| 2. | "A Modern Masterpiece of Horror" | Fraleigh, Daniel Sheehan | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Stepping Away from Defeat" | 4:21 | |
| 4. | "In Search of Words" | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Eclectic Sounds" (instrumental) | 3:30 | |
| 6. | "The Fine Art of Pretending" | 6:26 | |
| 7. | "...To Be Evil" | 3:51 | |
| 8. | "Grey and Everything in Between" | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "The Final March" | 5:17 | |
| 10. | "Everything Under the Sun" | Johnson | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 46:00 | ||
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