Wake the Dead

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Wake the Dead
Wakethedead.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedOctober 8–21, 2004
StudioBlasting Room
(Ft. Collins, Colorado)
Genre Hardcore punk
Length25:46
Label Smallman (Canada)
Victory (Rest of World)
Producer Bill Stevenson
Comeback Kid chronology
Turn It Around
(2003)
Wake the Dead
(2005)
Broadcasting...
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Wake the Dead is the second studio album by the Canadian hardcore punk band Comeback Kid. It was released on February 22, 2005. Bill Stevenson recorded it over 13 days at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. The album's main hit, the title track "Wake The Dead", was used on the soundtrack of the video games Burnout Revenge and Burnout Legends . The album peaked at number 16 on Top Heatseekers and number 27 on Top Independent Albums.[ where? ] It was the final album with Scott Wade on vocals, with Andrew Neufeld taking over on the later releases.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."False Idols Fall"2:38
2."My Other Side"2:18
3."Wake the Dead"3:17
4."The Trouble I Love"1:52
5."Talk Is Cheap"1:54
6."Partners in Crime"2:22
7."Our Distance"1:52
8."Bright Lights Keep Shining"2:21
9."Falling Apart"2:22
10."Losing Patience"2:16
11."Final Goodbye"2:34
Total length:25:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake the Dead. [3]

Comeback Kid
Other contributors

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. Wake the Dead at AllMusic
  2. Darryl Sterdan (18 February 2005). "Comeback Kid releases intense debut". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on 19 February 2005 via Jam!.
  3. Wake the Dead (booklet). Smallman. 2005. SMR 026.