Day To Remember - For Those Who Have Heart CD

For Those Who Have Heart buy CD music Mere months after its 2006 debut EP, THERE'S NO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEAD, Escape the Fate unveiled its first full-length album, DYING IS YOUR LATEST FASHION. Mixing melodic goth-tinged punk-pop with bursts of "screamo" dissonance, the Las Vegas-based ensemble, led by vocalist Ronnie Radke, makes up for what it lacks in originality with unrestrained energy, as exemplified by fast-paced, wire-tight "Situations" and the morbid, New Wave-influenced "My Apocalypse." Audio Mixers: Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Dave Holdredge. Recording information: Studio Barbarosa, Bavon, VA. Photographer: Marlene Guidara. Escape the Fate: Omar Espinosa, Monte Money (guitar); Max Green (bass guitar); Robert Ortiz , Ronnie Radke. Personnel: Ronnie Radke (vocals); Omar Espinoza (guitar); Dave Holdredge (cello); Robert Ortiz (drums); Jef Moll (programming).

For Those Who Have Heart songs The fourth full-length offering from Ocala, FL-based punk-pop/metalcore outfit A Day to Remember opens with vocalist Jeremy McKinnon screaming "I am fueled by all forms of failure". What Separates Me from You is whiney, petulant, immature, hopeless, and thoroughly addicting, as the ten songs contained within the gatefold packaging (with the not-so-subtle painting of a man on a busy city street, trapped in an hourglass as the sand piles up around him) are as immaculately crafted and engaging as they are blindingly self-absorbed. Produced by New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert, WSMFY blurs the line between clean vocal emo-punk and throat-exploding metalcore with great success, especially on the more brutal offerings like "Sticks and Stone", "2nd Sucks", "You Be Tails," "I'll Be Sonic," and the guitarmony-laden album high point "This Is the House that Doubt Built." While mopey, melodic punk-pop jams like "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" and "Out of Time" may sound like second-rate Against Me! cuts, the performances are so flawless and the knob-twiddling (mouse clicking) is so dialed in, that the volume nearly goes up on its own. ~ James Christopher Monger Recording information: A Closet, NJ; The Back Of A Bus, Germany; The Wade Studio, Ocala, FL. Illustrators: Rob Dobie; Mike Cortada. Personnel: Kevin Skaff (vocals, guitar); Jeremy McKinnon (vocals); Neil Westfall (guitar); Alex Shelnutt (drums). Audio Mixers: Dan Korneff; David Bendeth.

For Those Who Have Heart album for sale Recording information: The Wade Studio, Ocala, FL. A Day to Remember: Joshua Woodard (bass guitar); Bobby Scruggs, Jeremy McKinnon, Neil Westfall, Tom Denney. Personnel: Jeremy McKinnon (vocals); Neil Westfall, Tom Denney (guitar); Bobby Scruggs (drums).

For Those Who Have Heart CD music A Day to Remember plays post-hardcore with a distinctly pop-punk melodic stamp. They're as much influenced by Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords bands as they are by punishingly rhythmic metalcore acts. Their third album, HOMESICK, is frequently soaring and anthemic, the choruses on songs like "NJ Legion Iced Tea" and "Have Faith In Me" sticking in the head almost immediately. They haven't abandoned roaring hardcore brawn, however, as steamroller tracks "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" and "Holdin' It Down for the Underground" amply display. The songs are balanced nicely, and the ratio of sweet and sour is just about right. Lyricist: Jeremy McKinnon. A Day to Remember: Jeremy McKinnon (vocals); Neil Westfall, Tom Denney (guitar); Joshua Woodard (bass guitar); Alex Shelnutt (drums). Personnel: Mike Hranica, Sierra Kusterbeck, Vincent Bennett (vocals); Kevin Skaff (guitar); Dave Guynn (harmonica). Audio Mixer: Adam Dutkiewicz. Audio Remasterer: Alan Douches. Recording information: The Wade Studio, Ocala, FL. Photographer: Phill Mamula.

For Those Who Have Heart buy CD music A Day to Remember plays post-hardcore with a distinctly pop-punk melodic stamp. They're as much influenced by Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords bands as they are by punishingly rhythmic metalcore acts. Their third album, HOMESICK, is frequently soaring and anthemic, the choruses on songs like "NJ Legion Iced Tea" and "Have Faith In Me" sticking in the head almost immediately. They haven't abandoned roaring hardcore brawn, however, as steamroller tracks "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" and "Holdin' It Down for the Underground" amply display. The songs are balanced nicely, and the ratio of sweet and sour is just about right. This deluxe set includes the CD of the full album plus 2 never before released bonus tracks, as well as a DVD with a full live performance from Switzerland and a documentary of the band on the road, plus packaging with expanded artwork. Recording information: The Wade Studio, Ocla, Florida. Director: Drew Russ. Editor: Drew Russ. Photographer: Phill Mamula. Personnel: Mike Hranica, Sierra Kusterbeck, Jeremy McKinnon (vocals); Kevin Skaff, Neil Westfall, Tom Denney (guitar); Dave Guynn (harmonica); Alex Shelnutt (drums). Audio Mixers: Adam Dutkiewicz; Andrew Wade.

For Those Who Have Heart songs What's a relatively young band with their star on the rise to do when their new fans are having trouble tracking down their older releases? If you're Florida's A Day to Remember, you re-release one of them, remastered and complete with new artwork and title. Fans from the beginning probably don't need the aptly titled OLD RECORD, despite the crisp new sound. But newcomers will flip their lids over A Day to Remember's special blend of muscular hardcore and approachable pop-punk. Audio Mixer: Andrew Wade. Recording information: The Wade Studio, Ocala, FL.