Goodbye to the Gallows is the debut full-length studio album by Emmure , released through Victory Records in the UK on March 5, 2007, and in the US on March 6.[2] A vinyl reissue of the album was also released by Victory in 2013.
Track listing
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Title 1. "A Ticket for the Paralyzer" 0:50 2. "10 Signs That You Should Leave" 3:19 3. "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" 3:17 4. "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" 3:09 5. "You Got a Henna Tattoo That Said Forever" 3:24 6. "Travis Bickle" 2:06 7. "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" (featuring Karl Schubach of Misery Signals and Tyler Guida of My Bitter End) 3:36 8. "The Key to Keeping the Show Fresh Is... I'm Dead" 2:45 9. "It's Not Just a Party, It's a Funeral!" 3:05 10. "When Everything Goes Wrong, Take the Easy Way Out" 4:02 Total length: 29:33
Song title information
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According to early album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally titled "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News".[5]
Track 6, titled "Travis Bickle" is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver .
Tracks 3 and 8 are derived from the comedy program Chappelle's Show , the former being a reference to the title of a recurring sketch, and the latter a recurring quote by a character in a sketch respectively.
The title of Track 5, "You Got a Henna Tattoo that Said Forever" is a reference to a quote from Zach Galifianakis ' 2001 episode of Comedy Central Presents .[6]
Track 7, "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" is a take on the Dragon Ball film of the same name .
Personnel
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Emmure
Frankie Palmeri - lead vocals
Jesse Ketive - guitar
Ben Lionetti - guitar
Mark Davis - bass guitar
Joe Lionetti - drums
Production
Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Mastered by Alan Douches
Art direction, layout, band logo and illustrations by Paul Friemel
References
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