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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

No.TitleLength
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

  • 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

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

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Blackie, Andrew (May 6, 2007). "Emmure: Goodbye to the Gallows". PopMatters. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Punknews review
  4. ^ Thrash Pit review
  5. ^ http://www.paulfriemel.com/work/display.php?id=15
  6. ^ Zach Galifianakis reference - states the original statement at 9:00.


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