Each Breath Haunted
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| Studio album by The Banner | ||
| Released | August 16, 2005 | |
| Recorded | April – May, 2005 Trax East, S River, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Genre | Hardcore punk | |
| Length | 42:32 | |
| Label | Ferret Music | |
| Producer(s) | Eric Rachel | |
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| The Banner chronology | ||
| Your Murder Mixtape (2003) |
Each Breath Haunted (2005) |
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Each Breath Haunted is the second full-length album from New Jersey, U.S. hardcore punk band, The Banner. It was released in August, 2005 on the Ferret Music record label. It follows their late 2003 release of Your Murder Mixtape and the EP, Posthumous. The horrorcore imagery prevalent in all their works continues on this album, this time taking a more gothic horror direction with lyrics about mythical subjects such as werewolves, vampires, and other hell-beasts. The cover was created by the vocalist, Joey Southside, a professional dark comic cartoonist.
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[edit] Overview
By this time, and with input from experienced sources, the band's songwriting had developed sufficiently to carry the themes they portray. The end result being that the music is more refined, still brutal, but with many softer, reflective mood parts – "Interlude" and "I Am Legend" as examples. The music in general involves more technical, angular riffs which are not out of place or carried out ineffectively, bringing about a comparison to early dark and moody Danzig. It is only near the end, on "Coffin Nails", that they tip a nod to their traditional hardcore punk roots. Joey Southside again changes vocal style; from traditional hardcore on the EP, to metalcore on Your Murder Mixtape, to this time a darker tone – more in keeping with the style of music they chose to play at this time.
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks written by The Banner
- "Devilhawks" – 3:21
- "Venom And Hope" – 2:19
- "I'll Be Happy When You're Fucking Dead" – 1:25
- "An Allergy To The Sun" – 3:26
- "Sovereign Of The Black Pit" – 2:29
- "Black Hood" – 3:28
- "An Allergy To Silver" – 2:49
- "Hell On A Horse" – 5:32
- "Interlude" – 3:37
- "Muddweller" – 4:07
- "Coffin Nails" – 1:48
- "Tragedy" – 1:35
- "I Am Legend" – 6:38
[edit] Credits
- Joey Southside – vocals
- Chris LeBoeuf – guitar
- Garrett DeFalco – guitar
- Ian Mullen – bass
- Mike LeBoeuf – drums
- Guitars recorded by Garrett DeFalco and Ian Mullen
- Erik Tyrant, Carl Severson and Josh Kisskiss – guest vocals
- Recorded April – May, 2005 at Trax East, South River, New Jersey, USA
- Produced, mixed and engineered by Eric Rachel
- Assisted by Eric Kvortek and Kyle Rado
- Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Studios
- Artwork and design by Joey Southside
[edit] Miscellanea
- The band has ties to ten-year veterans of the New Jersey hardcore scene, Ensign.
- Tim Shaw, Ensign's singer, was guest vocalist on Your Murder Mixtape
- On this recording, the band used Trax East Studios in South River, New Jersey – a studio which Ensign has almost exclusively used throughout their recording careers
- Eric Rachel produced this album – along with several of Ensign's before
- Chris Ross, who the band thanks for "taking a particular interest in this band", was the original drummer, in 1995, for... Ensign!!
