The Respect Issue

The Respect Issue
Studio album by Emmure
Released May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)
Genre Metalcore, deathcore
Length 28:55
Label Victory
Producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Emmure chronology
Goodbye to the Gallows
(2007)		 The Respect Issue
(2008)		 Felony
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
AbsolutePunk.net 40%[2]
Lambgoat [3]

The Respect Issue is the second album by American deathcore band Emmure. The album was released on May 13, 2008 with pre-orders available on March 11. Kurt Angle, professional wrestler and former Olympic wrestler, is featured as a boxer on the cover art and throughout the inlay. Angle also wore an Emmure shirt during broadcasts of TNA Impact! in promotion of the album. This is also the last studio release to feature founding members Ben and Joe Lionetti, who left the band in May 2009.

It debuted at number 141 in the Billboard 200, selling over 5,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Young, Rich and Out of Control"   1:14
2. "Sound Wave Superior"   2:42
3. "I Only Mean Half of What I Don't Say"   2:38
4. "False Love in Real Life"   3:39
5. "Chicago's Finest"   2:46
6. "Tales From the Burg"   3:39
7. "Rough Justice"   3:10
8. "Snuff 2: The Resurrection"   3:08
9. "Dry Ice"   3:04
10. "You're More Like Friend Without the 'R'"   3:00
Total length:
 28:56

Personnel

Emmure
Production

References

  1. ^ "The Respect Issue Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1368944. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "The Respect Issue Review". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=342151. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Respect Issue Review". Lambgoat.com. http://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=2625. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "10 YEARS, FILTER, IRON MAIDEN, DEICIDE, EMMURE First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2008-05-21. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97403. Retrieved 3 May 2011.