Twisted by Design

Twisted by Design
Studio album by Strung Out
Released May 5, 1998
Genre Pop punk
Punk rock
Skate punk
Melodic hardcore
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Ulrich Wild
Strung Out chronology

Crossroads and Illusions
(1998)
Twisted by Design
(1998)
The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat
(1998)

Twisted by Design is Strung Out's third album with Fat Wreck Chords. The album was released on May 5, 1998. The album was the last with former bassist Jim Cherry, who later died of a heart problem. It was remastered and re-released on April 15, 2014 as part of the first volume of Strung Out's 20th anniversary box set.

Track listing

All lyrics by Jason Cruz except ** by Jim Cherry
All leads by Rob Ramos except * by Jake Kiley

  1. "Too Close to See" – 3:01 (Rob)
  2. "Exhumation of Virginia Madison" – 2:20 (Jake, Rob)
  3. "Deville" – 2:12 (Rob)
  4. "Mind of My Own" – 2:33 (Jim**)
  5. "Reason to Believe" – 2:15 (Jim**, Jake, Rob)
  6. "Crossroads" – 2:54 (Jake, Jim)
  7. "Paperwalls" – 3:23 (Jake, Rob)
  8. "Ice Burn" – 2:09 (Jake, Rob)
  9. "Ultimate Devotion" – 2:06 (Jim**)
  10. "King Alvarez" – 2:22 (Rob)
  11. "Asking For The World" – 2:25 (Jim*)
  12. "Tattoo" – 2:23 (Rob)
  13. "Just Like Me" – 2:04 (Jim**)
  14. "Matchbook" – 4:24 (Rob)

Personnel