Ex Lives | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 6, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Mid-2011 | |||
Studio | JHOC, Pasadena, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 32:09 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | Joe Barresi | |||
Every Time I Die chronology | ||||
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Ex Lives is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Every Time I Die.
In early 2011, vocalist Keith Buckley went on tour with the Damned Things. [1] Ex Lives was recorded at JOHC in Pasadena, California; producer Joe Barresi also served as an engineer, with assistance from Morgan Stratton and Sean Oakley. Barresi later mixed the recordings. [2] Josh Newton left the band five months after the recording, and was replaced by former bassist Stephen Micciche for touring. [3] According to Buckley, in order for him to write the lyrics to "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" he had to "pay attention to the defeatism that the music suggested." [4]
On January 3, 2012, Ex Lives was announced for release in March, and the album's track listing and artwork was revealed. In addition, a music video was released for "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space", directed by Buckley. According to Blabbermouth.net, the video "features a barrage of startling visceral images which perfectly match the raging brutality of the track." [4] Buckley said that to make the video he needed to "acknowledge the masochism I wrote of [in the lyrics] to myself. You don't get rewarded for your faith and you don't get celebrated for your heroism." [4] On January 25, Epitaph Records began posting a series of videos to YouTube offering viewers a behind the scenes look into the making of Ex Lives. [5]
On February 22, a music video was released for the song "Revival Mode", which was directed by Robert Schober. Buckley said the video had a "very ambiguously creepy David Lynch vibe to it" and that it features a "story line that exists outside of us as members of a band. It's dark and weird and while not completely adhering thematically to the lyrics, it sets a larger, broader mood which marries the song perfectly." [6] Schober said the video is a "surrealist crime drama set on a lost highway...the story loosely interprets key phrases from the song...the guys were awesome and put up with many hours of freezing temperatures in the middle of the desert." [6]
Ex Lives was made available for streaming on February 28, [7] before being released on March 6 through Epitaph Records. [8] In October, the band went on a tour of Australia. [9] In January 2013, the band toured Australia as part of the Big Day Out festival. [10]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 [11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | [12] |
AllMusic | [13] |
Alternative Press | [14] |
The A.V. Club | B− [15] |
BBC Music | Very Favorable [16] |
Blare Magazine | [17] |
FasterLouder | (favorable) [18] |
The List | [19] |
Punknews.org | [20] |
Rock Sound | [21] |
"Ex Lives" debuted on the Billboard 200 at #20 selling around 14,300 copies. [22] This is their highest charting position to date.
All songs written by Every Time I Die. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" | 2:43 |
2. | "Holy Book of Dilemma" | 1:49 |
3. | "A Wild, Shameless Plain" | 1:49 |
4. | "Typical Miracle" | 2:26 |
5. | "I Suck (Blood)" | 2:56 |
6. | "Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow" | 3:12 |
7. | "The Low Road Has No Exits" | 2:52 |
8. | "Revival Mode" (featuring John Christ of Danzig) | 3:46 |
9. | "Drag King" | 4:12 |
10. | "Touch Yourself" | 2:18 |
11. | "Indian Giver" | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
12. | "Grudge Music" | 2:25 |
13. | "Business Casualty" | 2:45 |
14. | "Starve an Artist, Cover Your Trash" | 2:53 |
Personnel per booklet. [2]
Every Time I Die
Additional musician
|
Production
|
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums [23] | 3 |
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Ex Lives | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 6, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Mid-2011 | |||
Studio | JHOC, Pasadena, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 32:09 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | Joe Barresi | |||
Every Time I Die chronology | ||||
|
Ex Lives is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Every Time I Die.
In early 2011, vocalist Keith Buckley went on tour with the Damned Things. [1] Ex Lives was recorded at JOHC in Pasadena, California; producer Joe Barresi also served as an engineer, with assistance from Morgan Stratton and Sean Oakley. Barresi later mixed the recordings. [2] Josh Newton left the band five months after the recording, and was replaced by former bassist Stephen Micciche for touring. [3] According to Buckley, in order for him to write the lyrics to "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" he had to "pay attention to the defeatism that the music suggested." [4]
On January 3, 2012, Ex Lives was announced for release in March, and the album's track listing and artwork was revealed. In addition, a music video was released for "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space", directed by Buckley. According to Blabbermouth.net, the video "features a barrage of startling visceral images which perfectly match the raging brutality of the track." [4] Buckley said that to make the video he needed to "acknowledge the masochism I wrote of [in the lyrics] to myself. You don't get rewarded for your faith and you don't get celebrated for your heroism." [4] On January 25, Epitaph Records began posting a series of videos to YouTube offering viewers a behind the scenes look into the making of Ex Lives. [5]
On February 22, a music video was released for the song "Revival Mode", which was directed by Robert Schober. Buckley said the video had a "very ambiguously creepy David Lynch vibe to it" and that it features a "story line that exists outside of us as members of a band. It's dark and weird and while not completely adhering thematically to the lyrics, it sets a larger, broader mood which marries the song perfectly." [6] Schober said the video is a "surrealist crime drama set on a lost highway...the story loosely interprets key phrases from the song...the guys were awesome and put up with many hours of freezing temperatures in the middle of the desert." [6]
Ex Lives was made available for streaming on February 28, [7] before being released on March 6 through Epitaph Records. [8] In October, the band went on a tour of Australia. [9] In January 2013, the band toured Australia as part of the Big Day Out festival. [10]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 [11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | [12] |
AllMusic | [13] |
Alternative Press | [14] |
The A.V. Club | B− [15] |
BBC Music | Very Favorable [16] |
Blare Magazine | [17] |
FasterLouder | (favorable) [18] |
The List | [19] |
Punknews.org | [20] |
Rock Sound | [21] |
"Ex Lives" debuted on the Billboard 200 at #20 selling around 14,300 copies. [22] This is their highest charting position to date.
All songs written by Every Time I Die. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" | 2:43 |
2. | "Holy Book of Dilemma" | 1:49 |
3. | "A Wild, Shameless Plain" | 1:49 |
4. | "Typical Miracle" | 2:26 |
5. | "I Suck (Blood)" | 2:56 |
6. | "Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow" | 3:12 |
7. | "The Low Road Has No Exits" | 2:52 |
8. | "Revival Mode" (featuring John Christ of Danzig) | 3:46 |
9. | "Drag King" | 4:12 |
10. | "Touch Yourself" | 2:18 |
11. | "Indian Giver" | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
12. | "Grudge Music" | 2:25 |
13. | "Business Casualty" | 2:45 |
14. | "Starve an Artist, Cover Your Trash" | 2:53 |
Personnel per booklet. [2]
Every Time I Die
Additional musician
|
Production
|
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums [23] | 3 |
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