High Hopes (EP)
High Hopes is the third EP by Australian metalcore band the Amity Affliction. The first pressing came in a CD/DVD package with subsequent pressings lacking the DVD. It marks a shift in the band's sound, with the addition of keyboard and samples, as well as acoustic sections. On 23 October 2014 the band released the last 500 copies of the EP on their webstore.[1]
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| Released | 1 May 2007 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, metalcore | |||
| Length | 18:12 | |||
| Label | Skull and Bones | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Heart Throbsy" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "R.I.P. Steggy" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Straight Up!" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Dong Wayne" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Cut It Out" | 8:59 |
| Total length: | 18:12 | |
Personnel
- The Amity Affliction
- Joel Birch – unclean vocals, artwork
- Ahren Stringer – clean vocals, rhythm guitar
- Troy Brady – lead guitar
- Chris Burt – bass
- Trad Nathan – keyboards, synths, programming, samples
- Troels Thomasson – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Daniel Field - engineering
- Soundhouse Studios - mixing
- David Neil - mastering
- Production
- The Amity Affliction (with assistance from Daniel Field)
Notes
- This is the last release featuring Ahren Stringer on guitar, before switching to bass guitar.
- "Straight Up!" includes content from episode 10 of season 2 of the late 1980s/early 1990s Canadian television series Degrassi High, entitled "Showtime Part 1".
- "R.I.P. Steggy" features an audio clip from the film Training Day at the beginning of the song.
- "Cut It Out" includes content from the film The Butterfly Effect, and at the end, a snippet from Degrassi High, "Showtime Part 1" and the following episode, "Showtime Part 2".
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References
- The Amity Affliction on Facebook - Get in quick Facebook. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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