Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead

Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead
EP by
A Day to Remember
ReleasedLate 2004
RecordedSkylab Recording Studios, Gainesville, Florida
GenrePop punk
Length18:00
A Day to Remember chronology
Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead
(2004) 		A Day to Remember
(2005)

Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead is the debut EP by the American rock band A Day to Remember.[1]

Recording and release

The EP was recorded at Skylab Recording Studios in Gainesville, Florida.[2] The material on the EP was written in vocalist Jeremy McKinnon's garage, and was recorded all in one day live-in-studio.[2] Samples of tracks titled "Camo", "Second Guess" and "Heartless" were posted online[3] around the same time.[4]

The band self-released the EP,[5] it was limited to 2,000 copies.[6] The EP helped the band get signed[5] to Indianola. In 2012, guitarist Neil Westfall said the band had no plans to re-release the EP. A music video for "Breathe Hope in Me" was directed by Daniel Harrison[7] and filmed during the band's high school days.[8] The video was leaked onto the Internet in April 2011.[8][9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by A Day to Remember.

No.TitleLength
1."Breathe Hope in Me"4:08
2."If Looks Could Kill... Then You'd Be Dead"3:22
3."Last Request"3:46
4."This Sun Has Set"2:40
5."Westfall"4:04

Personnel

  • Tom Denney – lead guitar
  • Bobby Scruggs – drums
  • Jeremy McKinnon – vocals
  • Neil Westfall – rhythm guitar
  • Joshua Woodard – bass

References

  1. ^ A Day To Remember (2004), A Day To Remember - Halos For Heroes, Dirt For The Dead [2004], retrieved 2024-11-09
  2. ^ a b Loudwire (December 10, 2013). "A Day To Remember Talk 'Common Courtesy,' Dating Kate Upton + More". YouTube. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Wade Studio: Music". Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Wade Studio!". Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal (1st ed.). New Plymouth, N.Z.: Zonda Books. p. 9. ISBN 9780958268400.
  6. ^ Mesecher, Andy (October 9, 2010). "Q&A with A Day To Remember". Music Connection. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  7. ^ On screen caption during the music video.
  8. ^ a b Common, Tyler (April 22, 2011). "Old A Day To Remember music video surfaces – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  9. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (April 23, 2011). "A Day to Forget – News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 18, 2013.