The Satellite Years

The Satellite Years
Studio album by
Hopesfall
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002
RecordedApril 12–26, 2002
StudioGreat Western Record Recorders[1]
Genre
Length39:05
Label
ProducerMatt Talbott
Hopesfall chronology
No Wings to Speak Of
(2001) 		The Satellite Years
(2002) 		A Types
(2004)
Equal Vision Vinyl Cover

The Satellite Years is the second studio album by the post-hardcore band Hopesfall. It was released in 2002 on Trustkill Records, the group's first for the company.[3] The album was also released on vinyl by One Day Savior Recordings. The album was produced by Matt Talbott of HUM, who also provided vocals on the track "Escape Pod for Intangibles".

This is the band's first release with vocalist Jay Forrest and the last with bassist Chad Waldrup and drummer Adam Morgan until 2018's Arbiter.

The songs "Waitress" and "The Bending" were included on a promotional sampler with Eighteen Visions that was released through Trustkill.

The album was re-released as a limited edition vinyl (500 in total) on January 28, 2017 through Equal Vision Records. The vinyl was available on clear with purple splatter and limited to 400 copies, with an additional 100 copies available as a clear vinyl with a translucent blue center.[4]

Background and production

Matt Talbott, who produced the album, provided vocals on the track "Escape Pods for Intangibles" due to a bet he made with bassist Chad Waldrup after Waldrup beat Talbott in the game GoldenEye.[5]

Guitarist Ryan Parrish departed the band after the album was recorded.[6] Parrish did not like Trustkill taking over creative control from the band, while the other members sided with the label. Along with former vocalist Doug Venable, Parrish was the main songwriter for the band that resulted in its trademark melodic hardcore and Christian hardcore sound on The Frailty of Words and No Wings to Speak Of.[7] Despite the creative and personnel differences he had with the other members, Parrish was still the primary songwriter on The Satellite Years.[8][9][10] Parrish would later rejoin the band in May 2019.[11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Exclaim!Positive[12]
Punknews.org[13]

The Satellite Years has received highly positive reviews since its release.

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson praised Jay Forrest's screaming vocals and clean singing, as well as the band's ability to switch between hardcore and melodic elements without "sounding confused or unfocused."[3] The Punk News review echoed Henderson's and favorably compared the album to Poison the Well and From Autumn to Ashes.[13] Paul Gresch of Exclaim! said the band "smoothly fuses influences from virtually every genre of music found in today's hardcore/metal scene in a way that is not only incredibly talented but it also highly original" and called the album one of the best releases of the year.[12]

Accolades

In 2018, The Satellite Years was included in Loudwire's list of "11 Screamo Albums That Actually Rule".[14] In 2020, the album was included in Brooklyn Vegan's list of "15 albums that defined the 2000s post-hardcore boom".[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jay Forrest, Ryan Parrish, Joshua Brigham, Chad Waldrup, and Adam Morgan

No.TitleLength
1."Andromeda" (instrumental)2:48
2."Waitress"3:50
3."Dead in Magazines"3:31
4."Dana Walker"5:14
5."Decoys Like Curves"4:15
6."A Man Exits"3:40
7."Redshift" (instrumental)1:54
8."Only the Clouds"4:43
9."Escape Pod for Intangibles" (feat. Matt Talbott)2:28
10."The Bending"6:42
Total length:39:05
Enhanced CD bonus content
No.TitleLength
11."The Bending" (music video)6:11

Personnel

Hopesfall
  • Jay Forrest – lead vocals
  • Joshua Brigham – guitar
  • Ryan Parrish – guitar
  • Chad Waldrup – bass, backing vocals
  • Adam Morgan – drums
Additional
  • Matt Talbott – producer, engineer, mixing, vocals on track 9
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Keith Cleversley – mixing
  • Chandler Owen – graphic design
  • Joel Dowling – band photography

References

  1. ^ The Satellite Years at Discogs
  2. ^ "Hopesfall - A-Types". Punk News. November 9, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Alex Henderson. "The Satellite Years - Hopesfall | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  4. ^ "The Satellite Years - Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "r/hum - Small, fun piece of lore". reddit. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. ^ Brigham, Josh (May 23, 2002). ".hopesfall". Archived from the original on March 28, 2002. as many of you have heard by now, we have parted ways with our guitarist ryan parrish. ...
  7. ^ Parrish, Ryan (January 14, 2002). ".hopesfall". Archived from the original on January 19, 2002. as some of you already know, our bassist pat aldrich left the band a few months ago. ...
  8. ^ "Lineup changes continue for Hopesfall". Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ^ "Ryan Parrish of Hopesfall, Celebrity, In Parallel | As The Story Grows". As The Story Grows. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  10. ^ Baird, Zach (February 2003). "HM Magazine" (PDF). HM Magazine. pp. 18–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2003. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hopesfall rejoined by founding guitarist Ryan Parrish". Lambgoat. May 29, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Gresch, Paul (December 1, 2002). "Hopesfall The Satellite Years". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Hopesfall - The Satellite Years". Punknews.org. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  14. ^ "11 Screamo Albums That Actually Rule". Loudwire. March 29, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  15. ^ Sacher, Andrew (March 31, 2020). "15 albums that defined the 2000s post-hardcore boom". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved April 2, 2022.