''Beauty and the Breakdown'' is an album by

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band Bury Your Dead. The album was released on July 11, 2006, on Victory Records. The artwork is akin to a storybook and the song titles are from

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s. Much like the group's second album, '' Cover Your Tracks'', this album has a theme to its song titles. All songs titles are inspired by children's tales, similar to the songs on ''Cover Your Tracks'', which are all Tom Cruise movie titles. The album is based on a woman and her abuser, as evidenced in the booklet that comes with the album. The album sold 7,039 copies in its first week of release entering the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 129.

Track listing

Personnel

;Bury Your Dead *

Mat Bruso Mat Bruso (born 1983) is an American vocalist best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band Bury Your Dead. He joined the band in 2003, shortly before the band signed to Victory Records and released their debut full-length album '' You ...

- vocals *Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar *Eric Ellis - guitar *Mark Castillo -

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*Aaron Patrick -

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;Production * Jason Suecof - Producer, Engineer, Mixing * Dave Quiggle - artwork

References

2006 albums Bury Your Dead albums Victory Records albums Albums produced by Jason Suecof Nu metalcore albums {{2000s-metalcore-album-stub