''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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. It was released on June 29, 2004, through

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. The title was taken from a monologue in the film ''

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'', in which

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's character is writing in her diary. Production was handled by Lee Dyess and the band themselves. The album was remastered by Beau Burchell from

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, however, it is not indicated on the personnel, possibly due to a contemporary feud between the band. The album is also notable for being one of the earliest projects featuring singer and multi-instrumentalist Sonny Moore (who has since launched a successful solo career as an electronic music producer and performer, under the stage name Skrillex). The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It reached number 12 and 21 on the ''

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and Independent Albums chart. It spawned two singles: "Ride the Wings of Pestilence" and "Note to Self". The hidden track (commonly referred to as "Dead Baby Kickball") features contributing vocals from American

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Major League Playa. "Populace in Two" was included in the soundtrack for the

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'' Burnout 3: Takedown.'' It was released on the iTunes store for download on July 26, 2005.

Track listing

;B-Sides Note that "Failure by Designer Jeans" isn't featured on any album by From First to Last. It is featured on Punk-O-Rama 10.

Personnel

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* Sonny Moore – lead vocals, additional guitar, programming * Matt Good – co-lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboard, background vocals * Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals, background vocals * Jon Weisberg – bass, unclean vocals * Derek Bloom – drums, percussion ;Additional musicians * Major League Playa – vocals (on "Untitled") ;Production * Lee Dyess – production, mixing * Beau Burchell – mastering, mixing *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and danc ...

– mastering * Nick Pritchard – album design * Adam Krause – photography * Cody Nierstadt – design

References

External links

* * {{Authority control From First to Last albums 2004 debut albums Epitaph Records albums