''From Russia with Love'' is the first 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,

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

. It was recorded between May and July 2004 and released on

Indecision Records Indecision Records is an independent American hardcore punk record label, which was started by punk photographer and fanzine editor Dave Mandel in 1992 as an offshoot of his fanzine, ''Indecision''. It is based in Garden Grove, California, and ...

in November 2004.

Overview

The band made use of sound effects and cinematic excerpts in the recording of this album, as opposed to sampling other artist's songs. It is characterized by its harsh hardcore vocal style and brutal, but often melodic and somewhat technical, guitar work. The lyrics can be described as typically hardcore, that is to say politically and socially aware in contrast to the fantasy imagery often employed by heavy metal bands.

Track listing

* All tracks written by

#"Love Betrays" – 5:43 #"Make Your Mark" – 4:17 #"Fuck The Game" – 4:30 #"We Are All Going To Hell" – 3:37 #"Painful Delight" – 4:10 #"Bombs Away" – 5:01 #"What You Deserve" – 5:34 #"Retrace My Steps" – 3:59 #"Scars Left As Evidence" – 4:45 #"One Chance" – 10:41 * The track "One Chance" is only actually 5:52, but at 6:52 a hidden track, a cover of

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's "

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", starts.

Credits

* Steve Helferich – vocals * Justin Jolley – guitar * Geoff Harman – guitar * Jeff "Tyrone" Tryon – bass * Marc Jackson – drums * The Rookie – samples * Death By Stereo's Jim Miner provided additional guitar work along with Justin Sturm. * Additional vocals on Track #7 provided by David Richards. * Recorded at Victoria Street Studios * Engineered and mixed by Justin Sturm * Mastered by Paul Miner at Q-Mark

External links

Indecision Records
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