''Heroine'' is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band

From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...

. It was released on March 21, 2006 through Epitaph Records. It is the band's only album to feature

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, who plays bass, and the band's last album to feature lead vocalist Sonny Moore who left the band in November 2006, but has since re-joined in 2017. Upon release, ''Heroine'' received generally positive reviews and charted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling more than 33,000 copies within its first week, and 91,000 copies in four months. It is the band's highest-selling album, and has sold more than 232,000 copies as of April 2008. As a result of its success, From First To Last was subject to a major label bidding war, ultimately signing to Capitol Records in July 2006.

Critical reception

The album has received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Corey Apar of

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awarded the album 3 and a half stars out of 5, saying, "Heroine not only reveals distinctly stronger and more confident vocals, but also finds the band placing a greater emphasis on more intricate song arrangements," and chose "The Latest Plague", "World War Me", and "Waltz Moore" as the album's track picks. AbsolutePunk also gave a generally positive review, saying, "Gritty as hell, full of obscenities and soaring sing-along choruses, FFTL has successfully transformed their sound." Drowned in Sound awarded the album 7 out of 10 stars, saying that "while the sublime irony and overblown satire of their debut was lost on some, the quartet have refused to make the same mistake with Heroine," and that "while vocalist Sonny Moore's lyrics still leave much to be desired, he still portrays a real sense of emotion with his vocal style."

Track listing

;B-Sides

Personnel

;From First to Last * Sonny Moore – lead vocals *

Matt Good Matthew Aaron Good (born February 11, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last from its co ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

; programming (all tracks except 8) *

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– rhythm guitar,

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Derek Bloom Derek Bloom (born January 30, 1983 in South Pasadena, California) is an American musician and singer, known for drumming in post-hardcore band From First to Last for all of their time as a band until their revival. He left From First to Last in ...

– drums,

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; Additional musicians *

– bass *

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– vocals (track 1) *Jaqueline Marie – vocals (track 1) *

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– programming (track 8) ; Production *

Ross Robinson Ross Robinson (born February 13, 1967) is an American record producer who discovered acts such as Korn, Glassjaw, The Blood Brothers, Slipknot, and Limp Bizkit. Robinson has also worked with Tech N9ne, The Cure, Sepultura, and many others. ...

– producer *Ryan Boesch –

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*Kale Holmes – assistant engineer *Bernie Grundman – mastering *Tim Smith –

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

* Andy Wallace – mixing *Nick Pritchard – art direction, design *Lauren Steil – photography

Heroine EPK (Making of the Album)

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Chart performance

Notes

External links

* * * {{Authority control From First to Last albums 2006 albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Ross Robinson