''If Looks Could Kill I'd Watch You Die'' is the first release by American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

band

Death by Stereo Death by Stereo (also referred to as D.B.S.) is an American hardcore punk band formed in Orange County, California circa 1998 by frontman Efrem Schulz. They are well known for their energetic performances and intricate guitar work. Their name ...

, released in 1999 via

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 ...

. It is highly acclaimed in the hardcore community for its originality and raw sound, tight drumming, lightning fast guitars and tempo changes. The album is centred on the drums, much more so than their other releases. The introductory track is a sound-bite from the film ''

The Lost Boys ''The Lost Boys'' is a 1987 American supernatural black comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Harvey Bernhard with a screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer and James Jeremias, from a story by Fischer and Jerem ...

'', of which the band's name is also derived.

Track listing

Band line-up

Efrem Schulz Efrem "The Bean" Schulz (born December 16, 1974) is an American punk rock singer of Mexican descent, best known for his work with Death by Stereo. As of Paul Miner's departure in 2005, he is the only remaining original member of the band. He al ...

- vocals * Keith Barney - lead guitar, backing vocals * Jim Miner - rhythm guitar, Backing vocals *

Paul Miner Paul Miner (born December 4, 1976) is the bassist for Death by Stereo, who left the band early 2005 (right before the band's fourth album ''Death for Life''), to produce, engineer, master, and mix music full-time. Previously he produced and engin ...

- bass, backing vocals *

Jarrod Alexander Jarrod Fletcher Alexander (born August 13, 1981) is an American musician who has played with many hardcore punk bands. Alexander has been the drummer for the bands The Suicide File, A Static Lullaby, Dead Country, and more recently, My Chemical R ...

- drums, backing vocals

Additional credits

* Backing vocals by Dave Itow, Dave Mandel, Rob Milburn, Brad Doerges, Nick Radeleff, and Death by Stereo * Produced by Death by Stereo * Engineered by

* Mastered by Charlie Watts * Layout and design by Paul Miner * All songs by Death by Stereo; tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 with

Ian Fowles Ian Fowles is an American musician, author, and actor, best known as the current guitarist for the Orange County rock band The Aquabats, in which he performs under the stage name and persona of EagleBones Falconhawk (originally Eagle "Bones" Fa ...

(ex-guitarist who left shortly before recording) * Recorded at For the Record Studios in Orange County, California {{Authority control Death by Stereo albums Indecision Records albums 1999 debut albums