''Last Parade'' is the only studio album by American

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band

Call Me No One Call Me No One (sometimes abbreviated as CMNO) was an American hard rock band founded by Sevendust members Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose in 2012. It was later extended with Rek Mohr (Leo (band), Leo/Hurt (band), Hurt) on bass and Souls Harbor guit ...

. The album was recorded and mixed at Architekt Music in

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and it was released on June 5, 2012. The album is to be on 7Bros. record company, with

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as a distributor.

Recording and production

The album was recorded and mixed at Architekt Music in Butler, New Jersey. During an interview with Loudwire.com Lowery says about the album "Me and Morgan are writing and recording it, we have a really good team with us. It's a lot different from Sevendust, it's hard but it's not the same type of heavy that

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is and we're really excited about it. Then he added "it's gonna be on the same label that releases Sevendust, the 7 Bros. record company, with

as a distributor. It's really cool; we've wanted this opportunity to do something different, it's exciting to finally have the opportunity to do this. The band launched their official website with a new design to promote the album. They also posted some videos on

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showing how the album was created. On May 14 a clip of track titled "War Song" was released. Plus the band streamed a clip of title track "Last Parade" on various internet websites. Prior to the album's release, Lowery released videos of himself discussing preview clips from the album.

Reception

''Last Parade'' has received positive reviews from critics. Writing for ''

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'', Rick Florino said that ''Last Parade'' "illuminates just how dynamic and diverse Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose truly are." Chris Colgan of ''

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'' wrote "Lowery's singing style is the perfect fit for Call Me No One, filling out the sound in a way that virtually no other singer could." ''

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'' gave the album 4 out of 5, stating, "Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose have created a piece of work that is far different from

but is powerful all on its own. Their hard work, frustration and passion can all be heard throughout the album."

Track listing

Personnel

Call Me No One

Clint Lowery Clint Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...

– lead vocals, guitars, bass *

Morgan Rose Morgan Jay Rose (born December 13, 1968) is an American drummer and a founding member of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust. He is also responsible for much of the background vocals. He has also played drums for Call Me No One and Methods of Mayh ...

– drums, percussions

Additional personnel

* Kurt Wubbenhorst – additional bass, programming * Dante Portella – banjo * George Roskos – executive producer * Mike Ferretti – engineer, mixing * Johnny Fantozzi – assistant engineer *

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– mastering * Jeremy Adamos – photography * Douglas Mackenzie – photography * Andrea Smith – design * Blake Plonsky – drum technician

Charts

References

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