''Rain'' is an
EP by
40 Below Summer
40 Below Summer is an American nu metal band from New Jersey.
Forming in 1998, the band broke up seven years later in 2005. After two small reunions in 2006 and 2010, they permanently reformed in 2011. Their latest album, ''Transmission Infrar ...
. The band's much sought-after independent EP was originally released in 2000 before they signed with
London-Sire Records
London-Sire Records was an American-based record label owned by Warner Music Group, created in August 1999 with the merging of Warner Music Group's struggling Sire Records Group and the US division of London Recordings, which WMG had acquired fr ...
. The EP was reissued on July 31, 2007 via Crash Music Inc.
Background and reception
The EP was recorded and mixed in July and August 2000. It was mastered by Al Silverman at ARF Digital,
New York City
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.
In their 2001 review, ''
Blabbermouth.net
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'' wrote "Although there is nothing on here that can be considered innovative or ground-breaking, 40 Below Summer possess a knack for mixing huge, hard-sounding grooves with near-first-rate quality vocal hooks, and they do so with a greater level of conviction than most of their counterparts. Among the best examples of this is the track "Endorphines", an excellently crafted number that starts out in a laid-back fashion but climaxes with what is arguably the catchiest chorus on the CD—a potential rock radio hit in the making."
The tracks "Falling Down" and "Jonesin" would be rerecorded for the band's first and only major label release ''
Invitation to the Dance.'' "Faces" was also rerecorded during the ''
Mourning After'' era as "P.S. I Hate You". It appeared on the 2003 video game ''
Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home''.
Track listing
Original 2000 EP
# Falling Down
(demo) 4:36
# Endorphins 5:58
# Letter to God 5:11
# Jonesin'
(demo) 5:17
# Faces 5:06
2007 re-release
# Falling Down
(demo)
# Endorphins
# Letter to God
# Faces
# Jonesin'
(demo)
# We the People
(demo)
# Wither Away
(demo)
# Smile Electric
(demo)
# Rope
(demo)
# Power Tool
(demo)
# Minus One
(demo)
# Still Life
(demo)
The original version had Faces and Jonesin' reversed, as is what is listed on the back of the re-release but, in fact, Faces is track 4 and Jonesin' is track 5 on the re-release.
Personnel
Max Illidge: vocals
Joey D'Amico: guitar
Jordan Plingos: guitar
Hector Graziani: bass (credited but does not perform)
Carlos Aguilar: drums
Steve Ferierra: bass (original bassist, left after the recording)
References
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2007 EPs
Alternative metal EPs
40 Below Summer albums
Crash Music Inc. EPs