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The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in

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. Vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba describes the collection as "an unintentional sort of bookend for our career thus far." A DVD that includes 45 minutes of material, including all the band's videos from ''

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'', and '' Crimson'', accompanies the disc. Included is exclusive B-roll and behind-the-scenes footage from the band's live shows.

Release and reception

On November 6, 2006, ''Remains'' was announced for release. The band explained: "...in the midst of the torrent of recording albums and touring to support them -- we will book into a studio and record some more... These truly are the remains of the last half-decade." On December 31, the band posted an

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, which contained "We Can Never Break Up" and "Hell Yes" available for streaming. It was released on January 31, 2007, through Vagrant. On February 6, a music video was released for "Warbrain". The video includes live footage of the band from a New Year's Eve show. The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200. By August 2008, the album sold 60,000 copies.

Track listing

# " Hell Yes" - 3:49 # "My Standard Break from Life" - 2:34 # "Dead End Road" - 3:08 # "

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" - 3:41 # "Jaked on Green Beers" - 3:27 # "Queen of Pain" - 3:56 # "While You're Waiting" - 4:06 # "Rooftops" - 2:15 # "Old School Reasons" - 2:51 # "Warbrain" - 2:28 # "Fine Without You" - 3:15 # "Hating Every Minute" - 3:03 # "Dead and Broken" - 2:09 # " Sadie" - 4:38 # "If You Had a Bad Time" - 3:38 # " Wait for the Blackout" - 3:28 # "We Can Never Break Up" - 3:10 # "Don't Say You Won't" - 2:21 # "Buried" - 3:16 # "Dethbed" (Live) - 3:12 # "My Standard Break from Life" (Live Acoustic) - 2:42 # "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) - 2:31

Origins of tracks

*Tracks 1-2 are from the '' Hell Yes EP''. Track 1 was also used as a b-side. Track 2 was also featured on the ''Plea for Peace'' compilation album. both were also available as UK bonus tracks on ''

'', although track 2 is named "Standard Break". *Track 3 is from the compilation '' Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra''. It also appeared as a UK bonus track on ''

''. *Track 4 is a B-side of the "Stupid Kid" single and was featured on the '' Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2'' compilation album. It is a cover of Berlin's "The Metro." *Track 5 is from the compilation '' Atticus: ...dragging the lake''. *Tracks 6-8 are from the '' Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD''. The song, "Rooftops" is a cover of the

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song, which appeared on that band's '' No Division'' release. *Track 9 is a ''Good Mourning'' era track (also included as a bonus track on the UK version of the album) that originally appeared on the

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compilation '' Oil: Chicago Punk Refined''. *Track 10 is from the '' Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1'' compilation album. *Tracks 11-16 are from the '' BYO Split Series, Vol. 5'' EP with One Man Army. "Wait for the Blackout" originally performed by The Damned. "Sadie" was also included on ''Crimson''. *Tracks 17-18 are B-sides from the " Time to Waste" single, produced by legendary punk producer

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. *Track 19 is a ''Crimson'' era B-side from the single " Mercy Me".

Scraps companion album

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2007, the band posted a bulletin on their MySpace giving a downloadable template and cipher. When printed and aligned correctly with the booklet in the ''Remains'' album, the template gave a user name and a password. When the cipher was deciphered, it gave a web address to go to. This website contained a downloadable album and cover file. The cipher and template accessible to Blood Pact members was different from those of the general public. MySpace Scraps Tracks # "Private Eye" (Acoustic) - 3:38 # "Crawl" (Acoustic) - 4:23 # "This Could Be Love" (Acoustic) - 4:15 # "Cringe" (Live) - 2:24 # "You've Got So Far to Go" (Live) - 2:58 # "Mr. Chainsaw" (Live) - 3:37 # "She Took Him to the Lake" (Live) - 2:32 # "Crawl" (BBC) - 4:27 # "Heaven" (BBC) - 3:35 # "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - 2:32
Total - 34:18 Blood Pact Scraps Tracks # "Fine Without You" (Remix) # "Burn" (Alleged Remix) # "Prevent This Tragedy" (Live) # "Warbrain" (Demo)

References

External links

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