''Stigmata-High Five'' is the seventh full-length album by the

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band

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released August 20, 2006. It is the band's first release on

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. ''Stigmata High-Five'' is also the first recording to feature Mathieu Vilandré on

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. He had joined the band as a second

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in 2005 and took over drumming duties after Tim Olsen was asked to leave the band. In January 2006 it was announced that ''Stigmata High-Five'' would be released on

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in May of that year. The

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, which was slated for a February release, was pushed back until late May, and ended up being the final release on Great White North Records before it folded. However, early into the recording of ''Stigmata High-Five'',

contacted the band and secured a three-album deal. The album was released on an

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that contains 2

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format, as well as a "

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" video and a

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. The album was also released on 3 different colors of

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; white (limited to 300 copies), red (limited to 600 copies) and clear (limited to 100 copies and not available to the public).

Track listing

All music by Fuck the Facts with assistance where indicated.
All lyrics By Mel Mongeon and Timothy Leo. #"La Dernière Image" (writing assistance by Dave Menard, Marc-André Mongeon, Tim Olsen) – 7:03 #"The Wrecking" (writing assistance by Menard, M.A. Mongeon, Olsen) – 4:38 #"Carve Your Heart Out" – 2:32 #"Taken from the Nest" (writing assistance by Menard, M.A. Mongeon, Olsen) – 5:01 #"What's Left Behind" (writing assistance by Menard, M.A. Mongeon, Olsen) – 3:41 #"The Sound of Your Smashed Head" (writing assistance by Matt Connell) – 2:06 #"Dead in the Ruins of Your Own City" – 8:50

Enhanced CD Contents

MP3 Tracks

*Stigmata High-Five – 2:44 *Ants – 2:00

Videos

*The Making of "Stigmata High-Five" – 5:13 *The Wrecking – 4:57

Personnel

* Topon Das –

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*Mel Mongeon –

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, artwork, lyrics *Steve Chartier –

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, vocals *Mathieu Vilandré –

, guitar *Jean-Philippe Latour – engineer, producer, photography *

– producer *Timothy Leo – lyrics

Recording

This album marks the first time that the band recorded in a studio other than their own, and with a producer outside of the band. It was recorded February 16–March 1, 2006 at Studio En-Phase in

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. The recording quality is much higher than their previous recordings, but the performances remain "raw" sounding. No drum triggers were used, and all of the guitar parts were run through amps, as opposed to being recorded direct into the

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References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Fuck the Facts albums Relapse Records albums