''Symptoms + Cures'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian

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 Comeback Kid. It was released on August 31, 2010. It's the band's first album released through

Distort Entertainment Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. The label specializes in bands performing hardcore punk-derived music, including Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats and Johnny Truant, but its sister division Distort L ...

after their previous record label Smallman Records went out of business. It's also distributed in the US through

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...

. ''Symptoms + Cures'' was recorded with Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong, both of which have previously worked with the Canadian punk bands

Cancer Bats Cancer Bats is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is cur ...

and

Billy Talent Billy Talent is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup change ...

. The release is the second studio album to feature Andrew Neufeld as a vocalist after the 2007 album, '' Broadcasting...''. Neufeld previously played guitar for Comeback Kid and only began to sing for the band after the former vocalist Scott Wade left in 2006. Drummer Kyle Profeta commented on Comeback Kid's second album working with Neufeld as a vocalist, "we have really found our sound with him and we are all really excited about it."

Track listing

Source: Distort Entertainment

Personnel

Comeback Kid * Jeremy Hiebert –

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* Andrew Neufeld –

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* Kyle Profeta –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Casey Hjelmberg – guitar * Matt Keil –

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Guest musicians * Nuno Pereira (

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) – vocals on "The Concept Stays" * Liam Cormier (

) – vocals on "Balance" * Sam Carter (

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) – vocals on "Pull Back the Reins" Artwork and design * Michael Bukowski – illustrations * Jason Link – design, layout * Scott Wade – logo * Eric Levin – photography Production and recording * Eric Ratz –

production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

, mixing * Kenny Luong – production, engineering, mixing * Comeback Kid – production, engineering * Jeff Crake – assisted engineering * Chris Snow – assisted engineering * Scott Lake – mastering * Alan Riches –

guitar technician A guitar technician (or 'guitar tech') is a member of a music ensemble's road crew who maintains and sets up the musical equipment for one or more guitarists. Depending on the type and size of band, the guitar tech may be responsible for stringin ...

, drum technician * Greg Below – additional engineering * Craig Pattison – additional technical support * Nicole Hughes – additional technical support * Gavin Brown – additional technical support * Marcio Sargento – additional technical support * Michael T. Fox – additional technical support *

Steve Evetts Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every T ...

– engineering (Sam Carter's vocals) * Clint Billington - A&R * Tony Brummel - A&R

References

External links

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