''The Always Open Mouth'' is the third full-length album by the
post-hardcore
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band
Fear Before the March of Flames
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, released in September 2006.
Critical reception
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Drowned in Sound
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'' called the album "a complex and matured experimental punk record that is both ravishingly beautiful and jaw-droppingly massive in one fouler-than-foul swoop."
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PopMatters
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'' wrote that "although a valiant effort, ''The Always Open Mouth'' is, more or less, an amalgam of separate ideas, none of which seem to pan out."
Track listing
Personnel
*Brandon L. Proff - drums, percussion, programming and gangs
*Michael L. Madruga - bass guitar, percussion and gangs
*David M. Marion - vocals
*Adam R. Fisher - guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals, programming and percussion
*Zachary M. Hutchings - guitars, percussion and gangs
Additional personnel
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Anthony Green - additional vocals on track 11
*Jeremy Fisher - additional vocals on track seven
*Ryan Smith (Sterling Sound) - mastering
*Bobby Darling - producer
*Casey Bates - engineering and mixing
*Brandon L. Proff - layout and design
References
External links
Official Website
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Fear Before albums
Equal Vision Records albums
2006 albums