''The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends'', commonly referred to as ''The Pursuit'', is the second

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, released on July 24, 2007. The album was leaked onto the internet on May 23, 2007, two months before its official release. It's the band's first album to feature Howard Davis on drums and the last album with Kevin Matisyn as the lead singer of the group, before current lead singer,

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, replaced him. ''The Pursuit'' has a heavier tone overall compared to the band's debut album. The album sold over 30,000 copies in its first three weeks on-sale.

Track listing

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'', with the exception of the

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cover, "Possession". For a limited time, this DVD was included with each purchase of ''The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends'' from

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, and contains commentary from lead singer, Matisyn, as well as a making-of documentary for the second album.

Album credits

''All songs written by K. Clarkson (Matisyn) / J. Lauzon / V. Tanaskovic except "Caught A Lite Sneeze," which was written by

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.'' Band * Kevin Matisyn – lead vocals * Parker Lauzon – rhythm guitar * Vlad Tanaskovic – lead guitar * Joe Pitter – bass * Howard Davis – drums Additional musicians * Michael Langford – percussion, engineer * Kevin Fox – cello ("Pin-Up", "Painted") * Konrad Kustiak – piano ("Pin-Up", "Painted") Production * Trevor Kustiak – producer * Mark Makowy – mixing * Michael Langford – engineer, digital editing * Tom Bender – assistant * William Paden HENSLEY – digital editing, mixing assistant *

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– design, photography * Bob Vosgien – mastering * Geoffrey Weiss – A&R *

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– mixing *

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– mixing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal Of Life Ends, The 2007 albums Evans Blue albums