''Victim to Villain'' is the second full-length album by American

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band New Years Day, released on June 11, 2013, through

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, their first and only for the label. This is the first official full-length from New Years Day in six years. This album continues the departure from the

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sound of the band's first album, into a darker, heavier sound that began with the preceding EP, '' The Mechanical Heart''. The first single from the album, "Do Your Worst" was released in January 2013 with a lyric video featuring Ashley in a grave, followed by "I'm No Good" on May 6, 2013, also with a lyric video with scenes of all the band members. "Death of The Party" was released as the third single with a lyric video and "Angel Eyes" was released as the fourth and final single of the album with an accompanying music video.

Track listing

All songs written by New Years Day and Erik Ron, except where noted #"Do Your Worst" - 3:16 #"I'm No Good" - 3:45 #"Bloody Mary" - 3:13 #"Victims" - 3:58 #"Hello Darkness" - 3:21 #"Death of the Party" - 3:14 #"The Arsonist" (New Years Day, Erik Ron and

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) - 3:24 #"Angel Eyes" (feat.

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)(New Years Day, Erik Ron and Joel Faviere) - 2:57 #"Any Last Words?" - 2:50 #"Tombstone" - 1:45 #"Last Great Love Story" - 3:17

Personnel

* Ash Costello -

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*Nikki Misery -

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*Jake Jones -

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*Anthony Barro - bass,

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*Russell Dixon -

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;Additional Personnel * Chris Motionless - guest vocals on "Angel Eyes"

Album information

*Produced, recorded, and mixed by Erik Ron *Recorded at Grey Area Studios, North Hollywood, CA *Engineered by Adrian Alvarado *Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY

References

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