''Welcome to the Fall'' is the debut album of

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band 32 Leaves, released September 6, 2005. The band recorded and mixed it with Larry "Love" Elyea of

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fame, at The Salt Mine and Mind's Eye Digital. ''Welcome to the Fall'' was not widely promoted and never charted.

Touring and promotion

During 2006 and 2007, 32 Leaves supported the album on

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and shared stages with such acts as

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. The track "All is Numb" had a music video and found considerable airplay on the

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. It would remain in the Top 5 of the 'Octane Top 20 Countdown' for at least 10 weeks. While the track boasts a commercially accessible sound, its

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contains profanity in the repeated line, "I guess my thinking too much is what's been fucking me up." This may point to its exclusion from conventional radio. The song "Blood on My Hands" also had a video produced for it. In 2007, "Waiting" appeared on the soundtrack to the video game '' FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage''.

Track listing

#"Sudden Change" – 3:42 #"Blood on My Hands" – 3:32 #"Never Even There" – 3:10 #"Your Lies" – 4:07 #"Wide Awake" – 4:24 #"Waiting" – 3:19 #"Interlude to Addiction" – 0:32 #"Makeshift" – 4:08 #"Overflow" – 3:31 #"All Is Numb" – 4:23 #"Watching You Disappear" – 3:37 #"Deep Breath" – 3:08

Bonus

*Enhanced CD "Blood on My Hands"

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Personnel

* Greg Allen Norris – vocals * Mike Lopez – guitar * Mike Chavez – guitar * Aron Orosz – bass * Barrett Gardner – drums

References

2005 debut albums 32 Leaves albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub