Comprised of vocalist James 'Buddy' Nielsen, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki, bassist Michael Glita (former percussionist for Tokyo Rose), and drummer Dan Trapp, the New Jersey outfit Senses Fail developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and emo heartbreak that recalled such fellow New Jersey-based groups as Saves the Day.

Contents • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Senses Fail was formed in August 2001 by guitarist Garrett Zablocki and vocalist Buddy Nielsen. Zablocki posted an advert on the NJska looking for people to play local halls for fun. Nielsen saw the advert, and the pair began jamming. They struggled to bring in new members and went on break in October.

They returned in February 2002 with the addition of new members. Zablocki recruited drummer Dan Trapp and guitarist Dave Miller after their previous band broke up. Bassist James Gill was also brought into the fold. After writing a handful of original songs, the band started playing in VFW halls and small clubs in New Jersey. The band tracked two three-song demos, which were eventually released as in August 2002 through. They supported its release with tours alongside,. Within two months of its release, the band sold all available copies of the EP.

They were soon attracting a bigger fanbase through promotion online, and garnered interest from record labels. The group were then contacted by independent label and owners Richard and Stephanie Reines flew out to watch the band live. After the performance, the group were offered a contact with the label. The band, who were fans of the label, signed with them in late 2002. Soon afterwards, Gill was replaced by, formerly of.

In November, Nielsen said the band were aiming to record their debut album in early 2003. From the Depths of Dreams was reissued through Drive-Thru Records in April 2003. As a partial result of widespread file sharing, the EP charted on the. The reissue was successful with the EP going on to sell over 256,000 copies, which caught the attention of Drive-Thru's major label distributor,. They had a distribution deal that allowed MCA to acquire Drive-Thru Records' bands over a period of time. Recording and composition [ ] Sessions were helmed by producer. Recording took place initially in April 2003 at Trax East in South River, New Jersey, Showplace Studios in Dover, New Jersey, Frankensound Studios in North Brunswick, New Jersey, and Evetts' house.

Drive-Thru Records rented a house for the band to live in while they recorded. According to Miller, the atmosphere was 'like a constant party.

Inviting girls over. Smoking weed and drinking all night. The record label wanted to strangle us.'

'Buried a Lie' and 'Rum Is for Drinking, Not for Burning' were recorded between October 20 and 22 at Mission Sound in Brooklyn, New York. Evetts mixed the recordings at the Snuff Factory in Helmetta, New Jersey, while Alan Douches mastered them at West West Side Studios. Nielsen said of the recording process: 'We killed ourselves over and over trying to say what we wanted, and make the record the best it could be.' Musically, the album has been classed as. All of the songs were written by the band with lyrics written by Nielsen.

According to Trapp, Zablocki would come up with a riff, lead guitar part or a rough draft of a song. From there, the rest of the band would add their ideas to it and change it into a song. Many songs take influence from poetry and literature. The title track was named after a poem by poet. 'The Irony of Dying on Your Birthday' was inspired by the works of mythologist.

'Slow Dance' contains lines from the. Nielsen explained he was fascinated with for a period and wanted to write a track explaining what it is. Qcom smart tool module crack download. Release [ ] MCA Records was absorbed by subsidiary in mid-2003, which resulted in its staff and roster being moved to Geffen. As a result of this, the band's debut album was shelved for eight months. Geffen Records wanted the group to come up with a hit single.