Battle Hymns is the second album by the Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...

, released in 1998 by Hollywood Records

Hollywood Records

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. It was the band's last album with drummer Derek Grant

Derek Grant

Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...

, who left the group the following year. The album's musical direction continued the band's style of ska punk

Ska punk

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 but moved in more of a hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 direction, with most songs lasting under two minutes in and consisting of fast, aggressive musicianship and vocals. A music video

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 was filmed for the single "Give" and the song was featured in the Disney Channel

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 motion picture Brink!

Brink!

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The album peaked at #127 on the Billbard 200.

Track listing

All songs written by The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...

1. "Someone" – 1:34
2. "Hating Hate" – 1:04
3. "Give" – 2:19
4. "Hope" – 1:26
5. "Black & White World" – 1:52
6. "Numbers" – 0:53
7. "High Society" – 1:57
8. "Pins and Needles" – 0:50
9. "Confused" – 2:07
10. "DDT" – 1:05
11. "Punck" – 0:04
12. "Step One" – 1:12
13. "In the End" – 2:04
14. "Face Another Day" – 1:47
15. "What You Say" – 1:00
16. "Speak No Evil" – 1:52
17. "Empty Room" – 2:12
18. "Independence Parade" – 1:52
19. "Sympathy" – 1:48
20. "Strike" – 1:17
21. "Sides" – 1:18
22. "Jah" – 0:05

Performers

• Jason Navarro - vocals
• Dan Lukacinsky
  Dan Lukacinsky
  Dan Lukacinsky is a singer and musician who provided vocals and guitar for the Suicide Machines. He now plays guitar and sings in Kick Like Kato. He's also been working as a producer for other bands and has been selling guitars for a living. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan and is currently living...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Royce Nunley
  Royce Nunley
  Royce Nunley currently sings lead vocals in Blueprint 76. He founded Blueprint 76 in 2002 after eight years in The Suicide Machines. He owns and runs Ringside Recording Studios and Broken Spoke Records in Detroit, Michigan. He has produced several mainstream bands such as The Insyderz, Tooth Fuzz,...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , backing vocals
• Derek Grant
  Derek Grant
  Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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Album information

• Record label: Hollywood Records
  Hollywood Records
  Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
  
  
• Produced by Julian Raymond and The Suicide Machines
• All songs written by The Suicide Machines
• Recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California
• Engineered by Phil Kaffel with assistance by John Srebalus
• Mixed at Image Recording, Inc. by Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
  
  with assistance by Mike Dy
• Mastered by Bryan Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Design by Shepard Fairey of Black Market Visual Communication
• Additional design by Enny Joo and Dave Snow
• Photography by Sandra Navarro
• Creative director: Dave Snow