Hell or High Water (album)
Encyclopedia
Hell or High Water is the third and final full-length album
by Christian indie rock
band As Cities Burn
. According to a MySpace
post, frontman Cody Bonnette and a friend of the band, Tyler Orr, recorded the album almost entirely themselves, In the small town of Cleveland Tennessee, on first street. It was released on April 21, 2009, through Tooth and Nail Records. This is the first album by As Cities Burn
to be released only on Tooth and Nail Records. They are no longer on Solid State Records
. The album has nine tracks with 'Gates' as an iTunes bonus track. This album also features guest vocals from original lead vocalist of As Cities Burn, T.J. Bonnette, on the songs "84 Sheepdog" and "Gates," as well as some from Robert Chisolm of Jonezetta
and Micah Boyce from So Long Forgotten on the song "Capo." The album charted at #109 on the Billboard 200
in its first week. The hidden track in the pregap
was uploaded on the MySpace page of singer Cody under the name "Aerial".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Christian indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn was an indie/post hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana that formed in 2002 and broke up in 2009.-Early beginnings and Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest :...
. According to a MySpace
MySpace
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post, frontman Cody Bonnette and a friend of the band, Tyler Orr, recorded the album almost entirely themselves, In the small town of Cleveland Tennessee, on first street. It was released on April 21, 2009, through Tooth and Nail Records. This is the first album by As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn was an indie/post hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana that formed in 2002 and broke up in 2009.-Early beginnings and Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest :...
to be released only on Tooth and Nail Records. They are no longer on Solid State Records
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
. The album has nine tracks with 'Gates' as an iTunes bonus track. This album also features guest vocals from original lead vocalist of As Cities Burn, T.J. Bonnette, on the songs "84 Sheepdog" and "Gates," as well as some from Robert Chisolm of Jonezetta
Jonezetta
Jonezetta was an indie band from Clinton, Mississippi, which has released an EP and two full-length albums since their formation in 2002.- History :Jonezetta formed when its four members were still in high school...
and Micah Boyce from So Long Forgotten on the song "Capo." The album charted at #109 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in its first week. The hidden track in the pregap
Pregap
The pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes "index 01" for a given track in the table of contents . The pregap is typically two seconds long and usually, but not always, contains silence...
was uploaded on the MySpace page of singer Cody under the name "Aerial".
Track listing
Credits
- Cody Bonnette - vocals, guitar
- Colin Kimble - bass
- Chris Lott - guitar
- Aaron Lunsford - drums