Index Case is the self-titled album by Iowan

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

 nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 band Index Case

Index Case (band)

Index Case is a melodic nu metal music group, hailing from Indianola, Iowa.-History:Index Case formed in 1998, when guitarist Josh Parker and drummer Jordan Spence started writing music in Spence's basement. Vocalist Joe Ansley joined later. The band bought recording equipment and began to record...

. Released on September 27, 2005 via Mortal Music, it is the band's first commercially released album. Index Case is virtually the same album recorded for No Name/Elektra

Elektra Records

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 but with slight alterations.

Background and recording

After signing with No Name Music/Elektra, Index Case headed to California to record their major label debut, The L. However, soon after the album's completion, No Name Music folded, and Index Case was left without a label. During this period, bassist Korey Birkenholtz left the band for personal reasons, and Nick Borror was selected as his replacement.

Index Case soon joined Mortal Music, operated by Tim King

Tim King

Tim King is an American educator and non-profIt leader, and the founder and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a network of all-male charter public high schools in Chicago...

 of Soil. They used the L recordings to create a self-titled album released on September 27, 2005. Index Case was remixed and its track listing was rearranged from the originally planned L release. Other subtle differences were also made to specific tracks, including alternate intros, endings, instrumental additions/removals, and the removal of a bonus track

Bonus track

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Index Case features a nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 style comparable to early Linkin Park

Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...

. While elements have survived through various alternative metal

Alternative metal

Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...

 bands, by the time of this album's recording, nu metal had long since passed its early 2000s peak and was no longer at the forefront of the rock music scene.

Track listing

1. "Listen" – 2:30
2. "Deserver" – 2:44
3. "The L" – 3:50
4. "Between Us" – 3:04
5. "Why Dreams Bleed" – 4:27
6. "The Wounded" – 3:13
7. "Perfect Season" – 3:19
8. "II" – 3:25
9. "Silent Side of You" – 3:58
10. "Fetish" – 4:37
11. "Sincere" – 3:28
12. "For Nothing" – 3:55

External links

• allmusic - Index Case