Life Is Not a Waiting Room is the third studio album by American rock band Senses Fail

Senses Fail

Senses Fail is an American post-hardcore band from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Formed in 2002, the line up initially consisted of vocalist Buddy Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki and being completed by bassist Mike Glita. The band quickly issued their debut EP, From...

, which was released on October 7, 2008. The entire album was released for stream on their MySpace

MySpace

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, on October 1. The album charted on 18 in U.S. Billboard 200.

The photography for the album was done by Phill Mamula. It was the last recording by the band to feature guitarist Heath Saraceno and the first recording to feature Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...

 bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 Jason Black

Jason Black

Jason Black is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He is a veteran of the King of the Cage, Extreme Challenge, and PRIDE Fighting Championships organizations, a former UCC title holder, and trains with the Miletich Fighting Systems...

, who replaced Mike Glita

Mike Glita

Michael "Mike" Glita is an American musician. He is a producer and drummer for the band Love Automatic and is the singer/co-songwriter for the band/producing team Knights In Paris. He was the bassist and background vocalist for New Jersey rock band Senses Fail.Glita graduated from Seton Hall...

 after he departed from the band.

Sound and theme

Singer James "Buddy" Nielsen claims:
The July 2008 issue of Alternative Press stated that Jason Black, still dubbed temporary bassist, is filling that role during the recording of the new album.

The theme of the album chronicles the true story of Buddy Nielsen's hardship in breaking up with his longtime girlfriend, and his downward spiral into a life of drinking and depression. A terminally ill fan of Nielsen named Marcel helped him get through his depression and also "opened his eyes to some hard truths about the reality of the human condition."

Track listing

1. "Fireworks at Dawn" – 2:10
2. "Lungs Like Gallows" – 3:21
3. "Garden State" – 3:39
4. "Family Tradition" – 3:34
5. "Wolves at the Door" – 3:27
6. "Hair of the Dog" – 3:50
7. "Four Years" – 4:16
8. "Ali for Cody" – 4:02
9. "Yellow Angels" – 3:42
10. "Chandelier" – 3:41
11. "Map the Streets" – 3:27
12. "Blackout" – 4:55

Personnel

• Buddy Nielsen – Lead Vocals, Lyrics
• Garrett Zablocki – Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Dan Trapp – Drums, Percussion
• Heath Saraceno – Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
• Jason Black – Bass
• Sons of Nero
  Sons of Nero
  Sons of Nero is a graphic design group that was formed in 2000 by Matthew "Portland" Hay of the metalcore group Nora. It consists of four artists who primarily design artwork and packaging for bands and musical ensembles, but also design t-shirts and websites...
  
  - artwork