There's No Sympathy for the Dead

There's No Sympathy for the Dead is the debut EP by American rock band Escape the Fate, released in 2006. It is the band's debut release after signing with Epitaph Records. Two songs from the EP titled "There's No Sympathy for the Dead" and "The Guillotine" would later be featured in the band's debut studio album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion.

There's No Sympathy for the Dead
EP by
ReleasedMay 23, 2006
RecordedStudio Barbarosa in Bavon, Virginia
GenreEmo,[1] screamo,[2] metalcore[3]
Length20:50
LabelEpitaph
ProducerMichael Baskette
Escape the Fate chronology
Escape the Fate
(2005)
There's No Sympathy for the Dead
(2006)
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
(2006)
Singles from There's No Sympathy for the Dead
  1. "There's No Sympathy for the Dead"
    Released: 27 June 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Punk News[3]
Ultimate Guitar[5]
CD Universe[6]

Musical style

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The EP's styles have been described as screamo,[7] emo[8] and melodic metalcore.[9] Matt Whelihan of Punknews.org described the sound as "metal-influenced screamo" and compared the album's guitarwork to Avenged Sevenfold, while likening the album's hooks to the "arena-screamo" of Hawthorne Heights and Underoath. He also described Escape the Fate as "Atreyu with a Drive-Thru Records singer".[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Escape the Fate

No.TitleLength
1."Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills"3:38
2."There's No Sympathy for the Dead"5:26
3."The Ransom"3:50
4."As You're Falling Down"3:24
5."The Guillotine"4:32
Total length:20:50

Personnel

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Escape the Fate
Additional musicians
  • Karen Schielke - programming, synthesizers
  • Jeff Moll - programming
  • Dave Holdredge - cello
Production
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette - production, mixing
  • Josh Whelan - production
  • Lynn Lauer - engineering, mixing
  • Karen Schielke - engineering

Usage in media

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"As You're Falling Down" is in the soundtrack of Arena Football: Road to Glory.

References

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  1. ^ Apar, Corey (2006-05-18). "Escape the Fate". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. ^ "There's No Sympathy for the Dead - Escape the ... | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead". Punknews.org. 28 July 2006.
  4. ^ "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Escape The Fate: There's No Sympathy For The Dead | Reviews". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead CD Album". Cduniverse.com.
  7. ^ "There's No Sympathy for the Dead - Escape the ... | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead". 28 July 2006.
  9. ^ "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead". 28 July 2006.
  10. ^ "Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead". 28 July 2006.