Direction of Things to Come

Direction of Things to Come
Studio album by Ensign
Released November, 1997
Recorded June 1997
Trax East, S River, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 27:42
Label Indecision Records
Producer Ensign & Steve Evetts
Ensign chronology
Fall from Grace 7" EP
1997
Direction Of Things To Come
(1997)
Cast the First Stone
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Direction of Things to Come was the debut full-length album from New Jersey, U.S. hardcore punk band Ensign. It was released on Indecision Records in November, 1997 and it followed two 7" vinyl EPs. As well as being released on CD, Indecision Records continued their tradition of making limited edition vinyl production runs and this release appeared on 3403 black, 515 grey and 400 purple discs, the latter released to coincide with a European tour, with a different cover.[2]

Overview

On this album, the band exhibited all the characteristics of the New York hardcore community of bands with which they were often associated, although they came from New Jersey and were signed to a Californian record label. Songs are invariably fast-paced with an intermittent slow refrain (called breakdowns). They are also of short duration with only one track lasting more than three minutes. It is basic, straightforward hardcore punk in contrast to the metalcore leanings they exhibited on later releases. Hardcore is generally defined in terms of its vocal style, short songs and lack of guitar solos and, although at times melodic, Ensign had all these traits on this release.

Track listing

  1. "Page 32" – 2:25
  2. "Foundation" – 1:52
  3. "Day By Day" – 1:50
  4. "Direction Of Things To Come" – 2:00
  5. "Blueprint" – 1:59
  6. "Furthest From The Middle" – 2:24
  7. "Where Did We Go Wrong" – 1:41
  8. "Revolutions End" – 1:19
  9. "Tomorrow's Shadow" – 2:12
  10. "Tourniquet" – 1:46
  11. "First, Last, Only" – 2:51
  12. "Hold" – 2:19
  13. "Image" – 3:05

Credits

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, September 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.