Music for the Recently Deceased

Music for the Recently Deceased
Studio album by I Killed the Prom Queen
Released AUS 31 July 2006
AUS 19 May 2008 Tour edition
20 May 2011 Re-Release
Recorded

September 2005, January–February 2006

Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Metalcore
Length 42:03
65:41 Tour edition
Label Stomp, Metal Blade, We Are Unified
Producer Fredrik Nordström, Patrik J. Sten
I Killed the Prom Queen chronology
Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You
(2005)		 Music for the Recently Deceased
(2006)		 Sleepless Nights and City Lights
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Loud Magazine(55%)[2]
Punknews.org[3]
Scenepointblank(4.7/10)[4]

Music for the Recently Deceased is the second album by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen that was released on 31 July 2006.

In August 2005, I Killed the Prom Queen flew to Sweden to record their follow-up album, Music for the Recently Deceased. By late 2005, they had completed recording the album but in January 2006 Crafter was fired. Instead of releasing the album as it was, they decided to hire a new vocalist and replace Crafter's tracks. Ed Butcher, from United Kingdom band The Hunt for Ida Wave was recruited. New lyrics were written by Cameron and Butcher, while some lyrics that the whole band had contributed during the Crafter sessions were retained. Music for the Recently Deceased was produced by Fredrik Nordström, whose other credits included Dimmu Borgir, Darkest Hour, At the Gates and In Flames, and by Patrik J Sten. The album was released on 31 July 2006 by Stomp Entertainment and peaked at #27 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[5] In the first month of its release in the United States the album sold 1,238 copies.[6] A video was produced for the song "Say Goodbye"

Re-releases

On 19 May 2008 a Tour Edition of the album was released with the additions of 2 live songs recorded at the Sydney Deadfest, 4 songs featuring Michael Crafter on vocals and the music video for Say Goodbye. The tour edition was limited to 5,000 individually hand-numbered copies. Recently the limited edition was released additionally to the 5000 original copies.

On 20 May 2011 a 2-CD version of the album was released to coincide with the band's reformation and 2011 Australian tour. The first disc contained the previously official release version with Ed Butcher's vocals, and the second disc featured the original version with Michael Crafter singing. The Crafter version was previously unreleased, with a few tracks leaking in the past. This version was released on a new label, We Are Unified, because the band's previous label, Stomp Entertainment, had gone bankrupt and stopped production and distribution on all its releases.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Sharks in Your Mouth" – 4:04 (lyrics: Butcher music: Weinhofen)
  2. "Say Goodbye" – 4:14 (lyrics: Cameron/Butcher music: Weinhofen)
  3. "€666" – 3:39 (lyrics: Cameron music: Cameron)
  4. "Your Shirt Would Look Better with a Columbian Neck–tie" – 3:50 (lyrics Butcher/Cameron music: Weinhofen/Cameron)
  5. "The Deepest Sleep" – 3:38 (lyrics: Butcher/Cameron music: Weinhofen)
  6. "Bet It All on Black" – 4:15 (lyrics: Butcher/Cameron music: Cameron)
  7. "Headfirst from a Hangman's Noose" – 4:05 (lyrics: Butcher music: Cameron)
  8. "Sleepless Nights and City Lights" – 3:34 (lyrics: Butcher music: Cameron/Weinhofen)
  9. "Slain Upon My Faithful Sword" – 4:08 (lyrics: Butcher music Weinhofen)
  10. "Like Nails to a Casket" – 4:06 (lyrics: Cameron music: Cameron)
  11. "There Will Be No Violins When You Die" – 2:27 [Instrumental] (music: Weinhofen)

Tour Edition bonus tracks

  1. "Sharks in Your Mouth" – 4:46 (Live)
  2. "Your Shirt Would Look Better With a Columbian Neck Tie" – 3:43 (Live)
  3. "Sharks in Your Mouth" – 4:04 (Feat. Michael Crafter On Vocals)
  4. "Say Goodbye" – 4:14 (Feat. Michael Crafter On Vocals)
  5. "666" – 3:39 (Feat. Michael Crafter On Vocals)
  6. "Like Nails to a Casket" – 4:06 (Feat. Michael Crafter On Vocals)
  7. "Say Goodbye" (Music video)

2011 Re-Release

Disk 1 (Feat Ed Butcher on Vocals)

  1. "Sharks in Your Mouth" – 4:04
  2. "Say Goodbye" – 4:14
  3. "€666" – 3:39
  4. "Your Shirt Would Look Better with a Columbian Neck–tie" – 3:50
  5. "The Deepest Sleep" – 3:38
  6. "Bet It All on Black" – 4:15
  7. "Headfirst from a Hangman's Noose" – 4:05
  8. "Sleepless Nights and City Lights" – 3:34
  9. "Slain Upon My Faithful Sword" – 4:08
  10. "Like Nails to a Casket" – 4:06
  11. "There Will Be No Violins When You Die" – 2:27 [Instrumental]

Disk 2 (Feat Michael Crafter On Vocals)

  1. "Sharks in Your Mouth" – 4:04
  2. "Say Goodbye" – 4:14
  3. "€666" – 3:39
  4. "Your Shirt Would Look Better with a Columbian Neck–tie" – 3:50
  5. "The Deepest Sleep" – 3:38
  6. "Bet It All on Black" – 4:15
  7. "Headfirst from a Hangman's Noose" – 4:05
  8. "Sleepless Nights and City Lights" – 3:34
  9. "Slain Upon My Faithful Sword" – 4:08
  10. "Like Nails to a Casket" – 4:06
  11. "There Will Be No Violins When You Die" – 2:27 [Instrumental]

Personnel

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "I Killed the Prom Queen - Music for the Recently Deceased/Sleepless Nights and City Lights (re-issue)". Brendan Crabb. Loud Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Punknews.org review
  4. ↑ Scenepointblank review
  5. ↑ "Discography I Killed the Prom Queen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn (8 December 2006). "Metal File: I Killed The Prom Queen, Sevendust & More News That Rules". MTV. Viacom International. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "I Killed The Prom Queen ‘Music For The Recently Deceased’ Re-Release Due in May". SMNnews.com. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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