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Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount

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Released
  
June 29, 2004

Length
  
37:41

Artist
  
From First to Last

Label
  
Epitaph Records

Recorded
  
February 2004

Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count (2004)
  
Heroine (2006)

Release date
  
29 June 2004

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Producer
  
Lee Dyess, From First to Last

Genres
  
Post-hardcore, Screamo, Emo

Similar
  
From First to Last albums, Screamo albums, Other albums

Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count is the debut studio album by American post hardcore band From First to Last. It was released on June 29, 2004 through Epitaph Records. The title was taken from a monologue in the film Heathers, in which Winona Ryder's character is writing in her diary. Production was handled by Lee Dyess and the band themselves. The album was remastered by Beau Burchell from Saosin, however, it is not indicated on the personnel, possibly due to a contemporary feud between the band. The album also is notable for being one of the earliest projects featuring singer and multi-instrumentalist Sonny Moore (who has since launched a successful solo career as an electronic music producer and performer, under the stage name Skrillex). The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It reached number 12 and 21 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums and Independent Albums chart. It spawned two singles: "Ride the Wings of Pestilence" and "Note to Self". The hidden track (commonly referred to as "Dead Baby Kick Ball") features contributing vocals from American rapper Major League Player. "Populace in Two" was included in the soundtrack for the video game Burnout 3: Takedown. It was released on the ITunes store for download on July 26th, 2005.

Contents

B-sides

  • "Failure by Designer Jeans" – 3:06
  • Note that "Failure by Designer Jeans" isn't featured on any album by From First to Last. It is featured on Punk-O-Rama 10.

    Personnel

    From First to Last
  • Sonny Moore – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Matt Good – co lead vocals, lead guitar, backing clean vocals
  • Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, screamed vocals, backing vocals
  • Jon Weisberg – bass, screamed vocals
  • Derek Bloom – drums, percussion
  • Additional musicians
  • Major League Playa – vocals (on "Dead Baby Kick Ball")
  • Production
  • Lee Dyess – production, mixing
  • Beau Burchell – mastering, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Nick Pritchard – album design
  • Adam Krause – photography
  • Cody Nierstadt – design
  • Songs

    1Soliloquy0:26
    2The One Armed Boxer vs The Flying Guillotine3:18
    3Note to Self3:54

    References

    Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount Wikipedia