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High Hopes (EP)

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Released
  
May 1, 2007

High Hopes (2007)
  
Severed Ties (2008)

Release date
  
1 May 2007

Genres
  
Post-hardcore, Metalcore

Length
  
18:12

Artist
  
The Amity Affliction

Label
  
Skull and Bones Records

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High Hopes is the second release by Australian group The Amity Affliction. The first pressing came in a CD/DVD package with subsequent pressings lacking the DVD. It marks a shift in the band's sound, with the addition of keyboard and samples, as well as acoustic sections. On October 23, 2014, the band released the last 500 copies of the EP on their webstore.

Contents

Personnel

The Amity Affliction
  • Joel Birch – unclean vocals, artwork
  • Ahren Stringer – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Troy Brady – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Burt – bass guitar
  • Trad Nathan – keyboards, synths, programming, samples
  • Troels Thomasson – drums, percussion
    • Additional personnel
  • Daniel Field - engineering
  • Soundhouse Studios - mixing
  • David Neil - mastering
    • Production
  • The Amity Affliction (with assistance from Daniel Field)

    • Trivia

  • This is the last release featuring Ahren Stringer on guitar, before switching to bass guitar.
  • "Straight Up!" includes content from episode 10 of season 2 of the late 1980s/early 1990s Canadian television series Degrassi High, entitled "Showtime Part 1".
  • "R.I.P. Steggy" features an audio clip from the film Training Day at the beginning of the song.
  • "Cut It Out" includes content from the film The Butterfly Effect, and at the end, a snippet from Degrassi High, "Showtime Part 1" and the following episode, "Showtime Part 2".

    • Songs

    1I Heart Throbsy3:10
    2RIP Steggy4:19
    3Straight Up!3:50

    References

    High Hopes (EP) Wikipedia
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