Released April, 2001 Producer Nate Gluck | Length 37:59 Release date April 2001 | |
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Recorded 20 November – 15 December 2000Trax East, S River, New Jersey, U.S. Similar Cast the First Stone, Direction of Things to Come, Three Years Two Months El, Love the Music - Hate the |
The Price of Progression is the third full-length album from New Jersey, U.S. band Ensign. It follows on from the 1999 release of Cast the First Stone and was recorded in November - December 2000 for an April 2001 release on Indecision Records.
Contents
Overview
Ensign had emerged from a period of personnel turmoil to record this album and it was left to the bassist and main songwriter, Nate Gluck, to also take up the job of the guitarwork. The result was a more refined offering which moved sufficiently away from hardcore punk to be recognised in the same circle as some metalcore bands while still retaining the theatrical restraint and lyrical ethics of the hardcore genre. The songs were still short, although many were nearer the three-minute mark than ever before – resulting in the band's longest album ever – but they had more structure and melodic elements than material on either Cast the First Stone or Direction of Things to Come.
Track listing
- "The Spark" – 2:03
- "Black Clouds vs. Silver Linings" – 2:16
- "While The Iron Is Hot" – 2:52
- "Lesser Of Two" – 1:45
- "Absolute Zero" – 0:34
- "Grasping At Straws" – 2:31
- "Foot In Mouth As An Artform" – 2:55
- "Everything You Ever Love" – 2:49
- "Slow Burn" – 3:58
- "Never Go Home Again" – 2:31
- "How To Bleed" – 1:33
- "The May Conspiracy" – 1:46
- "33 1⁄3" – 2:29
- "Cast In Shadows" – 2:15
- "Stay Warm" – 2:02
- "Sworntosecrecy" – 1:37
- "File Under Misunderstood" – 2:05
Credits
Songs
1The Spark2:03
2Black Clouds vs Silver Linings2:16
3While the Iron Is Hot2:52