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Goodbye to the Gallows

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Goodbye to the Gallows is the debut full-length album by Emmure, released March 6, 2007 through Victory Records.

The two guitarists on this release play 7 strings in Drop A# tuning (Drop Bb), which makes this and The Respect Issue the only Emmure albums to feature these tunings.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Ticket for the Paralyzer"0:50
2."10 Signs You Should Leave"3:19
3."When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong"3:17
4."Rusted Over Wet Dreams"3:09
5."You Got a Henna Tattoo That Said Forever"3:24
6."Travis Bickle"2:06
7."Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" (featuring Karl Schubach of Misery Signals and Tyler Guida of My Bitter End)3:36
8."The Key to Keeping the Show Fresh Is... I'm Dead"2:45
9."It's Not Just a Party, It's a Funeral"3:05
10."When Everything Goes Wrong, Take the Easy Way Out"4:02
Total length:29:33

Song title information

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Punknews[2]
Thrash Pit[3]
  • According to archived album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally called "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News". The reason for this name change is unknown.
  • Track 6, titled "Travis Bickle" is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver.
  • Tracks 3 and 8 are references to the comedy program, Chappelle's Show, being a reference to the title of a recurring sketch, and a quote by a character in a sketch respectively. The title of Track 5, "You Got a Henna Tattoo that Said Forever" is a reference to a quote from Zach Galifianakis' 2001 episode of "Comedy Central Presents".[4]
  • Track 7, "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" is a take on the Dragon Ball film of the same name.

Personnel

Emmure
  • Frankie Palmeri - lead vocals
  • Jesse Ketive - lead guitar
  • Ben Lionetti - rhythm guitar
  • Mark Davis - bass guitar
  • Joe Lionetti - drums
Production
  • Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris
  • Mastered by Alan Douches
  • Art direction, layout and illustrations by Paul Friemel

References