Life on the Ropes

Life on the Ropes
Studio album by Sick of It All
Released	September 9, 2003
Recorded	Atomic Recording, Brooklyn, New York, US
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	38:22
Label	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer	Sick of It All Dean Baltolonis
Sick of It All chronology
Live in a Dive (2002) Life on the Ropes (2003) Outtakes for the Outcast (2004)

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Life on the Ropes is the seventh full-length studio album from American hardcore punk band, Sick of It All. Released in September, 2003, it was the band's final album of new material on Fat Wreck Chords. The album features guest backing vocals from, among others, John Joseph of Cro-Mags.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Sick of It All

1. "Relentless" – 2:24
2. "All My Blessings" – 1:48
3. "The Land Increases" – 1:38
4. "Paper Tiger (Fakin' the Punk)" – 2:08
5. "The Innocent" – 2:51
6. "Silence" – 2:38
7. "For Now" – 2:45
8. "View from the Surface" – 2:32
9. "Going All Out" – 2:29
10. "Rewind" – 2:21
11. "Shit Sandwich (Instra-Mental)" – 1:04
12. "Butting Heads" – 2:46
13. "Take Control" – 2:17
14. "Kept in Check" – 2:42
15. "On the Brink" – 2:26
16. "Trenches" – 3:33

Credits

• Lou Koller – vocals
• Pete Koller – guitar
• Craig Setari – bass guitar
• Armand Majidi – drums
• John Joseph of Cro-Mags – guest vocals on Paper Tiger (Fakin' The Punk)
• Opening line by Robert De Niro sampled from the 1978 movie The Deer Hunter
• Recorded at Atomic Recording Company, Brooklyn, New York, US
• Produced by Sick of It All and Dean Baltolonis

External links

• Fat Wreck Chords album page