On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax
On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax is the debut full-length album by Alesana. It was originally released on June 6, 2006 by Tragic Hero Records, but when the band joined Fearless Records, it was re-released on March 20, 2007, with two bonus tracks, four live videos, and an interview with the newer label. The title refers to the Greek myth of Icarus.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dennis Lee and Shawn Milke, all music composed by Alesana.
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| 1. | "Icarus" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Ambrosia" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Pathetic, Ordinary" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Daggers Speak Louder Than Words" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Last Three Letters" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Apology" | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Tilting the Hourglass" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "This Conversation Is Over" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Congratulations, I Hate You" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Third Temptation of Paris" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "A Siren's Soliloquy" | 4:01 |
| 13. | "Necro's Decay" | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 48:01 |
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| 14. | "Early Mourning" | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Apology (Acoustic)" | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 55:54 |
Enhanced bonus content
- Ambrosia [Live]
- Apology [Live]
- Congratulations, I Hate You [Live]
- Tilting The Hourglass [Live]
- Video-Interview With Alesana
Personnel
- Alesana
- Session musicians
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- Production[1]
- Kit Walters - Engineering, production, mixing, additional vocals (track 11)
- Jamie King - Mixing, mastering, production
- First sound clip on "Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time" courtesy of film Underworld
- Final sound clip on "Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time" courtesy of film Full Metal Jacket
- Kenton Spohr - Band photography
- Jessica Redmerski - Cover photo (Little Lovely II)
- Kevin Moore - Art direction and design
- Blake Farabi - Enhanced CD production
- Live footage provided by Punkrockvids.com
- Director/editor - Christopher Heimrich
- Filming - Christopher Heinrich, James Stephen, Josh Hewins and Dustin Cardenas
- Video interview by newbandtv.com
- Executive producers - Eugene and Robin Fouchia
- Producer - Mark Yager
- Cameras - Mike Wildt, Zac Hargrave and Mike Longenbach
- Audio - Jeff Pace
- Interview by Tyler Trautman
- Booking - Jeremy Holgerson
- Management - Eric Rushing
- Tour Management - Devin Timmons
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References
- ↑ Liner notes
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- Shawn Milke
- Dennis Lee
- Patrick "Peezee" Thompson
- Jeremy Bryan
- Shane Crump
- Jake Campbell
- Adam "Huckleberry" Ferguson
- Alex Torres
- Steven Tomany
- Will Anderson
- Daniel Magnuson
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