Broken Valley is the fourth album released by Life of Agony

Life of Agony

-Formation and River Runs Red :The band was formed in the summer of 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. After playing with several drummers, they enlisted Type O Negative drummer Sal Abruscato before recording the debut album River Runs Red after they signed to...

. It was released in 2005 through Epic Records

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 (see 2005 in music

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

).

Track listing

All songs by Alan Robert.

1. "Love to Let You Down" – 3:40
2. "Last Cigarette" – 2:56
3. "Wicked Ways" – 4:02
4. "Don't Bother" – 3:30
5. "Strung Out" – 3:59
6. "Junk Sick" – 3:18
7. "The Calm That Disturbs You" – 3:15
8. "No One Survives" – 1:34
9. "Justified" – 6:21
10. "The Day He Died" – 3:23
11. "Broken Valley" – 5:17
12. "Room 244" – 4:54
13. "D.N.R." – 2:17 (UK Exclusive Bonus Track)

Extended Copy Protection on the initial US edition

In November 2005 Sony

Sony

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 was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection

Extended Copy Protection

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, a feature that automatically installed rootkit

Rootkit

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 software on any Microsoft Windows

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machine upon insertion of the disc. In addition to preventing the CDs contents from being copied, it also exposed the computer to malicious attacks that exploited insecure features of the rootkit software. Just the initial US edition of the album (US Catalog-Nr. EK93515) shipped the rootkit and was recalled by Sony on November 18 of 2005 after the details of the copy protection had been unveiled in the press. Editions from other parts of the world and later US editions of the album had not shipped the malicious software from the beginning. Since the copy protection is mentioned on the CD jewel case and the back of the CD itself, everybody can check if his US edition is affected or not.

Bonus DVD

Several versions of the album were accompanied by a DVD, in which the band discussed their break-up and why they got back together.

The DVD includes several 'easter eggs' such as a studio rehearsal of 'Junk Sick' and backstage footage.