Day of the Death is Death By Stereo

Death by Stereo

Death by Stereo is a hardcore punk band formed in Orange County, California circa 1996 by frontman Efrem Schulz. They are well known for their energetic performances and intricate guitar work...

's second album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, released in 2001.

The band became more widely known after this release due to their switch from the Indecision Records

Indecision Records

Indecision Records is an independent American hardcore punk record label which was started by Dave Mandel in 1995. It is based in Garden Grove, California. Until around 2001, it was based in nearby Huntington Beach. Both cities are within Orange County...

 label to the larger Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

 label. This is the group's first album on Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Death By Stereo.

1. "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Salvation" – 2:41
2. "Getting It Off My Chest" – 2:37
3. "'91" – 2:50
4. "You Can Lead A Man To Reason, But You Can't Make Him Think" – 3:29
5. "Porno, Sex, Drugs, Lies, Money And Your Local Government" – 3:29
6. "Holding 60 Dollars On A Burning Bridge" – 2:46
7. "You Mess With One Bean, You Mess With The Whole Burrito" – 3:00
8. "Desperation Train" – 3:01
9. "Testosterone Makes The World Go Round" – 3:03
10. "High School Was Like Boot Camp For A Desk Job" – 3:00
11. "Death For Life" – 8:25

The song "Death For Life" is actually only 2:56 long, but the track includes five minutes of silence and a hidden section

Hidden track

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 right near the end which is the sound of a gong and a manic scream.

Personnel

• Efrem Schulz
  Efrem Schulz
  Efrem "The Bean" Schulz is the lead singer of Death By Stereo. As of Paul Miner's departure in 2005, he is the only remaining original member of the band....
  
   (vocals)
• Jim Miner (guitar)
• Dan Palmer (guitar)
• Paul Miner
  Paul Miner
  Paul Miner is the bassist for Death by Stereo, who left the band early 2005 , to produce, engineer, master, and mix music full time...
  
   (bass)
• Tim Bender (drums)

• Recorded at For The Record and Death Tracks
• Engineered by Paul Miner
  Paul Miner
  Paul Miner is the bassist for Death by Stereo, who left the band early 2005 , to produce, engineer, master, and mix music full time...
  
  
• Assistant engineereed by Sergio Chavez
• Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering