The Fiction We Live is the second full length release from Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

-based post hardcore band From Autumn to Ashes

From Autumn to Ashes

From Autumn to Ashes was a NY melodic hardcore band that formed in Long Island in 2000. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark , Scott Gross , Benjamin Perri , Brian Deneeve , Mike Pilato , Rob Lauritsen , and Jeff Gretz From Autumn to Ashes was a NY...

. Melanie Wills of One True Thing

One True Thing (band)

One True Thing, originally known as Scarab, was an American Pop rock band from Long Island, New York. The band gained notable attention when Melanie Wills, their lead vocalist, sang on two of From Autumn to Ashes' songs, "Short Stories With Tragic Endings" and "Autumn’s Monologue".-Band...

 makes a guest appearance once again, contributing to the vocals on "Autumns Monologue." This is the last album to feature Scott Gross

Scott Gross

Scott Gross is an American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, audio engineer and writer known as a member of the band From Autumn To Ashes, and owner and founder of Hit And Run Studios in Long Island, New York...

 and Mike Pilato.

Videos

Three music video

Music video

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s were produced for The Fiction We Live: "The After Dinner Payback", "Lilacs & Lolita," and "Milligram Smile." They aired on Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball

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upon release.

Musical style

The album features more clean vocals than the previous album, Too Bad You're Beautiful

Too Bad You're Beautiful

Too Bad You're Beautiful is the first full-length release from Long Island-based screamo band From Autumn to Ashes. The album is unique in that it features the dual vocals of Benjamin Perri and drummer Francis Mark. Perri provides the hardcore-esque shouts while Mark sings and occasionally...

. Four songs have no screaming vocals, "No Trivia", "Autumns Monologue", "The Fiction We Live", and "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life." "Autumns Monologue" is a re-working of "The Fiction We Live" with the colaboratio of Melanie Wills.

Track listing

1. "The After Dinner Payback" – 2:51
2. "Lilacs & Lolita" – 2:42
3. "No Trivia" – 4:08
4. "Milligram Smile" – 3:35
5. "The Second Wrong Makes You Feel Right" – 4:58
6. "Every Reason To" – 2:53
7. "Autumns Monologue" – 4:33
8. "Alive Out of Habit" – 4:57
9. "All I Taste Today Is What's Her Name" – 3:37
10. "The Fiction We Live" – 1:18
11. "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life" – 4:23

Band

• Benjamin Perri – Screaming vocals
• Francis Mark
  Francis Mark
  Francis Mark is an American drummer, singer, guitarist, songwriter and artist known as a member of the bands From Autumn To Ashes, Warship, Biology, and Tidal Arms...
  
   – Drums and clean vocals
• Scott Gross
  Scott Gross
  Scott Gross is an American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, audio engineer and writer known as a member of the band From Autumn To Ashes, and owner and founder of Hit And Run Studios in Long Island, New York...
  
  – Lead guitar
• Brian Denevee – Rhythm guitar
• Mike Pilato – Bass guitar