These Iron Bones is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band 3

3 (band)

3, also known as Three, is an American hybrid band formed in Woodstock, New York in the early 90s.-History:...

. It was released on May 8, 2007 exclusively on iTunes

ITunes

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. The first track ("These Iron Bones") was later released on the band's next full-length album, The End is Begun

The End Is Begun

The End Is Begun, released on July 24, 2007, is 3's fourth full length studio album, and the second to be released by Metal Blade Records. On February 19, 2008, a special edition was released with one extra track and a bonus DVD.On May 8, 2007, the...

, while the second track ("One Way Town") had already appeared on the band's previous studio album, Wake Pig

Wake Pig

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. The third and final track on the EP is an acoustic

Acoustic music

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 version of "Dregs," a song which has appeared on Summercamp Nightmare

Summercamp Nightmare

Summercamp Nightmare is the second studio album released by the band 3. It was released in 2003. Some of the tracks that appear on this album had previously been included on the band's live album Half Life, while others were later featured again on Wake Pig, most notably "Amaze Disgrace", which has...

as well as Wake Pig.

Track listing

1. "These Iron Bones" – 4:08
2. "One Way Town" – 5:13
3. "Dregs (acoustic)" – 3:27