Those We Leave Behind is the second studio album by post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...

 band I Am Ghost

I Am Ghost

I Am Ghost was an American band from Long Beach, California, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010.- History :...

, and was released on October 7, 2008. The sound of the album is considerably different: after the departure of the band's female vocalist/violinist Kerith Telestai, I Am Ghost recorded more melodic, yet lyrically darker songs, with a stronger indication towards punk.

Album information

I Am Ghost parted ways with their Christian band members, Brian Telestai (bass, keys, vocals) and his wife Kerith Telestai (violin, vocals) for many reasons, among those being their religious beliefs did not match the rest of the band. Telestai told interviewers that I Am Ghost was a Christian band, and would highlight the parts of lyrics from the band that she did not like. After the two members left, Ron Ficarro joined filling in for bass, and no replacement was made for Kerith Telestai.

Lead singer Steve Juliano discussed the new direction of the album:
Juliano wrote all of the lyrics on Those We Leave Behind. The album's music was primarily written by bassist Ron Ficarro with additional compositions from guitarist Timoteo Rosales III. On August 12, I Am Ghost

I Am Ghost

I Am Ghost was an American band from Long Beach, California, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010.- History :...

 uploaded the album version of "Bone Garden" onto their MySpace

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Track listing

1. "Intro: We Dance With Monsters" - 0:45
2. "Don't Wake Up" - 4:46
3. "Those We Leave Behind" - 4:03
4. "Buried Way Too Shallow" - 3:50
5. "Bone Garden" - 4:15
6. "Saddest Story Never Told" - 3:51
7. "Smile of a Jesus Freak - 3:39
8. "So, I Guess This Is Goodbye" - 3:46
9. "Interlude: Remember This Face, Baby" - 1:29
10. "Burn The Bodies To The Ground" - 3:42
11. "Rock N' Roll High School Murder" - 2:55
12. "Make Me Believe This Is Real"- 4:06
13. "They Always Come Back"- 3:34
14. "Set Me Free" - 3:33

Personnel

• Steve Juliano – vocals
• Timoteo Rosales – lead guitar
• Ron Ficarro – bass
• Chad Kulengosky - rhythm guitar
• Justin McCarthy – drums
• Justin Chapman - cello
• Sharon Wang - violin

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Top Heatseekers	12
Top Heatseekers Mountain	7
Top Heatseekers Pacific	9