Volatile (A Hero A Fake album)
Encyclopedia
Volatile is the debut album by American metalcore
band A Hero A Fake
, released on October 28, 2008 through Victory Records
. A music video
for the album's single, I Know I, was produced by Scott Hansen and premiered on MTV2
on February 21, 2009.
† filed for name change to Alex Avigliano
Production
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band A Hero A Fake
A Hero A Fake
A Hero A Fake is an American metalcore band from Charlotte, North Carolina. Forming in 2004, they signed to Victory Records in July 2008. Their debut album Volatile was released in October 2008 and their sophomore follow up Let Oceans Lie released in January 2010.- Formation and self-releases :A...
, released on October 28, 2008 through Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the album's single, I Know I, was produced by Scott Hansen and premiered on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
on February 21, 2009.
Track listing
Personnel
A Hero A Fake- Justin Brown – Vocals
- Eric Morgan - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Patrick Jeffers – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Lenin Hernandez – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals† - Matt Davis – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tim Burgess – DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Percussion
† filed for name change to Alex Avigliano
Production
- Produced and mixed by Jamie King
- Mastered by Jamie King
- Additional recording by Kit Walters
- Album artwork by Jason Link
- Band photography by Justin Reich