Worse Than a Fairy Tale
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Worse Than a Fairy Tale is the second album from Colorado
band Drop Dead, Gorgeous
. Worse Than a Fairy Tale is a concept album as well as an interactive experience for fans, telling the story of a serial killer who plies his trade in a small fictional town called Saylor Lake. Every song connects the pieces of the puzzle, and listeners will have the opportunity to decipher the mystery themselves through a multimedia experience on worsethanafairytale.com, which features postings and artwork related to the story. Each song is about one of the 11 murders carried out by the Saylor Lake Killer. It is the first of their albums to carry the Parental Advisory
Sticker.
In the months leading up to the release of this album, the band posted a timer counting down to the 12:00 a.m. eastern time on July 6 release on their MySpace
page. "They'll Never Get Me" was released on the MySpace when that timer stopped.
A single for "They'll Never Get Me (Word with You)" was released exclusively in Hot Topic and was also released on iTunes
on July 24 along with the next track, "It Sounded Like an Accident".
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
band Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Drop Dead, Gorgeous is a band from Denver, Colorado. They are currently signed to Suretone Records. The band consists of frontman Danny Stillman , Kyle Browning , Jake Hansen and Danny Cooper...
. Worse Than a Fairy Tale is a concept album as well as an interactive experience for fans, telling the story of a serial killer who plies his trade in a small fictional town called Saylor Lake. Every song connects the pieces of the puzzle, and listeners will have the opportunity to decipher the mystery themselves through a multimedia experience on worsethanafairytale.com, which features postings and artwork related to the story. Each song is about one of the 11 murders carried out by the Saylor Lake Killer. It is the first of their albums to carry the Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
Sticker.
In the months leading up to the release of this album, the band posted a timer counting down to the 12:00 a.m. eastern time on July 6 release on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. "They'll Never Get Me" was released on the MySpace when that timer stopped.
A single for "They'll Never Get Me (Word with You)" was released exclusively in Hot Topic and was also released on iTunes
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on July 24 along with the next track, "It Sounded Like an Accident".
Track listing
Credits
- Daniel «Stills» Stillman – Lead vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Programming, Percussion, Lyrics
- Kyle Browning – Lead guitar, Backing vocals
- Daniel Gustavson – Rhythm guitar
- Aaron Rothe – Keyboard, Backing vocals
- Jake Hansen – Bass
- Daniel Cooper – Drums, Percussion
- Produced by Ross Robinson
- Engineered by Ryan Boesch
- Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
- Additional bass by Wesley Louden Borland
- Photography by Jerad Knudson