Year Of The Dragon is a Punk album by Fucked Up, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
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The sixth installment of the band's long-running Zodiac series, <i>Year of the Dragon</i> is divided into two distinct halves. The “A-side” is an 18-minute piece that's strikingly intense, despite its leisurely expanse. The “B-side” features two covers of tracks from Toronto’s early punk scene, “I Wanna Be a Yank” by Cardboard Brains and “Disorder” by The Ugly, who remain active to this day. As usual, the band nail the hardcore aggression to perfection, having long been among the best punk bands of the 21st century. The title track, which had been performed in concert, tests their chops in other ways, starting with the restraint of the first minute and a half; it ends with a gorgeous burst of stereo electric guitars and the throat-killing vocals of Damien “Pink Eyes” Abraham. Guitar solos and other genre-busting elements drive the tune from point to point. The EP is largely meant to whet appetites for <i>Glass Boys</i>, the 2014 follow-up to the group's 2011 critically acclaimed full-length album <i>David Comes to Life</i>.
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Tracklist
- 1Year of the Dragon18:02
- 2I Wanna Be a Yank2:33
- 3Disorder2:00
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Hardcore
- raw
- defiant
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
"Year Of The Dragon" recorded by Bill Skibbe at Electrical Audio, Chicago IL and Key Club Studio, Benton Harbor MI April 22-30 2013, and July 21-27 2013, and by Leon Taheny at Candle Recording Studio July 7-14 2013, and September 30-October 5 2013. Mixed October-December 2013
"I Wanna Be A Yank" and "Disorder" recorded at Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto November 16 2013
Mastered at Mammoth Sound, Santa Cruz CA
Influenced by Ride The Lightning and Humanity Is The Devil. Dragons are not real.
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Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- 10,000 MarblesGUITAR
- Guinea BeatDRUMS, PERCUSSION GUITAR GUITAR, DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- GulagGUITAR
- Mustard GasBASS
- Pink EyesVOCALS
- Young GovernorGUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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