Mosh n' Roll
| Mosh n' Roll | ||||
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| Studio album by Bury Your Dead | ||||
| Released | August 2, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 30:32 | |||
| Label | Mediaskare Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Revolver |    [1] |
| Under The Gun Review | 8/10 [2] |
Mosh n' Roll is the sixth studio album from metalcore band Bury Your Dead. Most notably, the album marks the return of the band's former vocalist, Mat Bruso. Bruso, who departed from the band after the recording of their 2006 effort, Beauty And The Breakdown, was eventually replaced by the [then] fill-in frontman Myke Terry. During his time with the band, Terry helped write and record two full-length albums: Bury Your Dead (2008) and It's Nothing Personal (2009). Terry left the band in 2010, paving the way for Bruso's return.
Mosh n' Roll contains 11 audio tracks, although the final track, "Mosh n' Roll" (identical to the album title) is not listed on the back cover or in the liner notes. The song itself was originally recorded and featured on the band's first official album, You Had Me At Hello (2002). The version that appears on Mosh n' Roll (the 2011 album) is simply a re-recorded version of the original, which has become somewhat of an anthem at Bury Your Dead shows throughout their many years of touring. Both the re-recorded track, as well as the 2011 album's title pay homage to Bury Your Dead's roots, particularly when the essential reformation of the band under which the song was originally written is taken into consideration.
Of interesting note, with the exception of the above mentioned title track, all of the songs on the album are named after Kurt Vonnegut works. This would not be the first time a Bury Your Dead album carried thematic overtones -- all of the song titles on Cover Your Tracks (2004) are named after movies featuring Tom Cruise, while Beauty and the Breakdown carried an even more holistic theme based on children's fairy-tales. The theme was not simply impressed upon track titles; it permeated the artwork, style, and was creatively incorporated into the fundamental lyrical content, itself.
Some 7-8 months after the announcement of Mat Bruso's return to the band, Mosh n' Roll was released on August 2nd, 2011 through Mediaskare Records. The album's record release show took place the same day at The Palladium Upstairs in Worcester, MA.
The track listing, as displayed below, reflects the correct naming conventions used on the official album release (verbatim), including any punctuation (or lack thereof).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Slaughterhouse-Five" | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Nothing Is Lost Save Honor" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Bluebeard" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "The Sirens of Titan" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Deadeye Dick" | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Timequake" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Sun Moon Star" | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Slapstick" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Mother Night" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Jailbird" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Mosh n' Roll" | 2:05 |
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Total length:
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30:32 | |
Credits
- Mat Bruso - vocals
- Brendan MacDonald - guitars
- Mark Castillo - drums
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