The Caitiff Choir is the debut studio album by American metalcore band It Dies Today, released on September 21, 2004, by Trustkill Records. Music videos were released for the tracks "A Threnody for Modern Romance" and "Severed Ties Yield Severed Heads". Since its release, it has been considered a landmark in the metalcore genre.
Background
In November of 2003, It Dies Today shared that they were halfway done recording their debut full-length album, and were in talks with several different record labels regarding its release. They additionally shared that Steve Lembke had taken on bass duties, with Mike Hatalak has been added on guitar.
In April of 2004, the band signed with Trustkill Records. They shared that they would be entering Spider Studio in Strongsville, Ohio with producer Tony Gammalo to record their debut full-length in April.
In support of the album's release, the band performed in Ozzfest 2005.
On March 21, 2006, the album was re-released with a new artwork, a slightly different mix, and seven bonus tracks. These tracks consist of the re-recorded version of the Forever Scorned EP, as well as a cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence." "The Caitiff Choir: Defeatism" has one minute and 20 seconds trimmed off from its length in this edition. It is also packaged with a DVD that has three music videos and behind-the-scenes material.
In 2008, Trustkill released the album on vinyl as double-LP set featuring both The Caitiff Choir and Forever Scorned. Two versions exist; a yellow and dark gray version and a blue and light gray version.
Track listing
Personnel It Dies Today Nicholas Brooks – lead vocals Christopher Cappelli – guitar Mike Hatalak – guitar Steve Lemke – bass guitar, backing vocals Nick Mirusso – drums
Additional personnel Tony Gammalo – production, recording, engineering, backup vocals on "The Radiance", "Marigold" and "Freak Gasoline Fight Accident", guitar solo on "A Threnody for Modern Romance" Tom Hutten – mastering Aaron Marsh – art, photography, design Staci Holahan – band photography
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