Dead Trees
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dead Trees
| type = Studio
| artist = From First to Last
| cover = From_First_To_Last_-_Dead_Trees.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2015|4|25}}
| recorded = 2014–2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Post-hardcore|metalcore}}
| length = 34:29
| label = Sumerian
| producer = Matt Good, Taylor Larson, Spencer Sotelo
| prev_title = Throne to the Wolves
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Dead Trees
| type = studio
| single1 = Dead Trees
| single1date = November 24, 2014{{Cite news |last=Crane |first=Matt |date=November 24, 2014 |title=From First to Last release new song, "Dead Trees" |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/from_first_to_last_release_new_song_dead_trees/ |access-date=February 20, 2022}}
| single2 = Black and White
| single2date = April 7, 2015{{Cite news |date=April 8, 2015 |title=From First to Last stream "Black and White" from comeback album |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/from_first_to_last_stream_black_and_white_from_comeback_album/ |access-date=February 20, 2022}}
| single3 = I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good
| single3date = April 20, 2015{{Cite news |last=Crane |first=Matt |date=April 20, 2015 |title=From First to Last solemnly swear they are up to no good |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/from_first_to_last_solemnly_swear_they_are_up_to_no_good/ |access-date=February 20, 2022}}
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{{Music ratings
| title =Dead Trees ratings
| rev1 =The Circle Pit
| rev2 =Sputnikmusic
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Dead Trees is the fifth studio album by post-hardcore band From First to Last, released April 23, 2015, via Sumerian Records. It is the first and only release to feature vocalist Spencer Sotelo (singer of progressive metal band Periphery),{{Cite news |date=March 27, 2015 |title=From First to Last to release comeback album in April |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/from_first_to_last_to_release_comeback_album_in_april/ |access-date=February 20, 2022}} Taylor Larson as third guitarist, and new drummer, Ernie Slenkovich (original drummer Derek Bloom would return to the band in 2017). Returning to the group is guitarist/vocalist and founder Travis Richter, who had left the band in 2009. The band planned for the release to be an EP but due to the success of their Kickstarter campaign, the band had enough money to fund this LP.{{Cite news |last=Monger |first=Timothy |title=Dead Trees - From First to Last |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dead-trees-mw0002765526 |access-date=February 20, 2022}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Spencer Sotelo, Matt Good, Travis Richter, Taylor Larson, Matt Manning and Ernie Slenkovich, except where noted.
| title1 = Heresy...
| length1 = 1:09
| title2 = Straight to the Face
| length2 = 1:49
| title3 = H8 Meh
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Dead Trees
| length4 = 4:04
| title5 = I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good
| length5 = 3:07
| title6 = Black and White
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = Back to Hannalei
| length7 = 3:19
| title8 = Never in Reverie
| length8 = 3:47
| title9 = 2 11
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = Electrified
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = I Don't Wanna Live in the Real World
| length11 = 3:20
| total_length = 34:29
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{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus track
| title12 = Note to Self
| length12 = 4:01
| note12 = Remake
| writer12 = Good, Richter, Bloom, Jon Weisberg
| title13 = Ride the Wings of Pestilence
| length13 = 3:40
| note13 = Remake
| writer13 = Good, Richter, Bloom, Weisberg
| title14 = The Latest Plague
| length14 = 3:23
| note14 = Remake
| writer14 = Good, Richter, Bloom, Sonny Moore
| total_length = 46:04
}}
Personnel
- Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals, production
- Matt Good – lead guitar, co-lead vocals, keyboards, programming, production
- Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean and background vocals
- Taylor Larson – lead and rhythm guitar, production, sound engineer, mixing, mastering
- Matt Manning – bass guitar, background unclean vocals
- Ernie Slenkovich – drums, percussion, pro tools editing, additional tracking
- Unlimited Visual – artwork, layout
References
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{{From First to Last}}
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Category:From First to Last albums