Filthy Empire

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| name = Filthy Empire

| type = studio

| artist = Heaven's Basement

| cover = Heaven's Basement Filthy Empire cover.jpg

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| released = 4 February 2013

| recorded = Foxy Studios, Woodland Hills, CA

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| genre = Hard rock

| length = 45:19

| label = Red Bull

| producer = John Feldmann

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| misc = {{Singles

| name = Filthy Empire

| type = studio

| single1 = Fire, Fire

| single1date = 27 September 2012

| single2 = I Am Electric

| single2date = 4 February 2013

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Filthy Empire is the only studio album by British rock band Heaven's Basement. The album, which was released on 4 February 2013 after initially being scheduled for a January release,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/music-free-download-from-heavens-basement/|title=Music: Free download from Heaven's Basement|magazine=Classic Rock|first=Geoff|last=Barton|date=19 September 2012|accessdate=29 December 2013}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/heavens-basement-nothing-left-to-lose/|title=Heaven's Basement have Nothing Left to Lose|magazine=Classic Rock|first=Martin|last=Kielty|date=6 December 2012|accessdate=29 December 2013}} was produced by the American musician and producer John Feldmann.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Heavens-Basement-Filthy-Empire/release/4419464|title=Heaven's Basement - Filthy Empire (CD, Album)|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=29 December 2013}} Filthy Empire was released on record label Red Bull Records, with whom the band signed in late 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/track-of-the-day-heavens-basement/|title=Track Of The Day: Heaven's Basement|magazine=Classic Rock|date=13 November 2011|accessdate=29 December 2013}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 45:19

| title1 = Welcome Home

| writer1 = Aaron Buchanan, Sid Glover, Rob Ellershaw, Chris Rivers, Martin Johnson

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Fire, Fire

| writer2 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, John Feldmann, Nick Long

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = Nothing Left to Lose

| writer3 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Feldmann, David Jones

| length3 = 3:42

| title4 = Lights Out in London

| writer4 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Feldmann, Johnson

| length4 = 3:20

| title5 = I Am Electric

| writer5 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Feldmann, Jones

| length5 = 2:58

| title6 = The Long Goodbye

| writer6 = Glover, Rivers, Bob Marlette, Jones, Richard Evans

| length6 = 3:43

| title7 = Heartbreaking Son of a Bitch

| writer7 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Feldmann

| length7 = 3:00

| title8 = Be Somebody

| writer8 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Marlette, Jones

| length8 = 3:42

| title9 = Can't Let Go

| writer9 = Glover, Rivers, Jones, Evans

| length9 = 3:58

| title10 = The Price We Pay

| writer10 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Feldmann

| length10 = 5:24

| title11 = Jump Back

| writer11 = Buchanan, Glover, Ellershaw, Rivers, Jones, Patrick Stump

| length11 = 3:09

| title12 = Executioner's Day

| writer12 = Glover, Rivers, Jones, Evans

| length12 = 4:51

}}

Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/filthy-empire-mw0002455308|title=Filthy Empire - Heaven's Basement|website=AllMusic|accessdate=29 December 2013}}Filthy Empire CD liner notes.

Personnel

Heaven's Basement

  • Aaron Buchanan — lead vocals
  • Sid Glover — guitars, backing vocals
  • Rob Ellershaw — bass guitar
  • Chris Rivers — drums

Additional musicians

  • John Feldmann — piano on "Fire, Fire" and "The Price We Pay"
  • Cameron Stone — cello on "The Price We Pay"

Production

  • John Feldmann — production, mixing
  • Brandon Paddock — mixing, first engineer
  • Pete Beukelman — second engineer

Other

  • James Minchin III — photography

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Use in video games

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"I Am Electric"

| Need for Speed Most Wanted, Rock Band 4

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"Fire, Fire"

| NHL 14

| {{cite web|url=http://redbullrecords.com/news/2013/nhl-14-video-game-features-fire-fire/|title=NHL 14 Video Game Features "Fire, Fire"|publisher=Red Bull Records|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101081757/http://redbullrecords.com/news/2013/nhl-14-video-game-features-fire-fire/|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=dead}}

References