Invitation to the Dance is the debut major release by the disbanded nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 band 40 Below Summer

40 Below Summer

- Beginnings :Formed in 1998, 40 Below Summer came together after drummer and Peruvian native Carlos Aguilar met with singer Max Illidge. Joey D'Amico later joined the duo, followed by Jordan Plingos and Steve Ferreira. Their first album Side Show Freaks and EP Rain were self released...

. The album was released on October 16, 2001 via London-Sire Records

London-Sire Records

London-Sire Records was an American-based record label owned by Warner Music Group, created in 2000 with the merging of Sire Records and London Records. Seymour Stein remained at the helm as CEO. The binding of the two companies, however, proved to be largely unsuccessful...

. Two months after its release, the label went out of business, and the album was re-issued through Warner Music.

Track listing

1. "We the People" – 3:40
2. "Rope" – 4:21
3. "Still Life" – 3:02
4. "Wither Away" – 4:18
5. "Step Into the Sideshow" – 3:04
6. "Falling Down" – 4:27
7. "Smile Electric" – 2:59
8. "Rejection" – 4:09
9. "Power Tool" – 4:15
10. "Drown" – 4:30
11. "Minus One" – 2:36
12. "Jonesin'" – 4:43

Personnel

• Max Illidge – Vocals
• Joey D'Amico – Guitar
• Jordan Plingos – Guitar
• Hector Graziani – Bass
• Carlos Aguilar – Drums

Credits

Engineered by: Michael Baskette

Mixed by: Toby Wright

Toby Wright

Toby Wright is a record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with artists such as Alice in Chains, Metallica, Sevendust and Korn. He is currently in Nashville, Tennessee working on Kara Clark's latest Ep.-Producer:...

 at the Record Plant

A&R: Adrian Vallera

Second Engineer at Cello Studios: Alan Sanderson

Alan Sanderson

Alan Sanderson is a Grammy Winning recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer. Alan Sanderson is credited with working on some of the most successful albums during the 1990s while working as an engineer at Cello and Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, California...

Second Engineer at Sound City Studios: Ben Mumphrey

Production Coordinator: Chris Vaughan-Jones

Digital Editing by: Ben Kapplan

Mastered by: Alan Silverman at Arf! Digital NYC