A Tragedy in Progress is the first full-length album by Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils (band)

Across Five Aprils was a post-hardcore band from Chattanooga, Tennessee. The band started in September 2001 and were signed to Victory Records. Their name was borrowed from the late Irene Hunt Novel based around the American Civil War...

. During the writing process for this album, the band was signed to Indianola Records

Indianola Records

Indianola Records is an independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore and metal.-Overview:Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide recognition in 2001 with the release of Evergreen Terrace’s...

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In 2010, the original line-up of Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils is a novel by Irene Hunt, set in the Civil War era. Jethro Creighton, the main character, was Irene Hunt's real grandfather. He told her the stories, and she incorporated them into Across Five Aprils.-Plot summary:...

 has reunited and decided to name themselves A Tragedy in Progress

A Tragedy in Progress (band)

A Tragedy in Progress is a metalcore band from Chattanooga, Tennessee, formed in late 2010. The band features the original line-up of metalcore outfit Across Five Aprils, who appeared on the band's 2003 debut album A Tragedy in Progress, and thus the band is named after that album...

 as a homage to this album, their first and only album with this line-up.

Track listing

1. "The Helpless Dreams of an Assassin"
2. "Pawn Shop Promises"
3. "Around the World in a Radio Flyer"
4. "Blue-Eyed Suicide"
5. "Car Wrecks and Plane Crashes"
6. "My Eyes Murdered Charles Townsend"
7. "Million Miles to Montreal"
8. "Sweet and Sour Speech"
9. "Je m'ennuie De Vous"
10. "Bite the Bullet"
11. "A Year from Now"
12. "Hearts, Necks, and Other Things That Break"

re-release contains live versions of "Blue Eyed Suicide", "Around the World in a Radio Flyer", "Helpless Dreams of an Assassin", and "Saving Seats"

Personnel

• Steve Taylor – vocals
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• Drew Miller – drums
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• Zak Towe – guitar
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• Jason Fields – guitar
  Guitar
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• Jason Barry – bass
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• Produced by John Taylor and Across Five Aprils
• Recorded, engineered, mixed, mastered by John Taylor at XadeX Studios (March, 2003)

• All music and lyrics written by Across Five Aprils

External links

• Official Website
• Across Five Aprils at MySpace
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• Across Five Aprils at PureVolume
  PureVolume
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• Indianola Records
• SoundOps Online Audio Mastering