A Fragile Hope
by Devil Sold His Soul
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 June 2007
- Label: Visible Noise
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 56:37
- Community rating: 4.05/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Matt Elphick
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The debut full-length album from the UK-based band, 'A Fragile Hope' is a landmark release in the post-hardcore genre. It established their signature sound, a dynamic blend of crushing metallic riffs, soaring melodic passages, and expansive, post-rock inspired atmospheres. The album features a dual-vocal attack, with frontman Ed Gibbs providing both ferocious screams and clean, emotive singing, a style that became a hallmark of their work.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, crescendo, screaming, dynamic, Wall of Sound, long-form
Tracklist
- In the Absence of Light (2:23)
- As the Storm Unfolds (6:11)
- The Starting (6:34)
- Sirens Chant (4:15)
- At the End of the Tunnel (4:23)
- Between Two Words (7:49)
- Awaiting the Flood (4:27)
- Dawn on the First Day (7:07)
- The Coroner (4:33)
- Hope (4:30)
- Awaiting the Flood (2017) (4:20)
Credits
- Devil Sold His Soul - primary artist, music by, performer [music written and performed by], producer
- Roberto Fern谩ndez - artwork
- Iain Trotter - band [dshs], bass
- Leks Wood - band [dshs], drums
- Jonny Renshaw - band [dshs], guitar, engineer, mixed by, producer
- Richard Chapple - band [dshs], guitar
- Paul Kitney - band [dshs], sampler
- Ed Gibbs - band [dshs], vocals
- Dave Robinson - drums [drums on album performed by]
- John Dent - mastered by
- Matt Elphick - guest, vocals