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Memory and Humanity

2008 studio album by Funeral for a Friend


Memory and Humanity is the fourth studio album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, released on 13 October 2008. The album was released through the band's own record label Join Us Records in the UK, Victory Records in the US and Canada, and Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world.[4]

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On 26 January 2008, drummer Ryan Richards made an announcement on the band's forum, stating that FFAF were to spend the first few months of the year recording, with a view to releasing a four or five track EP in March or April 2008. After writing more material than originally planned, the band decided to release a full-length album instead, expected out in September. Ryan also announced that the new album would contain harsh/screaming vocals, riffs and would be closer to Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation than any of their other albums, although it would still be significantly different and more technical, saying that they want to move forward, and never back to any old style.[citation needed]

The first single from the album, "Waterfront Dance Club", was released on 14 July 2008, in the 7" format as a double A-side along with the track "Beneath the Burning Tree", whilst the song "Waterfront Dance Club" was released as a free download on the same day.[5]

On 9 August 2008, the video for the second single from the album, "Kicking and Screaming", appeared on the band's MySpace page.[6]

The album was released on 13 October 2008 and reached #17 in the UK album charts selling 10,000 copies.[7]

Track listing

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Personnel

Funeral for a Friend:

  • Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitar
  • Gareth Ellis-Davies – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthew Davies-Kreye – vocals, guitar (tracks 11), keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 9 and 13)
  • Ryan Richards – drums, unclean vocals, keyboards (tracks 12), guitar (tracks 13)
  • Darran Smith – guitar
  • Romesh Dodangoda - producer, engineer, mixing, backing vocals (tracks 1 and 9)
  • Matthew Evans - backing vocals (track 1)
  • Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Stuart Richardson and Ilan Rubin of Lostprophets - backing vocals (track 9)
  • Rob Thomas - assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Memory and Humanity was recorded at Long Wave Studios in Cardiff, Wales

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221123503/http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/2130/Funeral-For-A-Friend---Memory-And-Humanity.doc. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "FFAF Use Multiple Record Labels". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  3. "FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND - Official Website". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "Funeral For A Friend Post New Video". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008.
  5. "Radio 1 Chart Show". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 110.
  7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Funeral for a Friend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

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