''All Hallow's E.P.'' is an

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by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on October 5, 1999, through

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. It contains three original songs and a cover of the

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song "

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Overview

"Totalimmortal" was released as a single and had a

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directed by Brent Waroniecki. The video is black and white and features the band playing in a dark room, walking around at night and in forests. The track was covered by

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for the

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to the film ''

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'' as well. "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" was included in the

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''. The album was released on October 5, 1999, through

. The band supported its release with a tour with

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in October and November, before supporting Danzig in late November. A limited edition 20th-anniversary

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was released on October 25, 2019.

Artwork

The band name and EP title appear in yellow in an illustrated font characteristic of

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. In the foreground of the illustration by

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are a pumpkin-headed scarecrow and a hissing black cat standing on a grassy knoll. Behind them are a wooden fence and a dead tree with face-like forms hidden in its bark. Bats fly in the dark blue sky, and a few tombstones are visible on top of a more distant hill. The back illustration shows the landscape to the left of the scarecrow, with additional hills, fences, tombstones, bats and dead trees, as well as

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and a small shack in front of a large moon. The track listing appears in the same illustrated typeface as the cover. The foreground jack-o'-lantern also appears in the liner notes (along with band photos), on the CD label and behind the CD tray. On the inside spine is the hidden message "Boo!"

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * AFI – producer, backing vocals *

Adam Carson Adam Alexander Carson (born February 5, 1975) is the drummer of the alternative rock band AFI. He and Davey Havok are the two original members left in the lineup. Carson also filled in as drummer for the psychobilly band Tiger Army. His drummi ...

– drums *

Andy Ernst Andy "Andro" Ernst is a music producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter from San Francisco. Artists he has worked with include: Green Day, AFI, Sway & King Tech, Rancid, Tiger Army, The Nerve Agents, Malo, Link 80, Screeching Weasel, Swingi ...

– engineer, mixing *

– cover illustration *

Davey Havok David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band X ...

– lead vocals *

Hunter Burgan Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bassist of AFI. Biography Burgan was born in Los Angeles County, California and grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan. ...

– bass * Thad LaRue – assistant engineer, backing vocals, photography *

Jade Puget Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesiz ...

– guitar *

Nick 13 Kearney Nick Jones, better known by his stage name Nick 13, is the lead vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter of psychobilly band Tiger Army, as well as a solo artist in the Americana/country genre. Career Tiger Army Tiger Army was sign ...

– guitar, vocals * Jamie Reilly – art direction * Pete Saporito – photography * Eddy Schreyer – mastering ;Studios * Recorded at The Art of Ears * Mastered at Oasis Mastering

References

External links

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