''An American Paradox'' is the fourth album by
punk band
Strung Out
Strung Out is an American punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1989. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of melodic punk rock, progressive rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They ...
, released by
Fat Wreck Chords. The album was the band's first to debut on the
''Billboard'' 200. This is their first album with current bassist, Chris Aiken.
Background and production
In August 2000, the band were shopping around different labels for their next album. Around this time, the band were writing a lot of material while on tour, with the aim of releasing an album in early 2001, which was reportedly titled ''American Paradox''. Shortly afterwards, they toured the US and Canada with
No Motiv in September 2000, and the US with
Papa Roach
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After ...
in November 2000.
''An American Paradox'' was recorded at
Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California, with the band acting as producers. Donnell Cameron handled recording, with assistance from Chris Gresham and Mike Trujillo. Cameron mixed the album at Westbeach, before it was mastered by Eddie Schreyer at Oasis Mastering in Studio City, California.
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Release
In May 2001, it was reported that ''An American Paradox'' would be released through Fat Wreck. "Cult of the Subterranean" was made available for download on October 10, 2001. On March 24, 2002, "Alien Amplifier" was posted online. ''An American Paradox'' was released on April 23, 2002, and promoted with a tour of the same name the following month; they were accompanied by the Line, Rufio, and Glasseater. On May 4, 2002, the music video for "Cemetery" was posted online. They embarked on a US tour with Poison the Well Poisoning the well (or to poison the well) is a logical fallacy.
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, Rise Against
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, and Rufio in June 2002. In August, the band played a handful of US shows, before touring across Canada; the Canadian shows were support by Snapcase, Rise Against, and the Line. The band played four shows at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California, all of which were recorded and released as part of the '' Live in a Dive'' series. In July 2003, the band went on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. They returned to the US, where they toured in August and September with Eighteen Visions
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, A Static Lullaby, and the Getaway. In November, the band toured across Japan as part of the Fat Tour, with Wizo and Nerf Herder.
Track listing
Track listing per booklet.[
#"Velvet Alley" – 3:02
#"Kill Your Scene" – 2:09
#"Alien Amplifier" – 2:36
#"Cult of the Subterranean" – 2:59
#"Lubricating the Revolution" – 1:49
#"The Kids"– 3:01
#"Unkoil" – 4:54
#"Contender" – 2:13
#"Satellite" – 3:56
#"An American Paradox" – 2:36
#"Dig" – 2:54
#"Razor Sex" – 2:56
#"Cemetery" – 6:05
#"Don't Look Back" (Bonus track only found on first pressing of CD and all Australian copies) – 2:40
]
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
Charts
References
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Strung Out albums
2002 albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums