''Strangers Only'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band

My Ticket Home My Ticket Home is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 2008 from Columbus, Ohio. They have released two EPs and three full-length albums. Their first three releases exemplified metalcore and hardcore punk, while 2013's ''Str ...

. It was released on September 3, 2013, through Rise Records. The album's musical style is a drastic departure from the

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and

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sound of the band's previous releases, instead showcasing a

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sound with only some elements of

. It was the band's final album with Rise Records, after the band left the label and would later sign with

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Track listing

Personnel

My Ticket Home * Nick Giumenti – unclean vocals, bass; clean vocals on tracks 3 and 7 * Marshal Giumenti – drums, backing vocals * Matt Gallucci – guitar, backing vocals * Derek Blevins – guitar; clean vocals on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 Production * Will Putney – producer,

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, mastering, mixing * Randy Leboeuf – producer, engineering, mastering, mixing

References

2013 albums My Ticket Home albums Rise Records albums Albums produced by Will Putney {{2010s-metal-album-stub