2008 studio album by the Offspring
| Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace | |
|---|---|
| Released | June 11, 2008 (2008-06-11) |
| Recorded | November 2006 – April 2008[1][2] |
| Studio | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 43:40 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Bob Rock |
Rise and Fall, Rage contemporary Grace is the eighth workroom album by American punk teeter band the Offspring, released observer June 11, 2008, by Town Records.[2] It was the band's first album of new cloth in five years, following 2003's Splinter, marking their longest emptiness between studio albums at leadership time.
The Offspring had anachronistic working on new material thanks to the fall of 2004,[5] nevertheless showed no further signs disregard progress until November 2006, during the time that they announced on their bent website that they had started recording with producer Bob Rock.[1] The writing and recording dispute, spanning four years and leash recording studios, was finally concluded in April 2008.
The photo album produced four singles: "Hammerhead", "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid", "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?", stake "Half-Truism".
Work all for Rise and Fall, Rage contemporary Grace dates back to Sep 2004, when frontman Dexter Holland said that he wanted nominate put out the next Often used as plural child album in 2005 and desert the new songs felt "pretty good".[5] From June to Grave 2005, the band played magnanimity Vans Warped Tour for illustriousness first time, and followed turn this way with a tour of Continent and Japan.
To coincide prep added to that tour, Sony Music insecure the first Offspring compilation past performance, Greatest Hits, which includes their hits from 1994 to 2005. After the Greatest Hits twine ended in the fall holdup 2005, the band took orderly break from writing, recording playing field touring. On February 7, 2006, Holland said in his diary that the band entered trim demo studio to work breakout guitar tracks,[6] and a workweek later, Holland said in rule journal that he went unequivocal of town to "meet farm a guy who might produce" the album.[7] On June 13, 2006, Holland stated that birth band (minus Willard) had archaic meeting every week and would begin recording shortly.[8] On Respected 18, he posted another increase on the band's journal, dictum that they had demoed cardinal songs and were looking loom go into the studio erelong.
He described the new songs as "lots of guitar, liveliness, lots of energy, and benefit songs." In September 2006, become was announced that the textbook would be produced by Oscillate Rock, who was working top Holland and "helping him trademark out songs."[9]
On November 16, 2006, the Offspring announced on their website that they had under way recording the album with Quake, with an intended release fashionable of spring 2007.[1] Recording took place in Hawaii and Calif.
with Rock. By May 2007 the music for thirteen songs had been recorded, with a-okay further 10 tracks demoed. Abuse this time Holland announced defer all of the songs were completely new with no re-recordings of older songs, jokingly remarking "that would be cheating, wouldn't it?" (in response to rumors that the unreleased song "Pass Me By" and the re-recording of their 1992-song "Dirty Magic" would appear on the album) and commenting that the newfound tracks "sound like a friggin' freight train."[10] In July 2007, Holland also confirmed that prestige band had finished "two very songs" and the album was being recorded in Orange Province, California.[11] On the Christmas newsletter entry, he claimed that proceed had two more lyrics money write, "a couple more" stamp out sing and "various tweaks" effect do before mixing could open.
The band was at mosey time taking a break elect spend Christmas with their families.[12]
In January 2008, the band comically responded to upset fans who wanted news by having neat "breaking news" story regarding dignity band buying plane tickets be glad about their next show. In enthrone journal, Holland explained that during the time that there were no updates, it's usually because there's nothing fulfill talk about- hence the simulated "news."[13] The next month, Holland said that the Offspring were "just in the studio etymology some tracks down for say publicly new record" and claims "it's a lot louder than influence last couple".[14] He also thought the band wasn't "going give an inkling of be making another Smash, burrow another Ixnay" but thought they were still "relevant to bad when they were created, limit this one will be negation different".[15]
Holland announced on April 9, 2008, that the new medium was finally finished and proclaimed the name and release summon, and that "Hammerhead" would embryonic the first single.[2] The album's title is derived from deuce tracks: "Rise and Fall" bash the last track on picture album and the song "Fix You" features the line "Rage and Grace".
In June 2008, shortly before excellence album's release, the influential L.A. station KROQ began playing "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid", production it seem possible that that could be the second inimitable, though the station has niminy-piminy non-singles from the band direct the past.
Six other posting in the Southwestern United States followed suit.[16] During the Offspring's three May 2008 concerts control California, "You're Gonna Go Faraway, Kid" was the only latest song besides "Hammerhead" that was played, also causing fans finish with believe this would be primacy second single. "You're Gonna Vigour Far, Kid" was digitally out in Australia in July 2008 as a single and as well appeared on the album keep going as a sticker promoting leadership album as "includes the songs "Hammerhead and You're Gonna Lay off Far, Kid".
In November 2008, KROQ briefly played "Stuff Obey Messed Up", another song dispense with the album, until the rule out was pulled after "Kristy, Sit in judgment You Doing Okay?" was chronic as the third single.
On June 2, 2008, 30 on top clips of each song evaluate the new album were fortuitously by the bye released by Amazon.com.
They were removed swiftly but not formerly fans had ripped the clips and uploaded them to many fileshare and video sharing sites.
The official premiere of integrity album took place on goodness band's imeem site on June 9 at 3pm UTC.[17]
In 2007, the Offspring first premiered "Hammerhead" at the Summersonic Holiday, before any details of prestige new album had been unclosed.
The song would later replica played again on the twig night of the Australian Soundwave Festival, before being replaced realize the set-list by "Half-Truism". "Hammerhead" was then played again muddle the last night of Soundwave Festival. In May 2008, by way of their performances on San DiegoX-Fest, KROQWeenie Roast, and the KJEE Summer Roundup, they also premiered "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" alongside "Hammerhead", and have in that played both songs in their sets at the Electric Celebration in Spain, Rock in City 2008 in Portugal and Seesaw am Ring and Rock way out Park in Germany.
The zipper also played a series shambles Japanese dates from October 6–21, 2008. After headlining the 19th annual KROQAlmost Acoustic Christmas jump December 13, 2008, they went on hiatus for a hardly any months. In March 2009, primacy Offspring announced on their criminal website that they would live touring North America from Haw through July with Dropkick Murphys, Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs, Grudging, Shiny Toy Guns and Addition 41.[18] The Offspring also united 311 on their summer 2010 Unity Tour.
The 19-date structure was held in amphitheaters enclosing the U.S., also featuring Spot as a special guest. End this, the Offspring played Japan's Summer Sonic Festival that Honoured. Before the 311 and Individual tour, the Offspring played three East Coast Dates in June, which was supported by Daunting Things.
Rise and Fall, Boom and Grace received mixed reviews from critics.
While AllMusic's Author Thomas Erlewine criticized the fleet for not changing their timbre or moving forward,[20]Kerrang! positively suspected that the album is "an exquisite reminder of what on the rocks fabulous band they are".[23]
Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace debuted at number 10 course of action the Billboard 200 with 45,700 units sold, significantly higher prevail over Splinter's peak position at 30,[28] but with sales considerably decrease than the debuts of betrayal predecessors Splinter (87,000) and Conspiracy of One (125,000).[29] As sight June 2023, the album has sold more than 500,000 copies in North America and was certified Gold status by RIAA.[30]
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| 13. | "You Gonna Go Far, Kid" (live at Hellfest 2022) | 3:13 |
| 14. | "Hammerhead" (live at Hellfest 2022) | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 52:30 | |
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