Burn Halo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 31, 2009 | |||
Recorded | October–November 2007[1] | |||
Genre | Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge | |||
Length | 46:28 | |||
Label | Rawkhead | |||
Producer | Zac Maloy | |||
Burn Halo chronology | ||||
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Singles from Burn Halo | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
The Interlude | [2] |
ARTISTdirect | [3] |
Dangerdog Music Reviews | [4] |
Hard Rock Hideout | [5] |
Pure Grain Audio | (9.6/10)[6] |
TuneLab Music | [7] |
Type 3 Media | [8] |
Burn Halo is the debut album by American rock band Burn Halo. The album was set for release in 2008 through Island Records, but after the album was completed Island elected not to release it.[9] It was released on March 31, 2009, through Rawkhead Rekords.[1] It entered at #129 at the Billboard 200, selling 4,800 copies.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Composers | Length |
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1. | "Dirty Little Girl" (feat. Synyster Gates) | James Hart, Brian Haner, Jr., Zac Maloy | 3:48 |
2. | "Save Me" | Neal Tiemann, Hart, Maloy | 4.01 |
3. | "Here With Me" | Hart, Maloy | 4:33 |
4. | "Too Late To Tell You Now" | Hart, Maloy | 3:50 |
5. | "So Addicted" | Hart, Maloy | 3:17 |
6. | "Dead End Roads & Lost Highways" | Hart, Maloy | 3:18 |
7. | "Saloon Song" | Hart, Maloy | 3:43 |
8. | "Our House" | Hart, Maloy | 3:28 |
9. | "Fallin' Faster" | Dave Buckner, Keith Barney, Hart | 3:32 |
10. | "Anejo" (feat. Synyster Gates) | Hart, Haner, Maloy | 3:50 |
11. | "Back to the Start" | Hart, Maloy | 3:41 |
12. | "Gasoline" | Hart, Maloy | 5:25 |
Singles
Dirty Little Girl
The album's first single "Dirty Little Girl" was released on November 25, 2008, and features Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates. The song has peaked at #19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.[11]
The music video for "Dirty Little Girl" premiered on MTV on February 25, 2009. It was filmed on November 19, 2008, at The Slide Bar in Fullerton, California.
Save Me
"Save Me" was the 2nd single. It was released on radio on January 12, 2010.[12] The song was used in the soundtrack for the WWE videogame WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.
Chart performance
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2009 | US Billboard 200[13] | 129 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] | 2 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2009 | "Dirty Little Girl" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks[11] | 19 |
2010 | "Save Me" | 39 |
Personnel
- James Hart – lead vocals
- Neal Tiemann – lead guitar
- Chris Chaney – bass
- Ryan Folden - drums
- Daniel Adair – drums, percussion
- Allen Snake Jones Wheeler – rhythm guitar
- Additional musicians
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar/solo on "Dirty Little Girl" and "Anejo"
- Joey Cunha – additional guitar on "So Addicted"
- Brian LeBarton – piano on "Too Late to Tell You Now"
- Keith Barney – strings on "Fallin' Faster"
- Stevie Blacke – strings on "Too Late to Tell You Now" and "Back to the Start"
- Zac Maloy – percussion, additional guitar on "Too Late to Tell You Now" and "Saloon Song", acoustic guitar on "Gasoline", additional vocals on "Dead End Roads & Lost Highways" and "Gasoline"
References
- 1 2 Petruziello, Francis (March 5, 2009). "Burn Halo's "Dirty Little Girl" makes it to MTV; set to play on 2009 SnowCore tour with Static-X and Saliva". The Cleveland Leader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ↑ "The Interlude review". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16.
- ↑ Sciarretto, Amy (March 23, 2009). "Burn Halo by Burn Halo album review". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Hartranft, Craig (March 5, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Rockitt, Rob (June 3, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Hard Rock Hideout. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Moore, Bruce (January 22, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Pure Grain Audio. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Review: Burn Halo – 'Burn Halo'". Tunelab Music. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Album review: Burn Halo". April 30, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Burn Halo album". MusicRemedy. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 chart history for Burn Halo". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- 1 2 "Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart History for Burn Halo". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Burn Halo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Burn Halo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.