The Element of Sonic Defiance is an EP by American punk band Strung Out, released on Fat Wreck Chords in June 2000. Recorded in February 2000,[1] it contains one of the band's most popular songs, "Mephisto".

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Track listing

  1. "Mission to Mars" – 2:37 (Jake Kiley)
  2. "Scarecrow" – 2:14 (Jake)
  3. "Savant" – 3:21 (Jake)
  4. "Blew" – 4:33 (Rob Ramos, Jake)
  5. "Everyday" – 2:22 (Rob)
  6. "Razorblade" – 3:59 (Rob, Jake)
  7. "Jackie-O" – 3:02 (Jake)
  8. "Mephisto" – 2:51 (Jason Cruz, Jake)

"Andre's Circus", as fans have dubbed it, is appended to the end of "Blew". The speech is an excerpt from the movie My Dinner with Andre.

Miscellaneous

  • All of the leads are by Rob Ramos except for "Scarecrow", which is by Jake Kiley.
  • "Scarecrow" and "Mephisto" were featured in the PlayStation 2 game ATV Offroad Fury.
  • "Everyday" was featured in the opening credits of the PlayStation 2 game ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding.

Credits

  • Jason Cruz – vocals, art direction, design
  • Jake Kiley – guitar
  • Rob Ramos – guitar
  • Chris Aiken – bass
  • Jordan Burns – drums
  • Ramon Breton – mastering
  • Adam Krammer – assistant
  • Nick Rubenstein – art direction, design

References

  1. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 12, 2000). "New Strung Out EP in the works!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r488397


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