Life on the Ropes

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Life on the Ropes
Studio album by
Sick of It All
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
RecordedAtomic Recording, Brooklyn, New York, US
GenreHardcore punk
Length38:22
LabelFat Wreck Chords[1]
ProducerSick of It All
Dean Baltolonis
Sick of It All chronology
Live in a Dive
(2002)		 Life on the Ropes
(2003)		 Outtakes for the Outcast
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
Punknews.orgStarStarStarStar[4]

Life on the Ropes is a studio album from American hardcore punk band Sick of It All.[5] Released in September 2003, it was the band's final album of new material on Fat Wreck Chords until 2018's Wake the Sleeping Dragon! The album features guest backing vocals from, among others, John Joseph of Cro-Mags.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sick of It All.

No.TitleLength
1."Relentless"2:24
2."All My Blessings"1:48
3."The Land Increases"1:38
4."Paper Tiger (Fakin' the Punk)"2:08
5."The Innocent"2:51
6."Silence"2:38
7."View from the Surface"2:32
8."Going All Out"2:29
9."Rewind"2:21
10."Shit Sandwich"1:04
11."Butting Heads"2:46
12."Take Control"2:17
13."Kept in Check"2:42
14."On the Brink"2:26
15."Trenches"3:33
Total length:38:22

Credits

  • Lou Koller – vocals
  • Pete Koller – guitar
  • Craig Setari – bass guitar
  • Armand Majidi – drums
  • John Joseph of Cro-Mags – guest vocals on Paper Tiger (Fakin' The Punk)
  • Opening line by Robert De Niro sampled from the 1978 movie The Deer Hunter
  • Recorded at Atomic Recording Company, Brooklyn, New York, US
  • Produced by Sick of It All and Dean Baltolonis

References