Doppelgänger (The Fall of Troy album)

Doppelgänger is the second studio album from American mathcore band The Fall of Troy, which followed up the band's bootlegged Ghostship Demos EP from 2004 as well as their self-titled LP from 2003. Four of the songs ("I Just Got This Symphony Goin'", "F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.", "Mouths Like Sidewinder Missiles", "Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones") were re-recorded versions of tracks from the self-titled album, hence the name Doppelgänger. "Macaulay McCulkin" was taken from the Ghostship Demos EP, and was put onto Doppelgänger for unknown reasons.

Doppelgänger
Studio album by The Fall of Troy
Released	August 16, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Studio	Sound House in Ballard, WA
Genre	Emo[1] post-hardcore[1][2] progressive metal[1] math rock[2]
Length	44:33
Label	Equal Vision
Producer	Barett Jones
The Fall of Troy chronology
The Fall of Troy (2003) Doppelgänger (2005) Manipulator (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Just Got This Symphony Goin'"	4:09
2.	"Act One, Scene One"	5:00
3.	"F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X."	3:57
4.	""You Got a Death Wish, Johnny Truant?""	2:12
5.	"Mouths Like Sidewinder Missles"	3:44
6.	"The Hol[ ]y Tape..."	4:51
7.	"Laces Out, Dan!"	2:31
8.	"We Better Learn to Hotwire a Uterus"	2:10
9.	"Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones"	4:50
10.	"Tom Waits"	3:03
11.	"Macaulay McCulkin"	8:06
Total length:		44:33

Trivia

• "F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X." was featured on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Saint's Row and MLB 2K6; and its initials are commonly believed to stand for "Fuck Condoms, Premarital Remix".
• "You Got a Death Wish, Johnny Truant?" and "The Hol[ ]y Tape..." are quotes taken from Mark Z. Danielewski's novel House of Leaves, with "Hol[ ]y" being short for "Holloway"
• The title "Laces Out, Dan!" is taken from a quote in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. In the movie, the person in reference is Miami Dolphins player Dan Marino.
• The title of the song "Tom Waits" is in reference to the singer Tom Waits, who has a song named "The Fall of Troy".
• "Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones" is a reference to the music video of Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone" in which Michael Jackson dances alongside a claymation portrayal of Joseph Merrick's, the Elephant Man's bones.

Personnel

• Tim Ward – bass, vocals
• Thomas Erak – guitar, vocals, keys
• Andrew Forsman – drums, percussion
• Barett Jones – production, engineering, mixing
• Ed Brooks – mastering
• Heidi Alayne – artwork
• Andy Myers – layout
• Aya Sato – photography

References

1. Kaufman, Drew (January 5, 2019). "Twenty Nine-Scene #1: THE FALL OF TROY - Doppelgänger (2005)". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 28, 2019. Doppelgänger was the perfect marriage of emo, post-hardcore, and progressive metal.
2. Sacher, Andrew (March 31, 2020). "15 albums that defined the 2000s post-hardcore boom". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
3. Greg Prato. "The Fall of Troy - Doppelgänger : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 August 2013.