Goodbye to the Gallows

Goodbye to the Gallows is the debut full-length studio album by Emmure, released through Victory Records in the UK on March 5, 2007, and in the US on March 6.[2]

Goodbye to the Gallows
Studio album by Emmure
Released	March 5, 2007
Genre	Metalcore, deathcore
Length	29:33
Label	Victory
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Emmure chronology
The Complete Guide to Needlework (2006) Goodbye to the Gallows (2007) The Respect Issue (2008)
Singles from Goodbye to the Gallows
"10 Signs You Should Leave" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Punknews	[3]
Thrash Pit	[4]

The two guitarists on this release play 7 strings in Drop A# tuning (Drop Bb), which makes this and The Respect Issue the only Emmure albums to feature these tunings.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Ticket for the Paralyzer"	0:50
2.	"10 Signs That You Should Leave"	3:19
3.	"When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong"	3:17
4.	"Rusted Over Wet Dreams"	3:09
5.	"You Got a Henna Tattoo That Said Forever"	3:24
6.	"Travis Bickle"	2:06
7.	"Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" (featuring Karl Schubach of Misery Signals and Tyler Guida of My Bitter End)	3:36
8.	"The Key to Keeping the Show Fresh Is... I'm Dead"	2:45
9.	"It's Not Just a Party, It's a Funeral!"	3:05
10.	"When Everything Goes Wrong, Take the Easy Way Out"	4:02
Total length:		29:33

Song title information

• According to archived album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally titled "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News".[5]
• Track 6, titled "Travis Bickle" is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver.
• Tracks 3 and 8 are references to the comedy program, Chappelle's Show, being a reference to the title of a recurring sketch, and a quote by a character in a sketch respectively.
• The title of Track 5, "You Got a Henna Tattoo that Said Forever" is a reference to a quote from Zach Galifianakis' 2001 episode of Comedy Central Presents.[6]
• Track 7, "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" is a take on the Dragon Ball film of the same name.

Personnel

Emmure

• Frankie Palmeri - lead vocals
• Jesse Ketive - lead guitar, programming
• Ben Lionetti - rhythm guitar
• Mark Davis - bass guitar
• Joe Lionetti - drums

Production

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris
• Mastered by Alan Douches
• Art direction, layout, band logo and illustrations by Paul Friemel

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Blackie, Andrew (May 6, 2007). "Emmure: Goodbye to the Gallows". PopMatters. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
3. Punknews review
4. Thrash Pit review
5. http://www.paulfriemel.com/work/display.php?id=15
6. Zach Galifianakis reference - states the original statement at 9:00.