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Life Is Not a Waiting Room
Rock · 2008 · 14 tracks · 50m

Life Is Not a Waiting Room

Senses Fail

Polished post-hardcore balancing technical metal riffs with a brutal, honest inventory of addiction and heartbreak. Intense, melodic, and deeply personal.

October 7, 2008 · Vagrant Records

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A relentless, confrontational energy balanced by moments of exhausted, sober tenderness.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 50m
01
Fireworks at Dawn
2:10
02
Lungs Like Gallows
3:21
03
Garden State
3:39
04
Family Tradition
3:34
05
Wolves at the Door
3:28
06
Hair of the Dog
3:50
07
Four Years
4:15
08
Ali for Cody
4:02
09
Yellow Angels
3:42
10
Chandelier
3:41
11
Map the Streets
3:27
12
Blackout
4:55
13
Life Is Not a Waiting Room
3:20
14
DB Cooper
2:59
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the atmospheric opening of Fireworks at Dawn into the crushing momentum of Lungs Like Gallows.
The intricate dual-guitar interplay during the bridge of Family Tradition that showcases the band's technical growth.
The raw, unvarnished vocal delivery in the final minute of Blackout where the production strips back to emphasize the desperation.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Life Is Not a Waiting Room sound next to the rest of Senses Fail's catalogue?

Intense+1.1σ

The vocals lean notably further into intense than the rest of the catalogue.

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