All Hallow's E.P.

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All Hallow's E.P. is an extended play by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on October 5, 1999, through Nitro Records. It contains three original songs and a cover of the Misfits song "Halloween".

All Hallow's E.P.
EP by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)[1]
StudioArt of Ears Studios, Hayward, California
Genre
Length12:59
LabelNitro
ProducerAFI
AFI chronology
Black Sails in the Sunset
(1999)
All Hallow's E.P.
(1999)
The Art of Drowning
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Spill Magazine[2]

Overview

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"Totalimmortal" was released as a single[3] and had a music video directed by Brent Waroniecki. The video is black and white and features the band playing in a dark room, walking around at night and in forests.

The track was covered by The Offspring for the soundtrack to the film Me, Myself and Irene as well.[4] "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" was included in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.[5]

The album was released on October 5, 1999, through Nitro Records.[1] The band supported its release with a tour with Sick of It All in October and November, before supporting Danzig in late November.[6] A limited edition 20th-anniversary picture disc was released on October 25, 2019.[7]

Artwork

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The band name and EP title appear in yellow in an illustrated font characteristic of horror punk. In the foreground of the illustration by Alan Forbes are a pumpkin-headed scarecrow and a hissing black cat standing on a grassy knoll. Behind them are a wooden fence and a dead tree with face-like forms hidden in its bark. Bats fly in the dark blue sky, and a few tombstones are visible on top of a more distant hill.

The back illustration shows the landscape to the left of the scarecrow, with additional hills, fences, tombstones, bats and dead trees, as well as jack-o'-lanterns and a small shack in front of a large moon. The track listing appears in the same illustrated typeface as the cover. The foreground jack-o'-lantern also appears in the liner notes (along with band photos), on the CD label and behind the CD tray. On the inside spine is the hidden message "Boo!"

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Davey Havok; all music is composed by AFI, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall Children" 3:12
2."Halloween" (Misfits cover)Glenn Danzig3:58
3."The Boy Who Destroyed the World" 3:05
4."Totalimmortal" 2:44
Total length:12:59

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

  • AFI – producer, backing vocals
  • Adam Carson – drums
  • Andy Ernst – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Forbes – cover illustration
  • Davey Havok – lead vocals
  • Hunter Burgan – bass
  • Thad LaRue – assistant engineer, backing vocals, photography (Davey, Jade, Hunter)
  • Jade Puget – guitar
  • Nick 13 – guitar, vocals
  • Jamie Reilly – art direction
  • Pete Saporito – photography (Adam)
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Studios
  • Recorded at The Art of Ears
  • Mastered at Oasis Mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b "All Hallow's EP". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Whitman, Trista (October 25, 2019). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: AFI - ALL HALLOW'S E.P. (VINYL REISSUE)". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "AFI – Totalimmortal (1999, CD)", Discogs.com, retrieved April 26, 2021
  4. ^ "Offspring * Total Immortal Lyrics, from Me Myself & Irene". Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - Credits - allgame". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 18, 1999). "Nitro News". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "AFI's All Hallow's Set For 20th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue, Available October 25th, 2019". Concord. 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. ^ All Hallow's E.P. (Liner notes). AFI. Nitro Records. 1999. 15829 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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