Worth the Pain is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Letters from the Fire. Released on 9 September 2016, the work was published via Sand Hill Records.[1]

Worth the Pain
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
Recorded2015
GenreHard rock
Length50:14
LabelSand Hill Records
ProducerKile Odell
Letters from the Fire chronology
Letters from the Fire (EP)
(2014)
Worth the Pain
(2016)
Letters from the Fire
(2018)

Background

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In May 2016, the ensemble added a new female vocalist by the name of Alexa Kabazie before broadcasting the music video for "Give In to Me", the very first single from the album.[2] On September 9, 2016,[3] the ensemble released the work, produced by Kile Odell.[4] In December 2016, the ensemble released videos for both "Control"[5] and "Worth the Pain",[6] two tunes from the album.[7]

Critical reception

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The album is portrayed by Larry Petro of American radio station KNAC as "Evanescence meets Lacuna Coil (sans the unclean singing) with the heavy backbone of Disturbed".[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Perfect Life"4:12
2."Mother Misery"3:37
3."Give In to Me"3:38
4."Bruised"4:21
5."Live a Lie"3:52
6."My Angel"4:09
7."Last December"3:39
8."Holy Ghost"3:48
9."At War"4:25
10."Control"4:00
11."Worth the Pain"3:47
12."Scars"3:35
13."One Foot in the Grave"3:11
Total length:50:14

Personnel

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  • Alexa Kabazie – vocals
  • Mike Keller – rhythm guitar
  • Cameron Stucky – lead guitar
  • Clayton Wages – bass[9]
  • Ben Anderson - drums[10]

Charts

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Album

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums[11] 18
US Hard Rock Albums[12] 18

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
US
Main.
Rock

[13]
US
Active
Rock

[14]
"Give In to Me"[8] 2016 33 -
"Worth the Pain"[7] 24 23

References

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  1. ^ JonathanBarkan on September 8, 2016 (September 8, 2016). "Letters From The Fire Challenge Your "Perfect Life" (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved February 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "New Music Showcase: Binary Code, Letters From the Fire + Rival City Heights". Loudwire.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Worth the Pain by Letters from the Fire on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  4. ^ jpdeuce73 (May 18, 2016). "Alternative Hard Rockers Letters From The Fire's Alexa Kabazie Filling In For Failure Anthem Singer On Tour This Week – I'm Music Magazine". Immusicmag.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Letters from the Fire Premiere New Video, "Control"". Revolvermag. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Letters From The Fire - Worth The Pain Official Video". YouTube. December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Dave Simpson. "Letters from the Fire unveil new video for "Worth the Pain" | Pure M". Puremzine.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Reviews - Letters From The Fire 'Worth The Pain'". Knac.Com. September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Colson, Alice (September 7, 2016). "Album Review: Letters From the Fire – Worth the Pain". Music Existence. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Mike Keller Guitar former Letters From The Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022.[user-generated source]
  11. ^ "Letters from the Fire - Chart history". Billboard. October 1, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  12. ^ "Letters from the Fire - Chart history". Billboard. October 1, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  13. ^ "Letters from the Fire - Chart history - Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "Mediabase 24/7 - 7 Day Charts". Mediabase.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
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