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As Tradition Dies Slowly

As Tradition Dies Slowly is the debut full-length album by American metalcore band Morning Again. It was released on compact disc and 12-inch vinyl by American record label Revelation Records on June 30, 1998.[1][2][3] It was the band's first release to enter music charts, reaching number 22 and spending nine weeks on CMJ New Music Report's Loud Rock chart,[4] and reaching number 50 on FMQB's Metal Detector Pure Spins chart.[5] The album was subsequently re-issued digitally by Revelation Records, and was later repressed on 12-inch vinyl on July 9, 2015, and again on January 22, 2019.[6][7][8]

As Tradition Dies Slowly
Studio album by
Morning Again
ReleasedJune 30, 1998 (1998-06-30)
RecordedFebruary 1, 1998 (1998-02-01) – February 12, 1998 (1998-02-12)
Studio
Genre
Length35:40
LabelRevelation
Producer
Morning Again chronology
The Cleanest War
(1996) 		As Tradition Dies Slowly
(1998) 		To Die a Bitter Death
(1998)

Background

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Full Contact MagazinePositive[9]
Lollipop MagazineNegative[10]
LoudNetPositive[11]
Ox-FanzinePositive[12]
RocktoberPositive[13]
Scene Point Blank          [14]
Suburban VoiceMixed[15]
Think AgainPositive[16]

Recording

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The album was the band's first release on Revelation Records, which had shown interest in the band after hearing early material recorded with original vocalist Damien Moyal (The Cleanest War and Hand of Hope).[17][18] As Tradition Dies Slowly's writing and recording sessions, and following promotional tours, featured several member changes, leading the band to ultimately break up in October 1998,[19] only four months after the album's release.[20][18] The band began writing music for As Tradition Dies Slowly in March 1997, with guitarist and principal songwriter John Wylie, drummer Louie Long, vocalist Kevin Byers, bass guitarist Gerardo Villarroel and newly recruited guitarist Joseph Simmons.[21] Long was replaced by Matthew Thomas in April 1997.[18]

The album was recorded from February 1–12, 1998, with producer Jeremy Staska at Studio 13 in Deerfield Beach, Florida, where the band had recorded nearly all of its prior material since 1996.[22][18] The session included the recording of seven new songs ("Stones", "Seasons", "Murder You Call War", "As Tradition Dies Slowly", "Free to Decide", "Words of a Chosen Few" and "Rights of Passage"), and three previously released songs that were re-recorded for the album ("Uncivil Hands", "Martyr" and "Dictation of Beauty").[22][18] The song "Martyr" had previously been recorded in September 1996 and appeared on the band's split 7-inch vinyl with Shoulder and on the Martyr extended play;[23] "Uncivil Hands" had previously been recorded in December 1996 and appeared on the extended play My Statement of Life in a Dying World; and "Dictation of Beauty" had previously been recorded in August 1997 and appeared on the band's split 7-inch vinyl and CD with 25 ta Life.[24][25][26]

Only three weeks after the album was recorded, Simmons was fired and replaced by Stephen Looker, who had just quit both Culture and As Friends Rust to join Morning Again.[27][28] As a result, Simmons moved to Gainesville, Florida and joined both Culture and As Friends Rust, taking up Looker's former position.[27][28]

Promotion

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In promotion of the release, Morning Again toured the United States and Europe several times between November 1997 and October 1998,[29] accompanied by such bands as Converge, Agnostic Front, Today Is the Day, Keepsake, Disembodied, Vision, Maximum Penalty, Another Victim, Length of Time and For the Love of...[2][30][31][32] The band also performed at notable festivals like Syracuse Hardcore Festival in Syracuse, New York, Michigan Festival in Detroit, Michigan, Hardcore Festival in Rijen, Netherlands, Radix Tierrechts Festival in Speyer, Germany and Broken Silence Hardcore Festival in Schorndorf, Germany.[2][32][33] The band was also scheduled to perform at CMJ Music Marathon in November 1998, but cancelled their appearance when breaking up weeks before.[34]

Track listing

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

As Tradition Dies Slowly track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stones"
  • Wylie
3:57
2."Seasons"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:41
3."Murder You Call War"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
4:44
4."As Tradition Dies Slowly"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:05
5."Uncivil Hands"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
3:17
6."Dictation of Beauty"
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:22
7."Free to Decide"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:42
8."Martyr"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
2:37
9."Words of a Chosen Few"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:36
10."Rights of Passage"
  • Wylie
  • Wylie
  • Simmons
3:39
Total length:35:40

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

Morning Again
Production
  • Jeremy Staska – recording engineer, mixer and producer at Studio 13
  • Alan Douches – mastering engineer at West West Side Music
  • Richie Birkenhead – artwork and design
  • Jason Upright – photography
  • John Polosi – legal representation

Release history

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Release formats for As Tradition Dies Slowly
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States June 30, 1998 Revelation Records CD REV:070
LP
July 9, 2015 LP (repress)
January 22, 2019 LP (repress)

References

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  1. ^ "Morning Again : As Tradition Dies Slowly". Revelation Records. June 30, 1998. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Revelation Records News". Revelation Records. May 1998. Archived from the original on May 13, 1998. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Releases". CMJ Online. May 18, 1998. Archived from the original on May 18, 1998. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Jacks, Kelso (October 12, 1998). "Loud Rock Chart" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Metal Detector Pure Spins" (PDF). FMQB. July 24, 1998. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Morning Again "As Tradition Dies Slowly" LP". xSentientx Distribution. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Kamiński, Karol (March 16, 2015). "Morning Again re-release their records!". Idioteq. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Morning Again As Tradition Dies Slowly is back in print and on red vinyl!". Revelation Records. January 22, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Facebook.
  9. ^ Orchard, Rod (1998). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly (Revelation)". No. 2. Full Contact Magazine. p. 44 – via Internet Archive. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. ^ Den, Tim (November 1, 1998). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly Review". Lollipop Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly". LoudNet. 1998. Archived from the original on July 8, 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Lohausen, Marc (1998). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly CD". No. 32. Ox-Fanzine. Retrieved October 21, 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  13. ^ Austen, Jake (December 22, 2001). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly (Revelation)". No. 22. Rocktober. p. 58. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  14. ^ Bob (May 25, 2012). "Classic Album: Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly Revelation (1998)". Scene Point Blank. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Quint, Al (1998). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly (Revelation Records)". No. 42. Suburban Voice. p. 94. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Internet Archive. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  16. ^ Rutger (1998). "Morning Again – As Tradition Dies Slowly LP (Revelation Records)". No. 1. Think Again. p. 18. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  17. ^ Bowker, Tom (January 24, 2002). "Power Grab". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e Ramirez, Carlos (December 17, 2018). "Interview: Kevin Byers (Morning Again, Waking Kills the Dream)". No Echo. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  19. ^ Wiesner, Tito (November 1999). "Morning Again Interview". Waste of Mind. Archived from the original on January 25, 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  20. ^ "A message from Morning Again's John Wylie regarding the band's recent breakup". Revelation Records. October 1998. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  21. ^ Julien, Alexandre (January 8, 2008). "Bird of Ill Omen & Dead Mens' [sic] Theory Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  22. ^ a b c d As Tradition Dies Slowly liner notes. Revelation Records. 1998.
  23. ^ Martyr liner notes. Good Life Recordings. 1997.
  24. ^ Morning Again / 25 ta Life liner notes. Good Life Recordings. 1998.
  25. ^ Chapman, Tom (March 1998). "Morning Again/25 ta Life split 7"/CDsingle". No. 9. Over the Edge. p. 44 – via Internet Archive. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  26. ^ Boarts, Christine (October 1998). "Morning Again/25 ta Life – Split CD". No. 56. Slug and Lettuce. p. 13. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  27. ^ a b Verhaeghe, Edward (March 1998). "Good Life Recordings News". Good Life Recordings. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  28. ^ a b Julien, Alexandre (January 10, 2020). "As Friends Rust – A skeletal repository of As Friends Rust's timeline". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  29. ^ "Tour File" (PDF). FMQB. July 24, 1998. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  30. ^ Trust 67 (1996 Dez – 1997 Jan). Germany: Trust. December 1997 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  31. ^ Flying Revolverblatt 16 (1997). Flying Revolverblatt. 1997 – via Internet Archive.
  32. ^ a b Trust 72 (1998 Okt-Nov). Trust. October 1998 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  33. ^ Punk Planet 23 (1998 Mar–Apr). Punk Planet. March 1998 – via Internet Archive.
  34. ^ "CMJ Music Marathon Musicfest 98" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. October 26, 1998. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via World Radio History.
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