On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax

On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax
Studio album by Alesana
Released	June 6, 2006
Genre	Post-hardcore, screamo, emo
Length	55:54
Label	Tragic Hero, Fearless
Producer	Kit Walters, Jamie King
Alesana chronology
Try This with Your Eyes Closed (2005) On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (2006) Where Myth Fades to Legend (2008)
Re-release cover

On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax is the debut full-length album by Alesana. It was originally released on June 6, 2006 by Tragic Hero Records, but when the band joined Fearless Records, it was re-released on March 20, 2007, with two bonus tracks, four live videos, and an interview with the newer label. The title refers to the Greek myth of Icarus.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dennis Lee and Shawn Milke, all music composed by Alesana.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Icarus"	1:00
2.	"Ambrosia"	3:05
3.	"Pathetic, Ordinary"	4:00
4.	"Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time"	4:14
5.	"Daggers Speak Louder Than Words"	3:27
6.	"Last Three Letters"	3:33
7.	"Apology"	5:18
8.	"Tilting the Hourglass"	3:49
9.	"This Conversation Is Over"	3:24
10.	"Congratulations, I Hate You"	4:02
11.	"Third Temptation of Paris"	3:42
12.	"A Siren's Soliloquy"	4:01
13.	"Necro's Decay"	4:26
Total length:		48:01

Reissue bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Early Mourning"	3:54
15.	"Apology (Acoustic)"	3:59
Total length:		55:54

Enhanced bonus content

• Ambrosia [Live]
• Apology [Live]
• Congratulations, I Hate You [Live]
• Tilting The Hourglass [Live]
• Video-Interview With Alesana

Personnel

Alesana Dennis Lee - unclean vocals Shawn Milke - lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar Patrick Thompson - lead guitar, vocals (track 11) Steven Tomany - bass Adam Ferguson - lead guitar, backing vocals Jeremy Bryan - drums, percussion Session musicians Melissa Milke - female vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10 and 11)

Production[1] Kit Walters - Engineering, production, mixing, additional vocals (track 11) Jamie King - Mixing, mastering, production First sound clip on "Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time" courtesy of film Underworld Final sound clip on "Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time" courtesy of film Full Metal Jacket Kenton Spohr - Band photography Jessica Redmerski - Cover photo (Little Lovely II) Kevin Moore - Art direction and design Blake Farabi - Enhanced CD production Live footage provided by Punkrockvids.com Director/editor - Christopher Heimrich Filming - Christopher Heinrich, James Stephen, Josh Hewins and Dustin Cardenas Video interview by newbandtv.com Executive producers - Eugene and Robin Fouchia Producer - Mark Yager Cameras - Mike Wildt, Zac Hargrave and Mike Longenbach Audio - Jeff Pace Interview by Tyler Trautman Booking - Jeremy Holgerson Management - Eric Rushing Tour Management - Devin Timmons

References

1. Liner notes