Stand Up and Scream

Stand Up and Scream
Studio album by Asking Alexandria
Released	15 September 2009
Recorded	19 May–16 June 2009
Studio	Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana, U.S.
Genre	Metalcore electronicore post-hardcore
Length	48:15
Label	Sumerian
Producer	Joey Sturgis
Asking Alexandria chronology
The Irony of Your Perfection (2007) Stand Up and Scream (2009) Life Gone Wild (2010)
Singles from Stand Up and Scream
"Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" Released: 15 December 2009 "A Prophecy"

Stand Up and Scream is the debut studio album by English rock band Asking Alexandria. It was released on 15 September 2009 through Sumerian Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis. The album has charted at number 170 on the Billboard 200, number 29 on Top Independent albums, and number 4 on Top Heatseekers. The record managed to remain at the Top Heatseekers chart at position number 36 until the end of July 2010.

Musical style

Stand Up and Scream incorporates elements of melodic metalcore, trance, techno, and pop music. The album employs death growls, clean vocals, staccato guitar riffs, open-note drop-tuned breakdowns, and synthesizer leads. The album drew comparisons to Bring Me the Horizon.

Background

The title of the album is chosen from a lyric in the second track "Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)", where the relevant line within the chorus reads "Just stand up and scream, the tainted clock is counting down".

Six of the tracks featured on the album have previously been released digitally through the band's MySpace and PureVolume accounts. These include, "Nobody Don't Dance No More", "Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)", "A Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta", "Not the American Average", "A Single Moment of Sincerity", and "I Was Once, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps, a Cowboy King". When downloaded, the ID3 tags displayed Demo or Demo 2008 as the songs relevant album. There are both minor and more noticeable alterations in all of the songs released on the album in comparison to those released digitally in 2008.

The song "Hey There Mr. Brooks" is written as a homage to the film, Mr. Brooks. Its lyrics feature many references to scenes in the film.

Music videos

In September 2009, Asking Alexandria shot their debut music video for the song "Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)". In the video, the musicians play in a dark room, dressed in black. Also shown is a table, on which stands the glass with water. Throughout the video, the glass gradually shifts to the edge of the table and finally falls down and breaks in the end.

In 2010, the music video for "A Prophecy" was released. It was filmed in Los Angeles in its entirety during the band's headlining tour, "Welcome to the Circus", in between tour dates. It features the band playing in a dark alley during a storm, and cuts between shots of the band and a woman falling through the ocean. There is also a shot of James Cassells spitting fire towards the end before the last breakdown.

In 2010, Asking Alexandria shot a performance video of "If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once... You Should Get Out of the Circus" at Chain Reaction in Long Beach, California. It is included on their EP, Life Gone Wild.

During the Epicenter 2011, Asking Alexandria shot a performance video for "Not the American Average".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Ultimate Guitar

Phil Freeman of AllMusic criticized the album's tracks as "faceless and unmemorable" and did not believe fans of the genre would enjoy the album's electronic breaks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Danny Worsnop, Ben Bruce and James Cassells; except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alerion"		2:14
2.	"Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)"		4:02
3.	"A Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta"		4:03
4.	"Nobody Don't Dance No More"	Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Cameron Liddell, Sam Bettley	3:59
5.	"Hey There Mr. Brooks" (featuring Shawn Milke of Alesana)		4:09
6.	"Hiatus" (instrumental)		1:45
7.	"If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once... You Should Get Out of the Circus"	Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Liddell, Bettley	3:45
8.	"A Single Moment of Sincerity"		3:50
9.	"Not the American Average"		4:39
10.	"I Used to Have a Best Friend (But Then He Gave Me an STD)"		4:05
11.	"A Prophecy"		3:33
12.	"I Was Once, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps a Cowboy King"	Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Liddell, Bettley	3:41
13.	"When Everyday's the Weekend"		4:23
Total length:			48:15

Japanese edition enhanced material

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" (music video)	4:41

Personnel

Asking Alexandria

• Danny Worsnop – lead vocals, keyboards, programming
• Ben Bruce – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, programming, co-lead vocals on tracks 8 and 9
• Cameron Liddell – rhythm guitar
• Sam Bettley – bass
• James Cassells – drums

Additional musicians

• Shawn Milke of Alesana – guest vocals on "Hey There Mr. Brooks"

Additional personnel

• Joey Sturgis – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Nick Sampson – additional editing
• Sons of Nero – artwork
• Phill Mamula – photography
• Amanda Fiore and Ash Avildsen – art conception
• RED Distribution – distribution

Charts

Charts (2009–2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	170
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	29