| Apologies Are for the Weak | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Miss May I |
| Cover: | Apologiesarefortheweak.jpg |
| Released: | (15th anniversary Re-record) |
| Recorded: | 2008–2009 |
| Studio: | The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 34:15 34:26 (15th anniversary Re-record) |
| Label: | Rise Solid State (15th anniversary Re-record) |
| Producer: | Joey Sturgis(15th anniversary Re-record) |
| Prev Title: | Demo 2008 |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Monument |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Apologies Are for the Weak is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Miss May I, and is their only album with bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gillespie. The album reached number 29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers,[1] and number 66 on Top Independent Albums.[2]
The album sold well over 25,000 copies in one year.[3] Music videos were made for two of the songs, "Architect" and "Forgive and Forget". The album's title track was featured in the 2011 video game .
Apologies Are for the Weak is also the only release by the band to include bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gillespie. After this album, Gillespie would depart from the band which had original bass player, Ryan Neff rejoin Miss May I.
The video for "Forgive and Forget" was the first music video released from the album. Previous to this album, Miss May I had a music video produced for their song "Architect" from their demo tape Demo 2008 (before the band was signed to Rise).
In celebration for the 15th anniversary of the album, the band released a rerecorded version of the whole album on August 23rd, 2024 with appearances from notable acts such as Bleeding Through, After the Burial, August Burns Red, Carnifex, The Word Alive, Our Last Night, Silent Planet, Currents, Impending Doom, and Fit for a King.[4]
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