Phoenix (Zebrahead album) explained

Phoenix
Type:	Album
Artist:	Zebrahead
Cover:	Phoenix higher resolution.jpg
Released:	July 9, 2008
Recorded:	March–May 2008
Studio:	Maple, Santa Ana, California
Genre:	Pop punk, rap rock
Length:	55:02
Label:	Icon Mes
Producer:	Cameron Webb, Howard Benson
Prev Title:	Broadcast to the World
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Panty Raid
Next Year:	2009

Phoenix is the seventh studio album released by American punk rock band Zebrahead. Shawn Harris of The Matches created the artwork for the album, as he did with the band's previous album Broadcast to the World. Phoenix was made available for streaming via Fuse's website on July 31, 2008, before being released on August 5, 2008 through Icon Mes.^[1] The band was due to embark on a US tour in August and September 2008, but had to cancel it when frontman Matty Lewis started suffering from vocal issues. They ended up going on a tour of mainland Europe in October 2008.^{[2] [3]}

Singles

• "Mental Health" - released as the lead single from the album in June 2008. It peaked at number 16 on the Japanese charts, a music video accompanied its release.
• "Hell Yeah!" - released as the second single in the fall of 2008; a music video accompanied its release.
• "The Juggernauts" - released as the third and final single in winter–spring 2009; a music video accompanied its release.

The video was filmed in the summer of 2008. The video shows the band members playing at the swimming pool with a large number of visitors on holiday. At the end of the video all participants start to play a song under the water.

Personnel

Band

• Ali Tabatabaee - lead vocals
• Matty Lewis - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Greg Bergdorf - lead guitar
• Ben Osmundson - bass guitar
• Ed Udhus - drums

Backing staff

• Jason Freese - keyboards
• Howard Benson - keyboards on "Hell Yeah!"
• Cameron Webb - mixing, engineer
• Mike Plotnikoff - engineer
• Brian Gardner - mastering

Trivia

• "HMP" stands for Heavy Metal Push-Ups and according to the band the name came about because playing the song gave their fingers a workout.^[4]
• "Mike Dexter is a God, Mike Dexter is a Role Model, Mike Dexter is an Asshole" is a reference to the character Mike Dexter from the movie Can't Hardly Wait.^[5]

Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
Top Heatseekers	30
Japan Charts	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Japan	July 9, 2008	CD, music download
Europe	August 4, 2008
Canada	August 5, 2008
United States
World wide	March 28, 2014	Vinyl record^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zebrahead: 'Phoenix'. Punknews.org. White, Adam. July 31, 2008. June 18, 2022.
2. Web site: Zebrahead (US). Punknews.org. White, Adam. July 28, 2008. June 18, 2022.
3. Web site: Zebrahead postpones US tour on doctor's orders. Punknews.org. White, Adam. August 26, 2008. June 18, 2022.
4. Web site: Way More Beer - Live in Germany. PledgeMusic. October 9, 2015.
5. Ali from Zebrahead says Who is Mike Dexter. 7 November 2008. YouTube. October 9, 2015.
6. Web site: Vinyl announcement. Facebook.com. Zebrahead. 29 March 2014.