The Always Open Mouth Explained

The Always Open Mouth
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fear Before The March of Flames
Cover:	Alwaysopenmouth.jpg
Released:	September 19, 2006
Recorded:	April–May 2006
Studio:	Johnny Cab Studios, The Tank
Genre:	Post-hardcore, experimental rock
Length:	46:03
Label:	Equal Vision^[1]
Producer:	Bobby Darling^[2]
Prev Title:	Art Damage
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Fear Before
Next Year:	2008

The Always Open Mouth is the third full-length album by the post-hardcore band Fear Before the March of Flames, released in September 2006.^[3]

Critical reception

Drowned in Sound called the album "a complex and matured experimental punk record that is both ravishingly beautiful and jaw-droppingly massive in one fouler-than-foul swoop." PopMatters wrote that "although a valiant effort, The Always Open Mouth is, more or less, an amalgam of separate ideas, none of which seem to pan out."^[4]

Personnel

• David Marion – lead vocals
• Adam Fisher – lead guitar, clean vocals, keyboards, programming, piano, percussion
• Zachary Hutchings – rhythm guitar, percussion
• Michael Madruga – bass, backing vocals, percussion
• Brandon Proff – drums, percussion, programming, layout and design

Additional

• Anthony Green – additional vocals on track 11
• Jeremy Fisher – additional vocals on track seven
• Ryan Smith (Sterling Sound) – mastering
• Bobby Darling – producer
• Casey Bates – engineering and mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES 'THE ALWAYS OPEN MOUTH' VINYL. December 25, 2016. Equal Vision Records.
2. Web site: The Always Open Mouth: Fear Before The March Of Flames. Music. 14 November 2006 .
3. Web site: Fear Before the March of Flames | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Fear Before the March of Flames: The Always Open Mouth. November 20, 2006. PopMatters.