Dead by April (album)

Dead by April
Studio album by Dead by April
Released	May 13, 2009
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Pop, Alternative Metal, Metalcore
Length	47:48
Language	English
Label	Universal Music
Dead by April chronology
Dead by April (2009) Stronger (2011)
Special Edition
Singles from Dead by April
"Losing You" Released: March 6, 2009 "What Can I Say" Released: September 16, 2009. "Angels of Clarity" Released: September 28, 2009.

Dead by April is the self-titled debut album from Swedish metal band Dead by April, released on May 13, 2009. It is the only album to feature former guitarist Johan Olsson; and Pontus Hjelm as an official guitarist/singer (However, since they are currently lacking a permanent guitarist, Hjelm appeared as a guest on their next album Incomparable and still writes with the band).

The album entered the Swedish album charts at number 2, with Relapse by Eminem at #3 and 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day at #1. The first single of the album was the track "Losing You" which was released on March 6, 2009. On April 18 the track listing along with the album cover was released.

The album mainly consists of re-recorded demo songs, except for two new tracks called "What Can I Say" and "Sorry for Everything". One out of the two new tracks, "What Can I Say" was made the second single for the album on September 16, and "Angels of Clarity" was made the third 12 days later (September 28). "What Can I Say" was released as physical single only in Europe and "Angels of Clarity" as digital download single only in the UK.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trapped"	Pontus Hjelm	3:08
2.	"Angels of Clarity"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:41
3.	"Losing You"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:57
4.	"What Can I Say"	Pontus Hjelm	3:08
5.	"Erased"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:26
6.	"Promise Me"	Pontus Hjelm	3:34
7.	"Falling Behind"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:26
8.	"Sorry For Everything"	Pontus Hjelm	3:44
9.	"In My Arms"	Negin Djafari/Thomas Gustafsson/Pontus Hjelm/Hugo Lira/Paolo Lira/Jimmie Strimmel	4:25
10.	"Stronger"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	4:00
11.	"Carry Me"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:48
12.	"A Promise"	Johan Eskilsson/Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:37
13.	"I Made It"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:49

Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Leaves Falling (Limited Edition & UK bonus track)"		3:23
15.	"My Saviour (UK bonus track)"	Pontus Hjelm/Jimmie Strimmel	3:13
16.	"Losing You (Alternate version) (UK bonus track)"		3:30

Bonus DVD

• "Video Blog"
• "The Making Of"
• "Losing You" (Music Video)
• "Losing You" (Karaoke version)
• "Photo Slide" (Live photography)
• "Interview"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Ultimate-Guitar	9/10[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Personnel

Dead by April

• Jimmie Strimmel - Clean Vocals and Screams
• Pontus Hjelm - Vocals, Guitar and Keyboards
• Johan Olsson - Guitar
• Marcus Wesslén - Bass
• Alexander Svenningson - Drums

Chart positions

Country	Position
Sweden	2[3]

References

1. ^ ljhrocks (April 29, 2010). "Dead By April Review". Ultimate-Guitar. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dead_by_april/dead_by_april/index.html. Retrieved December 5, 2010. 
2. ^ "Dea By April - Dead by april". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/dead-by-april-r1599980. 
3. ^ swedishcharts.com - Dead By April - Angels Of Clarity