A Step from Nowhere

Infobox Album
Name = A Step from Nowhere
Type = studio
Artist = Shovel

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Released = March 23, 1999
Recorded = September - October 1999
Genre = Alternative metal
Industrial metal
Length = 58:20
Label = Universal
Producer = Chris Vrenna
Reviews =
Last album = "Terrestrials"
(1997)
This album = "A Step from Nowhere"
(1999)
Next album = "Death Culture"
(2001)

A Step from Nowhere is the second album from alternative metal and industrial band Shovel. The album was released March 23, 1999 on Universal Records. The album was the band's most successful, yielding 3 singles and music videos and charting in the US. To date, the album has sold over 275,000 copies. This was the band's final album with original bassist Davis Connelley.

The album's original title was "13 Steps to Nowhere", taking its title from a Pantera song. The video for "Ruin by Numbers" was banned from MTV for featuring graphic depictions of violence.

Track listing

All lyrics by Nate Sidek, all music by Shovel

# "Constant" – 3:41
# "Never Walk Alone" – 4:30
# "Idle Hands" – 4:04
# "Bind Me" – 4:09
# "A Step from Nowhere" – 4:39
# "Tics" – 3:19
# "Prone" – 3:55
# "Ruin by Numbers" – 4:25
# "Drop" – 5:13
# "This Decrepit Society" – 5:57
# "Pointless" – 3:13
# "Blood Runs" – 5:43
# "Not a Sound" – 5:32

Personnel

* Nate Sidek - vocals
* Michael Foley - guitar
* Rob DeGrasse - electronics, keyboards
* Pete Bennet - drums
* Davis Connelley - bass
* Chris Vrenna - production
* GGGarth - mixing
* Jonny Santos - backing vocals ("Drop")
* Wayne Marijo - cover art

Chart positions

Album

Singles