Photographs (Mest album)

Photographs is the fifth studio album by American pop punk band Mest.

Photographs
Studio album by Mest
Released	October 18, 2005
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	43:06
Label	Maverick
Producer	John Feldmann
Mest chronology
Mest (2003) Photographs (2005) Not What You Expected (2013)
Singles from Photographs
"Kiss Me, Kill Me" Released: September 6, 2005 "Take me Away (Cried Out to Heaven)" Released: September 13, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Melodic	[2]

Release

On July 12, 2005, Photographs was announced for release later in the year; following this, the band performed on the main stage of that year's Warped Tour.^[3] On August 7, 2005, "Kiss Me, Kill Me" and "Take Me Away (Cried Out to Heaven)" were posted on the band's Myspace profile. The band supported Social Distortion on their headlining US tour from September 2005.^[4] On October 12, 2005, the music video for "Take Me Away (Cried Out to Heaven)" was posted online. That same day, Mest had to drop off the Social Distortion tour because of drummer Nick Gigler developing Carpal tunnel syndrome; they were replaced by Bullets and Octane. Six days later, Photographs was released through Maverick.^[5] Limited copies came with a bonus DVD entitled Seven Deadly Sins.

In January 2006, the band announced on their Myspace blog that they would break-up following a US tour, titled the So Long and Thanx for the Booze Tour.^[6] The trek ran from late January until early March, with support from Allister and Scary Kids Scaring Kids.^[7] Since the break-up, Lovato formed A Permanent Holiday, which featured members of Lit and Bleed the Dream.^[8]

Track listing

1. "Take Me Away (Cried Out to Heaven)" (Tony Lovato, John Feldmann) – 3:41
2. "Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Jeremiah Rangel, Feldmann) – 3:34
3. "Photographs" (Lovato) – 3:01
4. "Cursed" (Rangel, Feldmann) – 3:39
5. "As His Black Heart Dies (My Mistake)" (Lovato) – 3:16
6. "This Time" (Lovato, Feldmann) – 3:45
7. "Graveyard" (Rangel, Feldmann) – 3:37
8. "Nightmare" (Lovato) – 3:36
9. "Can't Take This" (Lovato, Feldmann) – 3:28
10. "Dying for You" (Lovato, Feldmann) – 3:29
11. "Tonight Will Last Forever" (Rangel, Feldmann) – 4:15
12. "Last Kiss" (Lovato) – 3:45

References

1. Photographs at AllMusic
2. Roth, Kaj (October 12, 2005). "Mest - Photographs". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
3. Paul, Aubin (July 12, 2005). "Mest set to release 'Photographs' on September 13th". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
4. Paul, Aubin (August 7, 2005). "New music from Mest, touring with Social Distortion". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
5. Paul, Aubin (October 12, 2005). "Mest launches new video, drops off Social Distortion tour and is replaced by Bullets And Octane". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
6. August, Justin (January 14, 2006). "Mest (1996-2006)". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
7. "Mest break up". Alternative Press. January 13, 2006. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
8. "Mest frontman Tony Lovato arrested on murder charges". Alternative Press. March 25, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2016.