Thrice "The Illusion Of Safety" (2025 Reissue)

Essential emo/post-hardcore album

Yellow Vinyl Pressing Limited to 1500 Includes b-side "That Hideous Strength" The Illusion of Safety is the breakthrough post-hardcore album from Thrice, featuring a sharp blend of punk and metal with exceptional lyrics and musicianship. The band wrote two songs per month before recording with producer Brian McTernan (Converge, Cave In) in July 2001 at Salad Days Studios. The Illusion of Safety" is an unmatched album that blended raw, underground authenticity with groundbreaking ambition. It became an immediate and enduring pillar of 21st-century post-hardcore, aging far better than it's many imitators. While perfectly capturing it's era, the album remains timeless, offering new discoveries with each listen rather than just nostalgia. 

1 Kill Me Quickly
2 A Subtle Dagger
3 See You in the Shallows
4 Betrayal Is a Symptom
5 Deadbolt
6 In Years to Come
7 The Red Death
8 A Living Dance Upon Dead Minds
9 Where Idols Once Stood
10 Trust
11 To Awake and Avenge the Dead
12 So Strange I Remember You
13 The Beltsville Crucible
14 That Hideous Strength