The Fiction We Live

2003 studio album by From Autumn to Ashes

The Fiction We Live

Studio album by

From Autumn to Ashes

Released

September 9, 2003

Recorded

2003

Studio

Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, British Columbia and Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver

Genre

Post-hardcore
emo
screamo
metalcore^[1]

Length

40:01

Label

Vagrant

Producer

GGGarth

From Autumn to Ashes chronology

Too Bad You're Beautiful
(2001)

The Fiction We Live
(2003)

Abandon Your Friends
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Punk News	^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

The Fiction We Live is the second studio album by the American post-hardcore band From Autumn to Ashes. It was produced by Garth Richardson and released September 9, 2003, through Vagrant Records. Melanie Wills of One True Thing makes a guest appearance once again, contributing to the vocals on "Autumns Monologue." This is the last album to feature Scott Gross and Mike Pilato. It peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard 200 charts.

Production

Following the release of Too Bad You're Beautiful, From Autumn to Ashes was approached by Island Record who showed interest in signing the band. The deal fell through after a disagreement between the band and label over the production of The Fiction We Live.^[4]

Videos

Three music videos were produced for The Fiction We Live: "The After Dinner Payback", "Lilacs & Lolita," and "Milligram Smile." They aired on Headbangers Ball upon release.

Musical style

The album features more clean vocals than the previous album, Too Bad You're Beautiful, with three songs having no screaming vocals.^[3] "Autumn's Monologue" is a re-working of "The Fiction We Live" with the collaboration of Melanie Wills. "Autumn's Monologue" is a continuation of "Short Stories with Tragic Endings" from Too Bad You're Beautiful, while "The Fiction We Live" is a response to "Autumn's Monologue".^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Benjamin Perri and Francis Mark, except where noted; all music is composed by Francis Mark, Scott Gross, Brian Denevee, and Mike Pilato

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The After Dinner Payback"		2:51
2.	"Lilacs & Lolita"		2:42
3.	"No Trivia"		4:08
4.	"Milligram Smile"		3:35
5.	"The Second Wrong Makes You Feel Right"		4:58
6.	"Every Reason To"		2:53
7.	"Autumn's Monologue" (featuring Melanie Wills)	Wills	4:33
8.	"Alive Out of Habit"		4:57
9.	"All I Taste Today Is What's Her Name"		3:37
10.	"The Fiction We Live"		1:18
11.	"I'm the Best at Ruining My Life"		4:23
Total length:			40:01

Personnel

From Autumn to Ashes

Benjamin Perri – vocals
Francis Mark – drums, vocals
Scott Gross – rhythm guitar
Brian Denevee – lead guitar
Mike Pilato – bass guitar

Artwork

P.R. Brown – art Direction, photography, design

Managerial

Cory Brennan – management
Irene Richter – managing assistant
Tim Borror – US booking agent
John Jackson – international booking agent

Production

Garth Richardson – producer
Dean Mahler – engineer
Christopher Shaw – mixing
Zach Blackstone – mixing assistant
Chris Crippen – drum technician
Ben Kaplan – digital Editing, engineer, programming
Misha Rajaratnam – mixing assistant
Lee Robertson & Gordon Sran – assistant engineers
Darryl Romphf – assistant engineer, production coordination
Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	73
Top Independent Albums	5

References

^ ^a ^b Paul, Aubin (September 12, 2003). "From Autumn to Ashes - The Fiction We Live". Punk News. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Henderson, Alex. The Fiction We Live at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Sputnikmusic review
^ "From Autumn To Ashes - The Fiction We Live". Punktastic. December 11, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "From Autumn To Ashes - The Fiction We Live Review". Inside Pulse. October 16, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "From Autumn to Ashes Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.