Burn Halo (album)

Burn Halo is the debut album by American rock band Burn Halo. The album was set for release in 2008 through Island Records, but after the album was completed Island elected not to release it.[9] It was released on March 31, 2009 through Rawkhead Rekords.[1] It entered at #129 at the Billboard 200, selling 4,800 copies.[10]

Burn Halo
Studio album by Burn Halo
Released	March 31, 2009
Recorded	October–November 2007[1]
Genre	Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge
Length	46:28
Label	Rawkhead
Producer	Zac Maloy
Burn Halo chronology
Burn Halo (2009) Up from the Ashes (2011)
Singles from Burn Halo
"Dirty Little Girl" Released: November 25, 2008 "Save Me" Released: January 12, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Interlude	[2]
ARTISTdirect	[3]
Dangerdog Music Reviews	[4]
Hard Rock Hideout	[5]
Pure Grain Audio	(9.6/10)[6]
TuneLab Music	[7]
Type 3 Media	[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Composers	Length
1.	"Dirty Little Girl" (feat. Synyster Gates)	James Hart, Brian Haner, Jr., Zac Maloy	3:48
2.	"Save Me"	Neal Tiemann, Hart, Maloy	4.01
3.	"Here With Me"	Hart, Maloy	4:33
4.	"Too Late To Tell You Now"	Hart, Maloy	3:50
5.	"So Addicted"	Hart, Maloy	3:17
6.	"Dead End Roads & Lost Highways"	Hart, Maloy	3:18
7.	"Saloon Song"	Hart, Maloy	3:43
8.	"Our House"	Hart, Maloy	3:28
9.	"Fallin' Faster"	Dave Buckner, Keith Barney, Hart	3:32
10.	"Anejo" (feat. Synyster Gates)	Hart, Haner, Maloy	3:50
11.	"Back to the Start"	Hart, Maloy	3:41
12.	"Gasoline"	Hart, Maloy	5:25

Singles

Dirty Little Girl

The album's first single "Dirty Little Girl" was released on November 25, 2008, and features Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates. The song has peaked at #19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.[11]

The music video for "Dirty Little Girl" premiered on MTV on February 25, 2009. It was filmed on November 19, 2008 at The Slide Bar in Fullerton, California.

Save Me

"Save Me" was the 2nd single. It was released on radio on January 12, 2010.[12] The song was used in the soundtrack for the WWE videogame WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2009	US Billboard 200[13]	129
	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14]	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2009	"Dirty Little Girl"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks[11]	19
2010	"Save Me"		39

Personnel

• James Hart  – lead vocals
• Neal Tiemann  – lead guitar
• Chris Chaney  – bass
• Ryan Folden - drums
• Daniel Adair  – drums, percussion
• Allen Snake Jones Wheeler  – rhythm guitar

Additional musicians

• Synyster Gates  – lead guitar/solo on "Dirty Little Girl" and "Anejo"
• Joey Cunha  – additional guitar on "So Addicted"
• Brian LeBarton  – piano on "Too Late to Tell You Now"
• Keith Barney  – strings on "Fallin' Faster"
• Stevie Blacke  – strings on "Too Late to Tell You Now" and "Back to the Start"
• Zac Maloy  – percussion, additional guitar on "Too Late to Tell You Now" and "Saloon Song", acoustic guitar on "Gasoline", additional vocals on "Dead End Roads & Lost Highways" and "Gasoline"

References

1. Petruziello, Francis (March 5, 2009). "Burn Halo's "Dirty Little Girl" makes it to MTV; set to play on 2009 SnowCore tour with Static-X and Saliva". The Cleveland Leader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
2. "The Interlude review". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16.
3. Sciarretto, Amy (March 23, 2009). "Burn Halo by Burn Halo album review". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
4. Hartranft, Craig (March 5, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
5. Rockitt, Rob (June 3, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Hard Rock Hideout. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
6. Moore, Bruce (January 22, 2009). "Burn Halo album review". Pure Grain Audio. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
7. "Review: Burn Halo – 'Burn Halo'". Tunelab Music. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
8. "Album review: Burn Halo". April 30, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
9. "Burn Halo album". MusicRemedy. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
10. "Billboard 200 chart history for Burn Halo". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
11. "Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart History for Burn Halo". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926075958/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
13. "Burn Halo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
14. "Burn Halo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.