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Break the Cycle
Rock · 2001 · 14 tracks

Break the Cycle

A definitive post-grunge document balancing heavy, down-tuned aggression with starkly honest acoustic ballads. Polished, melancholic, and deeply confessional.

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The ultimate soundtrack for when you're feeling a little bit broken but still want to rock out.

A heavy, rain-slicked meditation on personal regret and the struggle for emotional clarity.

Break the Cycle · vs · Staind
Late Night+2.8σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Open Your Eyes
3:52
02
Pressure
3:23
03
Fade
4:04
04
It’s Been Awhile
4:25
05
Change
3:36
06
Can’t Believe
2:49
07
Epiphany
4:19
08
Suffer
4:00
09
Safe Place
4:36
10
For You
3:27
11
Outside
4:52
12
Waste
3:57
13
Take It
3:38
14
Outside (live version)
5:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the skeletal acoustic opening of It's Been Awhile into the full-band swell of the chorus.
The raw, unadorned vocal delivery on Epiphany that strips away the metal artifice for pure vulnerability.
The way the heavy, churning riff of For You suddenly gives way to a melodic, soaring hook.
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