Beating a Dead Horse (album)

Beating a Dead Horse
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04) (reissue)
GenreParody, comedy rock, comedy punk
Amidst the Grave's Demons: metalcore, post-hardcore
Sunrise Skater Kids: pop punk
Chewed Up: melodic hardcore, hardcore punk
Vermicide Violence: deathcore
Canadian Softball: emo, math rock, indie rock
Rectangles: progressive metal, djent
$wagCh0de: crunkcore
Length54:32
LabelIndependent
Producer
Jarrod Alonge chronology
Beating a Dead Horse
(2015)
Friendville
(2016)
Deluxe Reissue Cover
"BADH: Deluxe Ultra-Limited Exclusive Undead Edition"
Singles from Beating a Dead Horse
  1. "The Swimmer"
    Released: 27 May 2015
  2. "Save My Life"
    Released: 11 August 2015
  3. "Inconceivable Somatic Defecation"
    Released: 26 August 2015
  4. "Unbreakable"
    Released: 25 September 2015
  5. "First World Tragedy"
    Released: 27 November 2015

Beating a Dead Horse is the debut studio album by YouTube comedian Jarrod Alonge, self-released on May 26, 2015.[1] The album features seven different fictitious bands created by Alonge to satirize the tropes and characteristics of alternative music genres such as metalcore, post-hardcore, pop punk, emo, progressive metal, hardcore punk and others.

The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart and number 18 on the Top Heatseekers chart. On October 30, Alonge announced a deluxe reissue of the album featuring six additional songs, which was released on December 4, 2015.

  1. ^ "Jarrod Alonge unveils Comedy Album". Kerrang. Retrieved 17 August 2015.