Full Collapse

Full Collapse
Four leather chairs against a white wall, surrounded by a blue border
Studio album by
Thursday
ReleasedApril 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)
RecordedNovember 2000
StudioBig Blue Meenie, Jersey City, New Jersey
Genre
Length42:26
LabelVictory
ProducerSal Villanueva
Thursday chronology
Waiting
(1999) 		Full Collapse
(2001) 		Five Stories Falling
(2002)
Singles from Thursday
  1. "Understanding in a Car Crash"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Cross Out the Eyes"
    Released: 2002

Full Collapse is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Thursday. It was released on April 10, 2001, through Victory Records, to whom the band signed after leaving Eyeball Records. With the addition of guitarist Steve Pedulla, recording sessions for the album were held in November 2000 at Big Blue Meenie Recording Studios in Jersey City. Sal Villanueva, who served as the producer, the production team and members of different bands contributed additional instrumentation to the recordings. Full Collapse is considered a post-hardcore[1][2] and screamo album.[3]

Preceded by a two-month United States tour, the album's release was promoted with a short series of shows. The band toured the US in 2001, with BoySetsFire, Waterdown, Rival Schools, and Saves the Day. At the end of the year, the band released music videos for "Understanding in a Car Crash" and "Cross Out the Eyes". In early 2002, keyboardist Andrew Everding joined the band. They went on tour with the Movielife and Sparta and appeared on the Warped Tour soon afterwards. Around this time, the band made it known that they had several issues with Victory Records and its founder, Tony Brummel. Thursday has performed the album in its entirety on tours in 2011 and 2018.

Full Collapse peaked at number 178 on the US Billboard 200. It also appeared on two Billboard component charts: number ten on Heatseekers Albums, and number nine on the Independent Albums. The album received favorable reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the album's musicianship. It is referred to as a classic emo album and praised as one of the best emo albums of all time, by publications such as Kerrang!, NME, and Rolling Stone. It has influenced bands such as As Cities Burn, My Chemical Romance, and Senses Fail.

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