Greatest Hits?

Greatest Hits?
Greatest hits album by
As Friends Rust
ReleasedJune 4, 2014 (2014-06-04) (Japan)
December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27) (Indonesia) April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) (Europe)
RecordedNovember 19, 1996 (1996-11-19) – February 2002 (2002-02)
Studio
  • Wisner Productions, Davie, Florida
  • Landmark Productions & Recording Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Goldentone Studios, Gainesville, Florida
Genre
Length48:52 (Asia)
43:19 (Europe)
Label
  • Cosmic Note
  • D'Kolektif
  • Shield
Producer
Compiler
As Friends Rust chronology
Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001
(2002) 		Greatest Hits?
(2014) 		The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000
(2015)

Greatest Hits? is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Cosmic Note on June 4, 2014.[5][6][7] Indonesian record label D'Kolektif released the compilation on compact cassette on December 27, 2014.[8] Dutch record label Shield Recordings re-issued the compact disc and issued a 12-inch vinyl and digital editions for the European market on April 29, 2015, though this version omitted three songs due to vinyl time constraints.[9][4][10]

The release compiles a selection of As Friends Rust recordings, hand-picked by vocalist Damien Moyal,[11] from each of the band's main releases, spanning from the demo tape in 1996 to the initial break-up in 2002. The previously-released material contained within had appeared on The Fists of Time and the split with Discount (both 1998), As Friends Rust (1999), Won (2001) and A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times (2002). The content showcases nearly every member the band has had over the years, including Moyal; guitarists Henry Olmino, Gordon Tarpley, Joseph Simmons, James Glayat and Christopher "Floyd" Beckham; bass guitarists Jeronimo Gomez, Kaleb Stewart and Thomas Rankine; and drummers Matthew Crum, Timothy Kirkpatrick and Zachary Swain.[12][13][14]

In promotion of Greatest Hits?, As Friends Rust toured Japan in 2014, accompanied by Japanese hardcore groups Endzweck and Noy; it marked the band's first live performances since 2008.[7][15] As Friends Rust played additional shows in 2015 and 2019 supporting the release, including performances at notable festivals like Groezrock in Meerhout, Belgium, Booze Cruise in Hamburg, Germany, and The Fest in Gainesville, Florida.[16][17][18][19]

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  4. ^ a b Rold (April 20, 2015). "As Friends Rust – Greatest Hits review". Some Will Never Know. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  9. ^ "As Friends Rust – Greatest Hits? CD/LP". Shield Recordings. 2015. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Thomas (March 26, 2015). "As Friends Rust – Greatest Hits? (2015, Shield Recordings)". Handle Me Down (in German). Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Kamiński, Karol (January 12, 2015). "As Friends Rust "Greatest Hits?" compilation – full stream!". Idioteq. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  15. ^ "As Friends Rust announce Japanese shows with Endzweck". Dying Scene. March 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Mair, Rob (May 5, 2015). "Live Review: Groezrock 2015 – Meerhout, Belgium". Already Heard. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  17. ^ Bushell, Glen (June 23, 2015). "Interview: As Friends Rust [Groezrock 2015]". Punktastic. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  18. ^ Levine, David (May 18, 2015). "The Fest 14 adds bands (Title Fight, The Progress, Modern Life Is War, As Friends Rust, Smoke or Fire, PBTT, Bigwig, more)". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  19. ^ Wahle, Sebastian (July 2020). "As Friends Rust Interview". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.