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| Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 2008 | |||
| Studio | Salad Days, Fells Point, Maryland | |||
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| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Producer | Brian McTernan | |||
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Life Is Not a Waiting Room is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Senses Fail, released on October 7, 2008 through Vagrant Records. Following the release of the band's second studio album Still Searching (2006), bassist Mike Glita left the band. He was replaced by Jason Black of Hot Water Music shortly afterwards. In early 2008, they were demoing new songs, and by April 2008, they had recorded their next album at Salad Days Studios in Fells Point, Maryland with producer Brian McTernan. Life Is Not a Waiting Room is a post-hardcore and metalcore album about the end of frontman Buddy Nielsen's relationship and dealing with his alcoholism and depression.
Life Is Not a Waiting Room received generally favorable reviews from critics, some of whom praised the musicianship, while others commented on Nielsen's lyricism. It reached number 18 on the Billboard 200, as well as the top 20 on various Billboard component charts, including topping the Independent Albums chart. "Family Tradition" was released as the album's lead single in August 2008; the band went on a headlining tour of the United States to close out the year. In early 2009, the band performed on the Saints & Sinners tour and embarked on a tour of Europe, prior to an appearance on the Warped Tour. Guitarist Heath Saraceno left the band after the latter; they ended the year with another headlining US tour.