| The Neon Handshake | ||||
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| Released | 3 February 2003 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 42:19 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Hell Is for Heroes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music | Positive Review[1] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [2] |
| NME | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [4] |
The Neon Handshake is the debut album by London band Hell is For Heroes. The CD was released in February 2003 on Chrysalis Records.[5]
Rock Sound magazine picked it as the "Album of the Year".
In 2005, readers of Kerrang! magazine voted The Neon Handshake the 58th best British rock album ever.[6]
In 2018 the record was re-issued and released by Big Scary Monsters to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the band's debut release.