Engine of a Million Plots
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| Studio album by Five Iron Frenzy | ||||
| Released | November 26, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2012 | |||
| Studio | Singing Serpent Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | Department of Biophysics | |||
| Producer | Jeremy SH Griffith, Scott Kerr | |||
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| Indie Vision Music | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| Jesus Wired | 4.8/5 |
| Patheos | |
| Between Pavement and Stars | |
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| EP by Five Iron Frenzy | |
| Released | November 22, 2015 |
| Recorded | Fall 2012 |
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock, ska punk |
| Length | 19:21 |
| Producer | Jeremy SH Griffith and Scott Kerr |
Engine of a Million Plots is the sixth studio album by American band Five Iron Frenzy, released independently on November 26, 2013. Released ten years after the band's previous album The End Is Near. Engine of a Million Plots marked Five Iron Frenzy's return to recording following an eight-year hiatus spanning from November 2003 to their reunion in November 2011.
Coinciding with the announcement of their reunion, Five Iron Frenzy launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to help finance a new album, ultimately becoming the website's most successful music project at that time, raising $207,980 on a projected goal of $30,000, enabling the band to write, record and distribute the album completely independently. Engine of a Million Plots was released in November 2013 to critical acclaim by music journalists and decent sales, reaching number 118 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts.
In early 2003, citing various issues including creative differences, strenuous touring schedules and the changing religious beliefs of several of their core members, Five Iron Frenzy announced plans to disband by the end of the year. Preceded by the release of their fifth album The End is Near, Five Iron Frenzy performed what was intended to be their final show on November 22, 2003 in the band's hometown of Denver, Colorado as the members spent the remainder of the decade focusing on their personal lives and other musical endeavors.
During production on singer Reese Roper's 2010 documentary The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy, the members began discussing the prospect of a reunion which went as far as guitarist Scott Kerr beginning to write new songs for the band, though these plans ultimately never came to fruition. The following year, a fan purchased the domain for Five Iron Frenzy's website, adding a timer counting down to the anniversary date of November 22 to mark the relaunch of a newly redesigned website. This led to wide speculation that Five Iron Frenzy were planning to announce a reunion. Once the rumors reached the band members, they began drafting a public apology preparing to state they had no plans to reunite, though ultimately decided to press through with a reunion after all.
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