Courting Tragedy and Disaster

Courting Tragedy and Disaster is the second studio album by American metalcore band Himsa.^[1] It was released on June 17, 2003.

Courting Tragedy and Disaster
Studio album by Himsa
Released	June 17, 2003
Recorded	Winter 2002
Studio	Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington) Orbit Audio (Seattle, Washington)
Genre	Metalcore, melodic death metal
Length	43:12
Label	Prosthetic Records
Producer	Steve Carter
Himsa chronology
Ground Breaking Ceremony (1999) Courting Tragedy and Disaster (2003) Hail Horror (2006)

Track listing

1. "Dominion" – 3:16
2. "Rain to the Sound of Panic" – 3:57
3. "A Girl in Glass" – 4:55
4. "Kiss or Kill" – 4:17
5. "Jacob Shock" – 3:17
6. "Cherum" – 4:17
7. "It's Nights Like This That Keep Us Alive" – 3:06
8. "Loveless and Goodbye" – 4:46
9. "Scars in the Landscape" – 3:37
10. "Sense of Passings" – 4:07
11. "When Midnight Breaks" – 3:58

Personnel

• John Pettibone – vocals
• Tim Mullen – drums
• Kirby Charles Johnson – guitar
• Sammi Curr – guitar, keyboards
• Derek Harn – bass
• All words and music written by Himsa except tracks 4 and 5 (by Himsa and Brian Johnson)
• Additional backing vocals by Brandan Schieppati, Aaron Edge, Shane Hellmuth, and Ariel Lapidus
• Additional lead guitar on track 9 by Matt Wicklund

Production

• Produced and engineered by Steve Carter
• Recorded Winter 2002 at Robert Lang Studios and Orbit Audio – Seattle, Washington
• Mixed by Steve Carter and Himsa at Rainstorm Studio – Bellevue, Washington
• Mastered by Paul Speer at Rainstorm Studio – Bellevue, Washington
• Assistant engineer: Justin Armstrong