The Element of Sonic Defiance

The Element of Sonic Defiance is an EP by American punk band Strung Out, released on Fat Wreck Chords in June 2000. Recorded in February 2000,^[1] it contains one of the band's most popular songs, "Mephisto".

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The Element of Sonic Defiance
EP by Strung Out
Released	June 20, 2000
Genre	Melodic hardcore
Length	24:59
Label	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer	Ryan Greene
Strung Out chronology
Twisted by Design (1998) The Element of Sonic Defiance (2000) An American Paradox (2002)

Track listing

1. "Mission to Mars" – 2:37 (Jake Kiley)
2. "Scarecrow" – 2:14 (Jake)
3. "Savant" – 3:21 (Jake)
4. "Blew" – 4:33 (Rob Ramos, Jake)
5. "Everyday" – 2:22 (Rob)
6. "Razorblade" – 3:59 (Rob, Jake)
7. "Jackie-O" – 3:02 (Jake)
8. "Mephisto" – 2:51 (Jason Cruz, Jake)

"Andre's Circus", as fans have dubbed it, is appended to the end of "Blew". The speech is an excerpt from the movie My Dinner with Andre.

Miscellaneous

• All of the leads are by Rob Ramos except for "Scarecrow", which is by Jake Kiley.
• "Scarecrow" and "Mephisto" were featured in the PlayStation 2 game ATV Offroad Fury.
• "Everyday" was featured in the opening credits of the PlayStation 2 game ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding.

Credits

• Jason Cruz – vocals, art direction, design
• Jake Kiley – guitar
• Rob Ramos – guitar
• Chris Aiken – bass
• Jordan Burns – drums
• Ramon Breton – mastering
• Adam Krammer – assistant
• Nick Rubenstein – art direction, design