"The Illusion of Safety" is the breakthrough post-hardcore album from Thrice, featuring a sharp blend of punk and metal with exceptional lyrics and musicianship. The band wrote two songs per month before recording with producer Brian McTernan (Converge, Cave In) in July 2001 at Salad Days Studios.
It is an unmatched album that blended raw, underground authenticity with groundbreaking ambition. It became an immediate and enduring pillar of 21st-century post-hardcore, aging far better than its many imitators. While perfectly capturing its era, the album remains timeless, offering new discoveries with each listen rather than just nostalgia. From punk/hardcore clubs of all ages in Orange County, California, to headlining the world's biggest rock festivals and venues, "The Illusion of Safety" is considered the catalyst for the band's huge success.
Even 20 years and ten albums later, you can inevitably hear the request to play "Deadbolt" at every Thrice show - a testament to the staying power of an album that defined the screamo / post-hardcore era. For this 2025 repress, again the band celebrates the legacy of the emo / post-hardcore classic by adding bonus B-side "That Hideous Strength" to the vinyl.
Side A:
1. Kill Me Quickly / 2. A Subtle Dagger / 3. See You In The Shallows / 4. Betrayal Is A Symptom / 5. Deadbolt / 6. In Years To Come / 7. The Red Death / 8. A Living Dance Upon Dead Minds
Side B:
9. Where Idols Once Stood / 10. Trust / 11. To Awake And Avenge The Dead / 12. So Strange I Remember You / 13. The Beltsville Crucible / 14. That Hideous Strength
