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Memento Mori is the second studio album by American rock band Flyleaf, released through A&M/Octone Records on November 10, 2009.[4] The title is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die". Memento Mori debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 56,000 units in its opening week.[5] It also became the first album by a female-led act to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart.[6] The album sold more than 311,600 copies in the U.S. in a little over one year.[7]

Memento Mori
Studio album by Flyleaf
Released	November 10, 2009
Recorded	June 2008– August 2009
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative metal[1]
Label	A&M/Octone
Producer	Howard Benson
Flyleaf chronology
Much Like Falling EP (2007) Memento Mori (2009) Remember to Live (2010)
Singles from Memento Mori
"Again" Released: August 25, 2009[2] "Beautiful Bride" Released: October 6, 2009 "Missing" Released: April 5, 2010[3] "Chasm" Released: September 27, 2010 "Arise" Released: December 14, 2010

Background

Memento Mori is the follow-up to their 2005 platinum debut. It contains 14 songs, which were selected out of 18 already written.[8] The band reunited with producer Howard Benson to make the album. The album was recorded at Bay7 Studios in Los Angeles, California.[9] It was released on November 10, 2009. The band debuted two songs, "Chasm" and "Circle", from Memento Mori live during a small acoustic tour in Afghanistan for United States Troops.[10]

Writing

The band began writing new music after their debut album was released. Most of the material was written while the band toured, but some songs date back as early as 2005 and 2006. "In The Dark" was written after the band released Flyleaf, though it was never played live. "Again", "Have We Lost", and "Beautiful Bride" were the first songs to be played live before they were released on the album.

"Again", the first single from Memento Mori, was released to radio and digital retail stores August 25, 2009.[11] Meiert Avis directed the music video for "Again", released at midnight September 30, 2009, on MTV.[12] Don Tyler directed the music video for "Beautiful Bride", released October 6, 2009. Diane Martel directed the music video for "Missing", released March 18, 2010. Giles Timms directed, animated and illustrated the animated viral music video for "Chasm", released on September 22, 2010.

The album premiered on the official Flyleaf MySpace page November 6, 2009.

Promotion

The group, starting on September 28, held VIP listening parties throughout the country inviting fans to be the first to hear a selection of songs from the new record and view brand new music videos before they aired nationwide. By partnering with Eventful, fans were given the opportunity to demand that their city get routed into the "Road To Memento Mori" using Eventful's "Demand It!" service. Based on overwhelming demand, there were eight events.

Fans could see Lacey Sturm, Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann, who made special appearances at these intimate gatherings across the country.[13]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(69/100)[14]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[15]
Alternative Press	[16]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[17]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[18]
The New York Times	(favorable)[19]
Sputnikmusic	[1]
Type 3 Media	[20]

Memento Mori currently holds generally favorable reviews on Metacritic with a 69.[21]

Track listing

Bonus tracks

Track notes

• "Tiny Heart" is a re-worked demo of a song that was written in the mid-2000s, before the release of Flyleaf's debut album.[22]
• "Again" and "Have We Lost" were written in 2007 and often performed live. These songs underwent lyrical changes during the Memento Mori sessions.[23]
• "Uncle Bobby" is a hidden track that is placed before "Beautiful Bride". The song can be heard by rewinding the disc to -4:28. On digital versions of the album, the song is track 15, after "Arise".
• "Set Apart This Dream" was inspired by the best-selling, inspirational John Eldredge book Wild at Heart.[24]
• "Treasure" was written about Lacey's engagement to Joshua Sturm.[25]
• The expanded edition bonus track "Enemy" was used during the opening segment of the season 5 Criminal Minds episode "Risky Business".[26]

Charts

Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[36]

Personnel

References

На других языках

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[de] Memento Mori (Flyleaf-Album)

Memento Mori ist das zweite Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Post-Grunge-Band Flyleaf und erschien am 10. November 2009.[1] Bei dem Titel handelt es sich um die gleichnamige lateinische Phrase, was auf deutsch „bedenke, dass du sterben musst“ bedeutet.[2]

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- [en] Memento Mori (Flyleaf album)

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[es] Memento Mori (álbum de Flyleaf)

Memento mori es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda de rock Flyleaf, publicado a través de A & M Records Octone el 10 de noviembre de 2009. El título es una frase latina que significa ‘ser consciente de la muerte’ o ‘recuerda que va a morir’. Memento mori debutó en el número 8 en la lista Billboard 200, vendiendo 56 000 unidades en su primera semana.

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[ru] Memento Mori (альбом)

Memento Mori — второй студийный альбом американской рок-группы Flyleaf, выпущенный лейблом A&M/Octone Records в ноябре 2009 года[8]. Названием является известная латинская фраза, переводящаяся как «Помни о смерти». Альбом дебютировал на 8-м месте в Billboard 200 и в неделю его выхода было продано 56 000 копий[9].

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