"Are You Listening?" screams Emery frontman Toby Morrell in the band's opening track to their first album The Weak's End. The song "Walls" along with that first record turned 10-years-old this year, and the band is still kicking!

"Walls" was the world's first foray into Emery's triple headed monster of two singers and a screamer. The song would open up what early on became one of Tooth & Nails most popular and profitable bands.

"The Ponytail Parades" lightened up the heaviness of the first song and allowed Morrell and guitarist/singer Devin Shelton to delve into some incredible harmonies and fun with songwriting before punching you in the face with screaming ferocity at the end.

The following track, "Disguising Mistakes with Goodbyes," is more of a signature track for the band - carefully blending clean vocals with screamed parts with bits of calm sprinkled about.

"By All Accounts (Today Was a Disaster)" has some awesome guitar work and underlying piano chords and intricacies. Musically it is one of the better songs on the album.

Opening up with, yet again, some excellent harmonies and back and fourth vocals, "Fractions" quite frankly is a great song. It feels emotional, deep, and has several moving parts and cut outs that make it an interesting listen.

"The Note From Which a Chord is Built" is a power ballad of sorts that has Morrell belting out some of the best singing on the album.

The next track, "Bloodless" features probably one of the band's catchiest choruses. The song has some intense imagery and symbolism. A strong suggestion would be to look up the words while the song is playing and imagine the lyrics playing out - intense stuff.

"Under Serious Attack" continues on with the serious tone. "I'm falling faster and bleeding more than I have bled before/ certain death lingers on the other hand but I will fight you and victory will be mine in the end." The whole song has a victorious overcomer feel to it.

"As Your Voice Fades" has an eery/creepy intro to it before bursting into a screaming fit. It is one of the heavier tracks on the album, and features some female dialogue during what would be a bridge interlude part. The triple vocals to end the song with what at times is two layered screams along with Shelton's great tone, make the ending as dynamic as anything on the album.

The final song, "The Secret," is powerful and seems to be about the relationship between God and us. Sometimes we turn our back on our Savior and He says "I still love you" and "I always will." From the human standpoint of the song, it is us making excuses like being "too busy" to serve. The end of the song has a great musical build with blaring guitars and a sweet bass line.

Emery's The Weak's End arrived at a time when screamo/post-hardcore music was in its prime and peak. With so many others in the genre playing similar music, they were able to standout as something different among a sea of music. Another thing that made them so popular was they were not as overtly Christian as some of their labelmates. This made them accessible to the standard music fan who was not looking to be smacked with a Bible when they popped in a CD. Emery's music does not mention Jesus on every track, but no doubt about it, it's God who they refer to and sing about.

2004 was also the year UnderOath's game changing They're Only Chasing Safety album came out. However, despite the use of duel vocalists as well as being on the same record label, both were drastically different. UnderOath tapped its hardcore metal roots and went full throttle screaming with aggressive singing while Emery was more melodic with duel vocals while featuring some screaming.

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Now in 2014 Emery is still going strong and celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the record with a tour. They are currently gearing up for the release of their new album You Were Never Alone, and guitarist Matt Carter, Morrell, and former bassist Joey Svendsen run Bad Christian, a podcast, label, and so much more.