After releasing a record on the same label that invaded early 2000s modern rock radio with Creed and Evanescence, Newark, Delaware, post-hardcore veterans Boysetsfire returned to Equal Vision Records (who issued a split EP with Boysetsfire's peers Snapcase in 1999) for the North American release of their lauded fourth studio album, The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years, with Epitaph imprint Burning Heart handling worldwide release. The record appeared on Billboard's Top Heatseekers and Top Independent Albums charts upon release and expanded the band's sonic palette (piano, string instruments, horn sections) beyond their already adventurous, aggressive and melodic sound. Bridge Nine is proud to put this album back in print for vinyl collectors in the U.S.
