is a lot of people's favorite track on the record, so we don't regret at all not putting the remix version on, volcano is still volcano, and it's cool to hear an alternate version of one of the songs. love you all." Allusions The song title "A Mind of Metal and Wheels" comes from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, wherein Saruman is described as possessing "a mind of metal and wheels" by Treebeard, leader of the Ents. Lyrics in "Fable" are influenced by the William Golding novel Lord of the Flies. The song "The Giant's Drink" is loosely based on the Orson Scott Card novel Ender's Game. "Shhhhhh! I'm Listening to Reason" gets its title from a line in the film Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. "Meet Me At The Tavern In Bowerstone" is a reference to the Xbox/PC game Fable. Lyrics in "Your Only Escape" is highly influenced by the film Interview with a Vampire. The song "Speaker for the Dead" is a reference to an Orson Scott Card novel of the same name. Many of the lyrics from "The Badlands" are taken from The Lord of the Rings series. Lyrics in "The Loosing of the Shadow" are greatly inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin's novel A Wizard of Earthsea. The song shares its name with the fourth chapter of the book. Band members Nic Newsham - vocals Bobby Darling - guitars, vocals, assistant production Rudy Gajadhar - drums Kirk Huffman - bass, vocals Other contributors Ryan Van Wieringen - Ryan, although not a part of the band at the time, can be heard in track 12 singing "Hear you coming" Casey Bates - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Tom Pfaeffle - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Ed Brooks - Mastering Mike Kaminsky - Management Troy Brock - Graphic Design Jeremy Kirby - Graphic Design Adam Brock - Illustration Shane Tutmarc - Co-writer and vocals on "The Giant's Drink" Dan Young - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Paul Benson - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Kenny Choi - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Kaylan Cloyd - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Mark Gajadhar - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Kyle SBL - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Jeremy Kirby - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals Andrew DeAnda - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals References External links Fearless Records 2005 albums Gatsbys American Dream albums Fearless Records albums Pompeii in popular culture