Love Is Love/Return to Dust


Love Is Love // Return to Dust is the debut album by the American hardcore punk band Code Orange Kids. The album was released on November 20, 2012 through Deathwish Inc. A music video for the song "Flowermouth " was released in October 2012.
The first pressing of the album, limited to 3,000 copies, sold out within the first few weeks of release.

Critical reception

According to AbsolutePunk's Adam Pfleider, the record "tetters the line of sheer terror and savant variation in the context of the larger scale of contemporary hardcore - however you may define it." David Von Bader of Consequence of Sound wrote: "If the album is a sign of things to come, Deathwish has yet again located and presented the best in artistically relevant heavy music."
Love Is Love/Return to Dust ranked at number 23 on AbsolutePunk's top 30 albums of 2012 list, at number 2 on The A.V. Club's metal column Loud's "best metal, punk, and hardcore of 2012" list and also appeared on The Boston Phoenix's list of top metal albums of 2012.

Personnel

Love Is Love // Return to Dust personnel according to CD liner notes.
Code Orange Kids
Guest musicians
  • Adam McIlwee – vocals on "Colors "
  • Mike McKenzie – vocals on "Bloom "
Production
  • Kurt Ballou – recording, mixing, engineering
  • Carl Saff – mastering
Artwork and design
  • Katie Krulock – photography
  • Kimi Hanauer – artwork, photography