A City by the Light Divided [SEP] record label
A City by the Light Divided
A City by the Light Divided is the fourth studio album by Thursday, released by Island Records on May 2, 2006.
Background.
Following a number of issues regarding promotion and lack of communication with independent label Victory Records, Thursday announced they had signed to major label Island Records in May 2002. With the signing being made official in September, the group began working on material for their third album in November. Starting in January 2003, recording sessions lasted six months. "
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