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{{Infobox album
| name       = Out of the Fierce Parade
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[The Velvet Teen]]
| cover      = File:Out of the Fierce Parade Album Cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = March 19, 2002
| recorded   = January 11–18, 2002
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Reciprocal Recording|The Hall of Justice]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| genre      = [[Indie rock]]
| length     = 52:45
| label      = Slowdance Records
| producer   = [[Chris Walla]] and [[The Velvet Teen]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Elysium (The Velvet Teen album)|Elysium]]
| next_year  = 2004
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r580107|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2Score = 4.7/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8433-out-of-the-fierce-parade/ link]
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Out of the Fierce Parade''''' is the full-length debut album from [[The Velvet Teen]]. It was released in the US on March 19, 2002 and on June 4, 2003 in Japan. The album's artwork was designed by [[Logan Whitehurst]], and the album was co-produced by the band with [[Christopher Walla]] of [[Death Cab for Cutie]]. Music videos were created for the songs "Radiapathy" and "The Prize Fighter" (the latter directed by Abe Levy).

==Track listing==
# "A Special Gift to You" – 4:56
# "Radiapathy" – 2:32
# "The Prize Fighter" – 5:41
# "Red, Like Roses" – 6:39
# "Caspian Can Wait" – 2:56
# "Four Story Tantrum" – 5:41
# "Into the Open" – 5:42
# "Penning the Penultimate" – 6:54
# "Your Last Words" – 4:29
# "Death" – 7:15

;Japan bonus tracks
#<li value="11"> "Naked Girl" – 5:22
# "Counting Backwards" – 4:17
# "Mother of Love" – 5:04
# "Your Cell" – 5:27
# "Code Red" – 3:08

==Credits==
* Recorded and mixed from January 11–18, 2002 by Christopher Walla at The Hall of Justice, [[Seattle, Washington]].
* Produced by Christopher Walla and The Velvet Teen.
* Mastered by Paul Stubblebine.
* All music written by The Velvet Teen.
* Lyrics written by [[Judah Nagler]], except "A Special Gift to You" by [[Logan Whitehurst]] and "Into the Open" by Judah Nagler and Logan Whitehurst.
* Etchings by Logan Whitehurst.
* Design and layout by The Velvet Teen.

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[[Category:The Velvet Teen albums]]
[[Category:2002 debut albums]]