{{more citations needed|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The Element of Sonic Defiance | type = EP | artist = Strung Out | cover = StrungOutEOSD.jpg | alt = | released = June 20, 2000 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Melodic hardcore | length = 24:59 | label = Fat Wreck Chords | producer = Ryan Greene | prev_title = Twisted by Design | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = An American Paradox | next_year = 2002 }}
'''''The Element of Sonic Defiance''''' is an EP by American punk band Strung Out, released on Fat Wreck Chords in June 2000. Recorded in February 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/274/new-strung-out-ep-in-the-works|title=New Strung Out EP in the works!|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 12, 2000|accessdate=February 6, 2021}}</ref> it contains one of the band's most popular songs, "Mephisto".
{{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="amg">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r488397|pure_url=yes}}</ref> | noprose = yes }}
== Track listing == #"Mission to Mars" – 2:37 (Jake Kiley) #"Scarecrow" – 2:14 (Jake) #"Savant" – 3:21 (Jake) #"Blew" – 4:33 (Rob Ramos, Jake) #"Everyday" – 2:22 (Rob) #"Razorblade" – 3:59 (Rob, Jake) #"Jackie-O" – 3:02 (Jake) #"Mephisto" – 2:51 (Jason Cruz, Jake)
"Andre's Circus", as fans have dubbed it, is appended to the end of "Blew". The speech is an excerpt from the movie My Dinner with Andre.
== Miscellaneous == *All of the leads are by Rob Ramos except for "Scarecrow", which is by Jake Kiley. *"Scarecrow" and "Mephisto" were featured in the PlayStation 2 game ''ATV Offroad Fury''. *"Everyday" was featured in the opening credits of the PlayStation 2 game ''ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding''.
== Credits == * Jason Cruz – vocals, art direction, design * Jake Kiley – guitar * Rob Ramos – guitar * Chris Aiken – bass * Jordan Burns – drums *Ramon Breton – mastering *Adam Krammer – assistant *Nick Rubenstein – art direction, design
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