The Neon Handshake
| The Neon Handshake | ||||
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| Released | 3 February 2003 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 42:19 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Hell Is for Heroes chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music | Positive Review |
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The Neon Handshake is the debut album by London band Hell is For Heroes. The CD was released in February 2003 on Chrysalis Records.
Rock Sound magazine picked it as the "Album of the Year".
In 2005, readers of Kerrang! magazine voted The Neon Handshake the 58th best British rock album ever.
In 2018 the record was re-issued and released by Big Scary Monsters to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the band's debut release.