The Art of Drowning
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| The Art of Drowning | ||
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| Missing image AFITheArtofDrowning.jpg Album cover | ||
| CD & Vinyl Album by AFI | ||
| Released | September 19, 2000 | |
| Recorded | at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |
| Length | 41 min 26 s | |
| Record label | Nitro Records | |
| Producers | Chuck Johnson & AFI | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Spin review | Favorable | April 2003, p. 102 (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60433923&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Allmusic.com review | 3 out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ao01tk6axekrh) |
| AFI Chronology | ||
| Black Sails in the Sunset (1999) | The Art of Drowning (2000) | Sing the Sorrow (2003) |
The Art of Drowning is a hardcore punk album by AFI, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). Widely considered the band's best LP and one of the highest-quality albums of late-1990s hardcore punk rock, The Art of Drowning chart success was surprising for an indie rock band.
Track listing
- "Initiation" - 0:39
- "The Lost Souls" - 2:42
- "The Nephilim" - 2:35
- "Ever and a Day" - 3:06
- "Sacrifice Theory" - 1:58
- "Of Greetings and Goodbyes" - 3:04
- "Smile" - 1:31
- "A Story at Three" - 3:53
- "The Days of the Phoenix" - 3:27
- "Dream Of Waking" - 3:01
- "Catch a Hot One" - 2:54
- "Wester" - 3:01
- "6 to 8" - 4:21
- "The Despair Factor" - 3:54
- "Morningstar" - 3:18
- "Battled" - 1:03
Note: Track 10 is special track which is only available on the 12" vinyl version of the album.
Personnel
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Chuck Johnson - Producer, Engineer
- A.F.I. - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Andy Ernst - Mixing
- Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
- Davey Havok - Vocals
- Nick 13 - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jade Puget - Guitar
- Darcy Vaughn - Viola
- Adam Carson - Drums
- Alan Forbes - Artwork
- Thadd LaRue - Vocals (bckgr), Assistant
- Jamie Reilly - Layout Design
- Hunter - Bass
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
2000 The Billboard 200 No. 174 2000 Heatseekers No. 9 2002 Top Independent Albums No. 33