Infamous (Abandon All Ships album)

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Infamous
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)
Genre
Length32:41
LabelRise, Velocity, Underground Operations, Universal Music Canada
ProducerAnthony Calabretta
Mark Spicoluk
Abandon All Ships chronology
Geeving
(2010)
Infamous
(2012)
Malocchio
(2014)
Singles from Infamous
  1. "Infamous"
    Released: 2012
  2. "August"
    Released: 13 November 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk19% [1]
Alternative Press[2]
Rate Your Music[3]
Ultimate Guitar[4]

Infamous is the second studio album by Canadian electronicore band Abandon All Ships. It was released on July 3, 2012, through Rise Records. On January 18, 2012, the band announced that they were in the process or recording their second studio album, which they initially intended for a late-spring or early-summer release. The album's lead single, "Infamous," features guest rap vocals by Canadian hip-hop duo A-Game. A music video for the song was released on May 1, which the band described as "very Toronto."[5] On June 12, "Good Old Friend" was available for streaming. Infamous debuted at number 142 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 3,500 copies within its first week of release,[6][7] while also reaching number 54 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Abandon All Ships

No.TitleLength
1."Good Old Friend"2:34
2."Infamous" (featuring A-Game)3:25
3."Less Than Love"3:17
4."Ahmed"2:28
5."American Holocaust" (featuring Jonny OC of Liferuiner)2:54
6."August"3:46
7."Forever Lonely"3:47
8."Made of Gold"4:04
9."Faded"3:20
10."Brothers for Life" (featuring XbikerackX)3:00
Total length:32:41

Personnel[edit]

Abandon All Ships
Production
  • Anthony Calabretta - production, engineering
  • João Carvalho - engineering, mastering
  • Thomas Gutches - management
  • Steve Haining - photography
  • Dan Hand - management
  • Colin Lewis - booking
  • Simon Paul - artwork
  • Dave Shapiro - booking
  • Mark Spicoluk - production, management
  • Marco Walzel - booking

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 54
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 142

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Abandon All Ships Infamous". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Abandon All Ships Infamous". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Abandon All Ships Infamous". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  4. ^ "Abandon All Ships Infamous". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Abandon All Ships, 'Infamous': Metalcore Meets Rap in New Video". Noisecreep. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  6. ^ "Infamous". billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  7. ^ "METAL BY NUMBERS 7/11: DJAMN PERIPHERY DJID GOOD THIS WEEK!". metalinsider.net. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  8. ^ "CANOE - JAM! Music - SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 2012-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/abandon-all-ships/chart-history/