Our Gangs Dark Oath

Our Gang's Dark Oath
Studio album by Aiden
Released	June 1, 2004
Recorded	January 2004
Genre	Horror punk, post-hardcore
Length	32:50
Label	Dead Teenager Records, Victory Records
Producer	Steve Carter
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Aiden chronology
A Split of Nightmares (2004) Our Gang's Dark Oath (2004) Nightmare Anatomy (2005)
2006 Victory Release
The cover of the release of Our Gang's Dark Oath by Victory Records in Europe and North America.

Our Gang's Dark Oath is the debut album released by punk rock band Aiden on June 1, 2004. Originally, the album was only available in North America, but it was recently re-released in Europe and again by Victory Records. The album has come under mixed reviews including a 1 out of 10 rating by Drowned in Sound and a 4 out of 5 from RebelPunk.net.

"Our Gang's Dark Oath" is also the name of the second chapter of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our Gang's Dark Oath"	1:04
2.	"The Dawn Breaking Tide"	2:29
3.	"I Set My Friends on Fire" (A quotation from the movie The Ring is featured in this song)	3:06
4.	"Pledge Resistance"	2:51
5.	"Bridge of Reason, Shore of Faith" (A part of the movie Stand by Me can be heard at the beginning of this track)	3:06
6.	"Life I Left Behind"	3:03
7.	"Looking Glass Eyes"	2:45
8.	"Fifteen"	2:37
9.	"Kid Becomes the Dream"	2:24
10.	"Cold December"	3:29
11.	"World by Storm"	4:59

World by Storm

The beginning of "World by Storm" contains a sound clip from the courtroom scene of Boondock Saints.

Also, this song contains two segments of silence along with two hidden tracks. "World by Storm" ends at 3:50 followed by silence until 7:59. Then an untitled hidden track begins, a track which contains nothing but a piano. The "Piano Track" plays in regular time until 10:29, at which point the song fades out for just a second and exactly the same song begins playing in reverse. This plays until 12:59.

At this point, the song ends and another segment of silence begins. This silence ends at 15:08 and another untitled hidden track begins, this one containing nothing but acoustic guitar and the lead singer's voice. This track leads to the end of the song and album. The breakdown of "World by Storm" is as follows:

• Boondock Saints - 0:00 - 0:08
• World by Storm - 0:09 - 3:50
• Silence - 3:51 - 7:59
• Piano track (forward) - 8:00 - 10:29
• Piano track (reversed) - 10:30 - 12:59
• Silence - 13:00 - 15:08
• Silent, Perfect, Deadly - 15:09 - 17:59

Chart positions

Chart	Position
Top Independent Albums	32
Top Heatseekers Albums	30

Personnel

Aiden

• William Francis - lead vocals
• Angel Ibarra - lead guitar, background vocals
• Jake Wambold - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Nick Wiggins - bass, background vocals
• Jake Davison - drums, percussion

Production

• Steve Carter - producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
• Aaron Edge - artwork, construction
• Jeff Hayes - cover photo