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The Art of Drowning (album)

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The Art of Drowning is an album by AFI, released in 2000. Widely considered one of the highest-quality albums of the early-2000s hardcore punk rock, The Art of Drowning chart success was surprising for a punk rock band. [citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "Initiation" – 0:39
  2. "The Lost Souls" – 2:42
  3. "The Nephilim" – 2:35
  4. "Ever and a Day" – 3:06
  5. "Sacrifice Theory" – 1:58
  6. "Of Greetings and Goodbyes" – 3:04
  7. "Smile" – 1:31
  8. "A Story at Three" – 3:53
  9. "The Days of the Phoenix" – 3:27
  10. "Catch a Hot One" – 2:54
  11. "Wester" – 3:01
  12. "6 to 8" – 4:21
  13. "The Despair Factor" – 3:54
  14. "Morningstar" – 3:18
  15. "Battled" – 1:03
  16. "Dream of Waking" – 3:01

Note: "Dream of Waking" is a special track which is only available on the 12" vinyl version of the album or on the Punkzilla compilation from Nitro Records. "Battled" is a hidden track found at the end of "Morningstar". "Battled" is available under the name "Bonus Track" on iTunes.

Personnel

  • AFI - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
  • Davey Havok - Vocals
  • Adam Carson - Drums
  • Hunter Burgan - Bass
  • Jade Puget - Guitar
  • Nick 13 - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Chris Higgins (X-13) - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Darcy Vaughn - Viola
  • Thadd LaRue - Vocals (bckgr), Assistant
  • Chuck Johnson - Producer, Engineer
  • Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
  • Andy Ernst - Mixing
  • Alan Forbes - Artwork
  • Jamie Reilly - Layout Design

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album 

2000   The Billboard 200               No. 174
2000   Heatseekers                     No. 1
2002   Top Independent Albums          No. 1

Miscellanea

  • The inner-edge of the CD case reveals a hidden message: "Battled". This is the name of the album's secret track.
  • "The Despair Factor" contains the lyrics "My whole life is a dark room... one big dark room," which is a line originally spoken by Winona Ryder in the film Beetlejuice.
  • The official AFI fan club, the Despair Faction gets its name from the song "The Despair Factor."
  • To date, AFI have still never performed " Catch a Hot One" live.
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