The Art of Drowning 196962 226093708 2008-07-16T20:11:58Z Twsx 1964288 fixing genre capitalization mistakes per [[Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization|WP:MUSTARD]] -> [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Musical_genres|MOS:CAPS]] + cleanup. {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = The Art of Drowning | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[AFI (band)|AFI]] | Cover = AFITheArtofDrowning.jpg | Released = [[September 19]], [[2000]] | Recorded = Fantasy Studios, [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] | Genre = [[Horror Punk]]<br/>[[Hardcore punk]] | Length = 41:26 | Label = [[Nitro Records|Nitro]] | Producer = [[Chuck Johnson]], [[AFI (band)|AFI]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gs91z83a2yv2~T1 link] | Last album = ''[[All Hallow's EP]]''<br/>(1999) | This album = '''''The Art of Drowning'''''<br/>(2000) | Next album = ''[[The Days of the Phoenix EP]]''<br/>(2000) | }} '''''The Art of Drowning''''' is the fifth full-length studio album released by [[Alternative rock]] band [[AFI]]. It was the last studio album recorded by AFI on [[Nitro]] records. It reached #174 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on Heatseekers. It was between this album and [[Sing the Sorrow]] that the band made its transition from [[Hardcore punk]] rock to [[Alternative rock]]. ==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 #"Dream of Waking" – 3:01 (vinyl only) #"[[The Days of the Phoenix EP|The Days of the Phoenix]]" – 3:27 #"Catch a Hot One" – 2:54 #"Wester" – 3:01 #"6 to 8" – 4:21 #"The Despair Factor" – 3:54 #"Morningstar" – 3:18 ==Bonus tracks, B-Sides, unreleased tracks, etc.== All tracks recorded during the ''Art of Drowning'' sessions unless otherwise noted. * "Battled" is featured as a hidden track on the CD format of the album. * "Dream of Waking" is featured as track 8 on the A-Side of the 12" vinyl edition of the album. It was later released on the Nitro Records ''[[Punkzilla]]'' compilation. * "A Winter's Tale" was recorded during the ''Art of Drowning'' sessions. It was featured on the ''[[The Days of the Phoenix EP]]'', and later on the ''[[AFI (album)|AFI]]'' compilation. * On the [[iTunes]] download of the album, "Battled" is erroneously labeled as "Bonus Track". ==Personnel== *[[AFI (band)|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. 9 2002 Top Independent Albums No. 33 ==Notes== * The inner-edge of the CD case reveals a hidden message: "'''Battled'''". This is the name of the hidden track on the CD edition. * "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." * The song "Wester" was featured in Winter X Games Snowboarding 2000. * The song "The Days of the Phoenix" refers to the [[Phoenix Theater]] in Petaluma, California. Petaluma is near Ukiah, California, where the band originated, and the band played the venue often in their early years. {{A Fire Inside}} [[Category:AFI albums|Art of Drowning, The]] [[Category:2000 albums|Art of Drowning, The]] [[es:The Art of Drowning]] [[fi:The Art of Drowning]] [[nl:The Art Of Drowning]] [[sv:The Art of Drowning]]