The Art of Drowning
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{{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]
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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) |
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'''''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.
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