Nightmare Anatomy
| Nightmare Anatomy | ||||
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| Studio album by Aiden | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore Horror punk |
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| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Victory Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Carter | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Ultimateguitar.com |    |
Nightmare Anatomy is the second studio album by American band Aiden. It was released on October 4, 2005 through Victory Records. It was supported by three singles: "Knife Blood Nightmare", "The Last Sunrise", and "Die Romantic". The Japan release also contains a bonus DVD with interviews, music video, and other material.
For Aiden's final tour in the fall of 2015, they played Nightmare Anatomy in its entirety.
Background
In 2009, speaking to Kerrang!, Francis commented:
For Nightmare... I'd learnt how to write and arrange things better than I'd done on Our Gang. Nightmare is a lot more focused on structure; verse, chorus, verse, chorus. I know that a lot of people like Nightmare Anatomy and I think it's a great record for where we were at as a band then. It's a hard-hitting, in your face punk rock album and that was the album we wanted to make at the time.[2]
Chart performance
The album peaked at number 196 on the Billboard 200,[3] number 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart,[4] and number 16 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart,[5][6] and has since become one of the band's most commercially and critically successful albums to date.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Knife Blood Nightmare" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "The Last Sunrise" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Die Romantic" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Genetic Design for Dying" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Breathless" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Unbreakable (I.J.M.A.)" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "It's Cold Tonight" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Enjoy the View" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Goodbye We're Falling Fast" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "This City Is Far from Here" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "See You In Hell... (6:13 for the extended version, talking at the end.)" | 3:13 |
| Bonus DVD (2005 Japan Release) | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Mordecai" | |
| 2. | "Top Gun" | |
| 3. | "Slumber Party" | |
| 4. | "Convalescence" | |
| 5. | "Body and Blood" | |
| 6. | "Suffocating Words" | |
| 7. | "Crimson" | |
| 8. | "Knife Blood Nightmare" | |
| 9. | "Necessary Bloodshed" | |
| 10. | "Wake the Dead" | |
Personnel
- wiL Francis - vocals, lyrics, piano
- Angel Ibarra - lead guitar
- Jake Wambold - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Wiggins - bass, backing vocals
- Jake Davison - drums
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r796275
- ↑ Kerrang! #1261, May 16, 2009. Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait Of Life In Rock. wiL Francis, p. 58
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-10-22/billboard-200
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-10-22/heatseekers-albums
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-10-22/heatseekers-albums
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/278202/aiden/chart
