Nightmare Anatomy
| Nightmare Anatomy | ||||
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| Studio album by Aiden | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
| Genre |
Post-hardcore Horror punk | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Steve Carter | |||
| Aiden chronology | ||||
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Nightmare Anatomy is the second studio album by American band Aiden.
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.[1]
Release
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.
In March and April 2006, the group supported Thirty Seconds to Mars on the Forever Night Never Day tour.[2] In May and June, the band supported HIM on their tour of the U.S.[3] The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour.[4]
Reception and legacy
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [5] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Ultimateguitar.com | |
The album peaked at number 196 on the Billboard 200,[6] number 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart,[7] and number 16 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart,[8][9] and has since become one of the band's most commercially and critically successful albums to date. By August 2006, the album had sold over 89,000 copies.[10]
For Aiden's final tour in the fall of 2015, they played Nightmare Anatomy in its entirety.
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 |
| Bonus DVD (2005 Japan Release) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track listing | ||
| 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
- ↑ Kerrang! #1261, May 16, 2009. Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait Of Life In Rock. wiL Francis, p. 58
- ↑ "30 Seconds To Mars touring with Aiden, Emanuel this March". Alternative Press. January 25, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ↑ "HIM return to the U.S. this May for tour with Aiden". Alternative Press. April 17, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Warped Tour confirms tour routing, venues, more bands". Alternative Press. March 2, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r796275
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Kohli, Rohan (August 10, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 6th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.