Violent Acts of Beauty

Violent Acts of Beauty
Studio album by London After Midnight
Released	October 26, 2007 November 6, 2007 December 2007
Recorded	2000–2007
Genre	Industrial rock, dark wave
Label	Trisol Records Metropolis Records Iron D Records
Producer	Sean Brennan
London After Midnight chronology
Oddities (1998) Violent Acts of Beauty (2007)

Violent Acts of Beauty is the long-awaited fourth studio album by American band London After Midnight, released in Europe on October 26, 2007, and subsequently in the United States on November 6, 2007; a Russia release through Iron D Records was released in December 2007. It was the first London After Midnight release in nine years, although a new song titled "Fear" did appear on the soundtrack for Saw II in 2005. "Fear" was featured on Violent Acts of Beauty as well. Some songs for the album had previously been recorded in demo form for a number of years. Originally reported to be released in Summer 2007 by the album trailer released on February 4, 2007,^[1] the release dates were later re-established on August 29, 2007 as set for the dates they were ultimately released on. The album was also London After Midnight's first studio album to feature mixed live drum recordings.

Track listing

1. "The Beginning of the End" – 5:59
2. "Feeling Fascist?" – 4:57
3. "Nothing's Sacred" – 4:59
4. "Heaven Now" – 5:26
5. "America's a Fucking Disease" – 4:19
6. "Complex Messiah" – 3:44
7. "Republic" – 4:50
8. "Fear" – 4:40
9. "Pure" – 5:24
10. "The Kids Are All Wrong" – 3:55
11. "Love You to Death" – 4:30
12. "The Pain Looks Good on You" – 3:58

Bonus tracks

1. "Nothing's Sacred" (Extended Club Mix) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 7:28
2. "Nothing's Sacred" (Edit Club Mix) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 5:37
3. "Nothing's Sacred" (Original Demo) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 5:02
4. "America's a Fucking Disease" (Clean Edit) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 4:19

Trivia

• Absent from the track listing is a song entitled "Last Goodbye" which was allegedly recorded for potential use on the album.

Personnel

• Sean Brennan – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, programming, producer.

References

1. YouTube.com. London After Midnight's new CD "Violent Acts of Beauty", reported by Video on YouTube February 4, 2007. Last accessed April 10, 2007