The Art of Drowning

The Art of Drowning is a hardcore punk album by AFI, released on September 19, 2000 (see 2000 in music). Widely considered the band's best LP and one of the highest-quality albums of late-1990s hardcore punk rock, The Art of Drowning chart success was surprising for an indie[?] band.

Track listing

1. Initiation - :39
2. The Lost Souls - 2:42
3. The Nephilim - 2:35
4. Ever and a Day - 3:06
5. Sacrifice Theory - 1:58
6. Of Greetings and Goodbyes - 3:04
7. Smile - 1:31
8. A Story at Three - 3:53
9. The Days of the Phoenix - 3:27
10. Catch a Hot One - 2:54
11. Wester - 3:01
12. 6 to 8 - 4:21
13. The Despair Factor - 3:54
14. Morningstar - 3:18
15. Battled - 1:03

Personnel

• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
• Chuck Johnson - Producer, Engineer
• A.F.I. - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Andy Ernst - Mixing
• Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
• Davey Havok - Vocals
• Jade Puget - Bass, Guitar
• Darcy Vaughn - Viola
• Adam Carson - Drums
• Alan Forbes - Artwork
• Thadd LaRue - Vocals (bckgr), Assistant
• 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