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
- Initiation - :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
- 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
- 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
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