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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> |
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| Name = Knives |
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| Type = studio |
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| Artist = [[Aiden (band)|Aiden]] |
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| Cover = AidenKNIVES.jpg |
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| Released = May 11, 2009 |
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| Genre = [[Hardcore punk]], [[punk rock]], [[horror punk]] |
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| Length = 32:54 |
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| Label = [[Victory Records|Victory]] |
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| Producer = [[Aiden]], Justin Armstrong, |
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| Reviews = |
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*''411mania {{Rating|8.5|10}} [http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/104202 link] |
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*[[AbsolutePunk.net]] (46%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1060492 link] |
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*[[Allmusic]] {{rating|3|5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xftxzu0ldje link] |
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*''[[Alternative Press]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://altpress.com/reviews/aidenknives.htm link] |
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*''[[Kerrang!]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} |
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*''Rocksound'' {{Rating|7|10}} [http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/aiden-knives link] |
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*''ZME Music'' {{Rating|2|10}} [http://www.zmemusic.com/rock/aiden-knives/ link] |
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| Last album = ''[[Conviction (album)|Conviction]]''<br />(2007) |
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| This album = '''''Knives'''''<br />(2009) |
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'''''Knives''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] released by [[post-hardcore]] band [[Aiden (band)|Aiden]]. The album is a return to [[Aiden (band)|Aiden]]'s [[post-hardcore]] style, after the [[alternative rock]] style of the album [[Conviction (album)|Conviction]]. The album was released on May 11, 2009 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and May 12, 2009 in the [[United States]] through [[Victory Records]].<ref name="altpress">Nguyen, Julie. [http://www.altpress.com/news/6276.htm "Aiden Name New Record Knives"] ''Alternative Press''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> The band has described this album as, "raw, it's fast, it's pissed."<ref name="altpress"/> It has been recorded and produced by WiL at his own studio, Sleepy Hollow, in Seattle. <ref name="Under The Gun Interview"> [http://underthegunreview.net/?p=1431 "Interview with Wil Francis of Aiden"]</ref> |
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On April 1, 2009, "Scavengers of the Damned" was announced as the first single from the album <ref name=Scavengers of the Damned"> [http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=667800&blogId=480372617 Scavengers of the Damned]</ref> and was made available to buy on [[iTunes]] as well as uploaded to the band's [http://www.myspace.com/aiden MySpace page]. In December, the second single "Let The Right One In" was confirmed. "Scavengers of the Damned" was added to the Rock Band Network on March 20th 2010. |
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== Track listing == |
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# "Killing Machine" – 2:25 |
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# "Let The Right One In" – 3:02 |
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# "Scavengers Of The Damned" – 2:42 |
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# "Elizabeth" – 2:28 |
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# "Crusifiction" – 2:41 |
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# "The Asylum" – 2:47 |
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# "Portrait" – 1:38 |
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# "Excommunicate" – 2:36 |
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# "King On Holiday" – 1:58 |
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# "Black Market Hell" – 12:37<ref>DeAndrea, Joe. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=956142 "Aiden Track Listing"] ''[[AbsolutePunk.net]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> |
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#*Contains a hidden Acoustic Live song, "[[Punk in Drublic|Lori Meyers]]" originally by [[NOFX]]. |
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'''Best Buy Bonus Tracks''' |
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<ol start="11"> |
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<li> "Black Market Hell (Demo)" – 2:13 |
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<li> "King on Holiday (Demo)" – 1:59 |
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<li> "Elizabeth (Demo)" – 2:27 |
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<li> "Let the Right One In (Demo)" – 3:09</ol> |
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==Chart positions== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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! Chart !! Position |
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|align="left" valign="top"|Billboard 200 |
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|align="left" valign="top"|95 |
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|align="left" valign="top"|Top Independent Albums |
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|align="left" valign="top"|12 |
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|align="left" valign="top"|Billboard Comprehensive Albums |
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|align="left" valign="top"|102 |
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|align="left" valign="top"|Top Rock Albums |
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|align="left" valign="top"|30 |
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|align="left" valign="top"|Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums |
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|align="left" valign="top"|24 |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:2009 albums]] |
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[[Category:Victory Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Aiden albums]] |
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