Knives (album)

2009 studio album by Aiden

Knives

Studio album by

Aiden

Released| May 12, 2009
Recorded| January 2009
Genre| Horror punk, melodic hardcore
Length| 34:54
Label| Victory
Producer| Aiden, Justin Armstrong
Aiden chronology
| Conviction
(2007)  | Knives
(2009)  | From Hell... with Love
(2009)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
411mania| [1]
AbsolutePunk.net| 46%[2]
AllMusic| [3]
Alternative Press|
Kerrang!| [citation needed]
Rocksound| [4]
ZME Music| [5]

Knives is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band Aiden.

## Recording and composition

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On January 15, 2009, it was announced that the band had begun recording their next album.[6] It was recorded and produced by WiL at his own studio, Sleepy Hollow, in Seattle.[7] The album is a return to Aiden's horror punk style, after the lighter style of the album Conviction.

## Release

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On March 14, 2009, Knives was announced for release in May. On April 1, "Scavengers of the Damned" was announced as the first single from the album and was made available to buy on iTunes as well as uploaded to the band's MySpace page.[8] The album was released on May 11 in the UK and a day later in the US through Victory Records. The band has described this album as, "raw, it's fast, it's pissed". Between late June and late August, the band performed on the Warped Tour.[9]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Killing Machine"| 2:25
2.| "Let the Right One In"| 3:02
3.| "Scavengers of the Damned"| 2:42
4.| "Elizabeth"| 2:28
5.| "Crusifiction"| 2:41
6.| "The Asylum"| 2:47
7.| "Portrait" (Poem read by Ryann Donnelly)| 1:37
8.| "Excommunicate"| 2:36
9.| "King on Holiday"| 1:59
10.| "Black Market Hell" (includes a live version of "Lori Meyers" by NOFX as a hidden track)| 12:37
Total length:| 34:54

Best Buy bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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11.| "Black Market Hell" (Demo)| 2:13
12.| "King on Holiday" (Demo)| 1:59
13.| "Elizabeth" (Demo)| 2:27
14.| "Let the Right One In" (Demo)| 3:09

## Personnel

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Aiden

* Wil Francis – vocals, production, engineering, mixing, collage art
* Angel Ibarra – guitars, production
* Nick Wiggins – bass guitar, production
* Jake Davison – drums, production

Production and additional personnel

* Justin Armstrong – production, engineering, mixing
* Ryann Donnelly – backing vocals; vocals (on "Portrait")
* Rick Kern – backing vocals
* Jeremy Beddingfield – backing vocals
* Anna Ivarra – backing vocals, photography
* Chad Michael Ward – artwork
* Doublej – artwork
* Michael Cortada – logo

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## Chart positions

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Chart  | Position

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US Billboard 200 | 95
US Top Independent Albums | 12
US Top Rock Albums | 30
US Top Alternative Albums | 24

## References

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1. ^ "Knives Review". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
2. ^ "Knives Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
3. ^ "Knives Overview". Allmusic.
4. ^ "Knives Review". Rocksound. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
5. ^ "Knives Review". ZME Music. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
6. ^ "Aiden begin recording next full-length". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. January 15, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
7. ^ "Interview with Wil Francis of Aiden". Retrieved May 2, 2011.
8. ^ "Scavengers of the Damned". May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
9. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 26, 2009). "Warped Tour 2009". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

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Aiden

* Wil Francis
* Jake Davison
* Angel Ibarra
* Nick Wiggins
* Keef West
* Ian MacWilliams
* Kenneth Fletcher

Studio albums|

* Our Gangs Dark Oath
* Nightmare Anatomy
* Conviction
* Knives
* Disguises
* Some Kind of Hate
* Aiden

EPs|

* Rain in Hell

Songs|

* "Cry Little Sister"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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