Knives (album)

Knives
Studio album by Aiden
Released	May 12, 2009
Genre	Horror punk Melodic hardcore
Length	35:00
Label	Victory
Producer	Aiden, Justin Armstrong
Aiden chronology
Conviction (2007) Knives (2009) Disguises (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411mania	[1]
AbsolutePunk.net	46%[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
Kerrang!
Rocksound	[5]
ZME Music	[6]

Knives is the fourth studio album released by punk rock band Aiden. The album is a return to Aiden's punk rock style, after the lighter style of the album Conviction. The album was released on May 11, 2009, in the UK and May 12, 2009, in the United States through Victory Records.^[7] The band has described this album as, "raw, it's fast, it's pissed".^[7] It was recorded and produced by WiL at his own studio, Sleepy Hollow, in Seattle.^[8]

On April 1, 2009, "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.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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[10])	1:37
8.	"Excommunicate"	2:36
9.	"King on Holiday"	1:59
10.	"Black Market Hell" (Contains a hidden Acoustic Live song, "Lori Meyers" originally by NOFX)	12:37[11]
Total length:		35:00

Best Buy Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
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

Chart positions

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

References

1. "Knives Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
2. "Knives Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
3. "Knives Overview". Allmusic.
4. "Knives Review". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
5. "Knives Review". Rocksound. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
6. "Knives Review". 'ZME Music. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
7. Nguyen, Julie. "Aiden Name New Record Knives". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
8. "Interview with Wil Francis of Aiden". Retrieved 2 May 2011.
9. "Scavengers of the Damned". 2 May 2011.
10. "Alt Press Interview with Wil Francis"
11. DeAndrea, Joe. "Aiden Track Listing" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.