The Art of Drowning

The Art of Drowning
Studio album by AFI
Released	September 19, 2000
Recorded	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Punk rock, Hardcore Punk
Length	41:26
Label	Nitro Records
Producer	Chuck Johnson, AFI
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
AFI chronology
All Hallow's EP (1999) The Art of Drowning (2000) The Days of the Phoenix EP (2000)

The Art of Drowning is an album by AFI, released in 2000.

Track listing

1. "Initiation" – 0:39
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. "Dream of Waking" – 3:01 (vinyl only)
10. "The Days of the Phoenix" – 3:27
11. "Catch a Hot One" – 2:54
12. "Wester" – 3:01
13. "6 to 8" – 4:21
14. "The Despair Factor" – 3:54
15. "Morningstar" – 3:18

Bonus tracks, B-Sides, unreleased tracks, etc.

All tracks recorded during the Art of Drowning sessions unless otherwise noted.

• "Battled" is featured as a hidden track on the CD format of the album.
• "Dream of Waking" is featured as track 8 on the A-Side of the 12" vinyl edition of the album. It was later released on the Nitro Records Punkzilla compilation.
• "A Winter's Tale" was recorded during the Art of Drowning sessions. It was featured on the The Days of the Phoenix EP, and later on the AFI compilation.
• On the iTunes download of the album, "Battled" is erroneously labeled as "Bonus Track".

Personnel

• AFI - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Davey Havok - Vocals
• Adam Carson - Drums
• Hunter Burgan - Bass
• Jade Puget - Guitar
• Nick 13 - Vocals (bckgr)
• Chris Higgins (X-13) - Vocals (bckgr)
• Darcy Vaughn - Viola
• Thadd LaRue - Vocals (bckgr), Assistant
• Chuck Johnson - Producer, Engineer
• Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
• Andy Ernst - Mixing
• Alan Forbes - Artwork
• 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

Notes

• The inner-edge of the CD case reveals a hidden message: "Battled". This is the name of the hidden track on the CD edition.
• "The Despair Factor" contains the lyrics "My whole life is a dark room... one big dark room," which is a line originally spoken by Winona Ryder in the film Beetlejuice.
• The official AFI fan club, the Despair Faction, gets its name from the song "The Despair Factor."
• The song "Wester" was featured in Winter X Games Snowboarding 2000.