Our Gang's Dark Oath
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Our Gang's Dark Oath is the debut album released by post-hardcore
band Aiden
on June 8, 2004. Originally, the album was only available in North America, but it was recently re-released in Europe and again by Victory Records
. The album has come under mixed reviews including a 1 out of 10 rating by Drowned in Sound
and a 4 out of 5 from RebelPunk.net.
"Our Gang's Dark Oath" is also the name of the second chapter of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
.
Also, this song contains two segments of silence along with two hidden tracks. "World by Storm" ends at 3:50 followed by silence until 7:59. Then an untitled hidden track begins, a track which contains nothing but a piano. The "Piano Track" plays in regular time until 10:29, at which point the song fades out for just a second and exactly the same song begins playing in reverse. This plays until 12:59.
At this point, the song ends and another segment of silence begins. This silence ends at 15:08 and another untitled hidden track begins, this one containing nothing but acoustic guitar and the lead singer's voice. This track leads to the end of the song and album. The breakdown of "World by Storm" is as follows:
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Aiden
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
on June 8, 2004. Originally, the album was only available in North America, but it was recently re-released in Europe and again by Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. The album has come under mixed reviews including a 1 out of 10 rating by Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
and a 4 out of 5 from RebelPunk.net.
"Our Gang's Dark Oath" is also the name of the second chapter of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
.
Track listing
World by Storm
The beginning of "World by Storm" contains a sound clip from the courtroom scene of Boondock Saints.Also, this song contains two segments of silence along with two hidden tracks. "World by Storm" ends at 3:50 followed by silence until 7:59. Then an untitled hidden track begins, a track which contains nothing but a piano. The "Piano Track" plays in regular time until 10:29, at which point the song fades out for just a second and exactly the same song begins playing in reverse. This plays until 12:59.
At this point, the song ends and another segment of silence begins. This silence ends at 15:08 and another untitled hidden track begins, this one containing nothing but acoustic guitar and the lead singer's voice. This track leads to the end of the song and album. The breakdown of "World by Storm" is as follows:
- Boondock Saints - 0:00 - 0:08
- World by Storm - 0:09 - 3:50
- Silence - 3:51 - 7:59
- Piano track (forward) - 8:00 - 10:29
- Piano track (reversed) - 10:30 - 12:59
- Silence - 13:00 - 15:08
- Silent, Perfect, Deadly - 15:09 - 17:59
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Top Independent Albums | 32 |
| Top Heatseekers Albums | 30 |
Personnel
- wiL FrancisWiL FrancisWilliam Roy "Wil" Francis is the lead vocalist of the band Aiden as well as his electronic project William Control. Francis also acts as producer to the band A Midnight Tragedy....
- vocals - Angel IbarraAngel IbarraAngel Ibarra is guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for the band Aiden. He was one of the founding members of the band when it first started back in 2003, during his high school days.-Biography:...
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, background vocals - Nick WigginsNick WigginsNick Wiggins is the bassist and backing vocalist in the post-hardcore turned punk band Aiden. He plays bass and writes for the band Me Vs Myself which features Frank Gross from On The Last Day on guitar and Carson Allen formerly of On The Last Day and Escape The Fate...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Jake DavisonJake DavisonJake Davison is an American drummer. He played drums for Aiden. He was born on September 27, 1986. He was one of the founding members of Aiden when it first started back in 2003, with guitarist Angel Ibarra....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Jake Wambold - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals