Severed Ties
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Severed Ties is the debut album by Brisbane band, The Amity Affliction
. It was released on 4 October 2008 through Boomtown Records
. Severed Ties debuted at #26 on the ARIA
Top 50 Albums Chart, and #6 on the Australian Artists Albums Chart.
The Amity Affliction
The Amity Affliction is an Australian post-hardcore band from Gympie, Queensland formed in 2002.The band's current line-up is Joel Birch , Ahren Stringer , Ryan Burt and Troy Brady...
. It was released on 4 October 2008 through Boomtown Records
Boomtown Records
Boomtown Records is an independent record label founded by Jaddan Comerford in October 2002 and based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2011 the label was rebranded with Staple Management to new company - We Are Unified- History :...
. Severed Ties debuted at #26 on the ARIA
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
Top 50 Albums Chart, and #6 on the Australian Artists Albums Chart.
Track listing
Trivia
- "Poison Pen Letters" is the title of a track from the demo compilation State of Affairs.
- "Love Is a BattlefieldLove Is a Battlefield"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman, after Pat Benatar asked Chapman to write her a hit song. It was released as a single from Benatar's album Live from Earth. The single has been certified gold and is her highest charting single in the United States...
" is a cover of a track by Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
. - Several tracks on the album contain samples from several movies, due to copyright restrictions the label was forced to remove them, however on the first few thousand copies printed they still remain.
- Track 1 "I Heart Roberts'" contains a sound sample from the film Hot RodHot Rod (film)The soundtrack was composed by ex-Yes guitarist, Trevor Rabin. Several songs by the Swedish rock band Europe are in the movie, including "Cherokee" and "Rock the Night." The full trailer contains three Swedish rock band songs, Europe's "Cherokee" and "The Final Countdown," and The Hives' "See...
. - Track 4 "Do You Party?" is a reference to a joke in the film Hot Rod.
- Track 9 "The Blair Snitch Project" contains a sound sample from the film True RomanceTrue RomanceTrue Romance is a 1993 American romance crime film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott. The film stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette with an ensemble cast consisting of Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin...
in the intro. - Track 11 "Stairway to Hell" contains a sound sample from the film Hot Rod and Happy GilmoreHappy GilmoreHappy Gilmore is a 1996 sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Studios. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy...
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