Infamous (Abandon All Ships)

Infamous is the second studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Abandon All Ships. It was released on July 3, 2012 through Rise Records. On January 18, 2012, the band announced that they were in the process or recording their second studio album, which they initially intended for a late-spring or early-summer release. The album's lead single, "Infamous", features guest vocals by Canadian rap duo A-Game. A music video for the song was released on May 1, which the band described as "very Toronto". On June 12, "Good Old Friend" was available for streaming. Infamous debuted at number 145 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 3,500 copies within its first week of release, while also reaching number 54 on the Canadian Albums Chart. On November 13th the band released their second music video for the album, "August".

Track Listing

1. "Old Friend Good Old Friend"
2. "Infamous" (featuring A-Game)
3. "Less Than Love"
4. "Ahmed"
5. "American Holocaust" (featuring Johnny OC of Liferuiner)
6. "August"
7. "Forever Lonely"
8. "Made of Gold"
9. "Faded"
10. "Brothers for Life" (featuring XbikerackX)

Personnel

Abandon All Ships

• Angelo Aita - unclean vocals
• Daniel Ciccotelli - lead guitar
• Martin Broda - bass guitar and clean vocals
• Chris Taylor - drums

  

• Sebastian Cassissi-Nunez - synthesizers and keyboards

Additional Musicians

• A-Game: guest vocals on track 2
• Johnny OC: guest vocals on track 5
• XbikerackX: guest DJ on track 10

Production

• Produced by Anthony Calabretta and Mark Spicoluk

Music Video

Abandon All Ships feat. A Game - Infamous OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Abandon All Ships ft. A Game - Infamous

Abandon All Ships - August OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Abandon All Ships - August

References

• http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/abandon_all_ships_infamous
• http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/abandon_all_ships/infamous/
• http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/02/abandon-all-ships-infamous-video/
• http://www.billboard.com/#/album/abandon-all-ships/infamous/1652317
• http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-711-djamn-periphery-djid-good-this-week
• http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
• http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/06/30/review-abandon-all-ships-infamous/
• http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50646/Abandon-All-Ships-Infamous/