Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest

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{{Infobox album

| name = Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest

| type = studio

| artist = As Cities Burn

| cover = Acb_-_silyayd.png

| alt =

| released = June 21, 2005

| recorded = 2004–2005

| studio = Glow in the Dark, Atlanta, Georgia

| genre = Post-hardcore, screamo{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/screamo-albums-actually-rule/|title=11 Screamo Albums That Actually Rule|website=Loudwire|date=March 29, 2018 |accessdate=April 1, 2018}}

| length = 36:03

| label = Solid State

| producer = Matt Goldman, Josh Scogin, As Cities Burn

| prev_title = As Cities Burn EP

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Come Now Sleep

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Album ratings

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| rev1Score={{rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r778219}}

|rev2=Jesus Freak Hideout

|rev2Score={{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/SonILovedYouAtYourDarkest.asp |title=As Cities Burn, "Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=June 21, 2005 |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}}}

Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest is the first full-length studio album released in June 2005 by As Cities Burn.

Allusions

The album includes numerous allusions. "Thus from My Lips, by Yours, My Sin Is Purged" is a line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Another example includes lyrics such as, "let the dead bury their own dead", from the song "Wake Dead Man, Wake". This is a line originally spoken by Jesus in The Gospel of Luke.

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1=Thus from My Lips, by Yours, My Sin Is Purged

| length1=3:04

| title2=Love Jealous One, Love

| length2=3:04

| title3=Incomplete Is a Leech

| length3=2:54

| title4=Bloodsucker Pt. II

| length4=3:23

| title5=Terrible! How Terrible for the Great City!

| length5=3:00

| title6=The Widow

| length6=3:51

| title7=Wake Dead Man, Wake

| length7=3:10

| title8=Admission: Regret

| length8=3:05

| title9=One: Twentyseven

| length9=3:51

| title10=Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills

| length10=6:41

}}

Personnel

  • Colin Kimble - rhythm guitar
  • Cody Bonnette - lead guitar, clean vocals, piano
  • Pascal Barone - bass
  • Aaron Lunsford - drums, percussion
  • TJ Bonnette - screamed vocals, programming, piano
  • Lap steel on "Incomplete Is a Leech" - Troy Strains
  • Piano on "Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills", Crystal Ninja Strings - Matt Goldman
  • Additional vocals on "Admission: Regret" - Josh Scogin
  • Recording - Matt Goldman
  • Mixing - Mike Watts
  • Mastering - Troy Glessner
  • Engineering - Tyler Orr, Troy Strains, Jeremiah Edwards
  • Art - Asterik Studios

References

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Category:As Cities Burn albums

Category:2005 debut albums

Category:Solid State Records albums