Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest

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Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
StudioGlow in the Dark, Atlanta, Georgia
GenrePost-hardcore, screamo[1]
Length36:03
LabelSolid State
ProducerMatt Goldman, Josh Scogin, As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn chronology
As Cities Burn EP
(2003)
Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest
(2005)
Come Now Sleep
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

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

Allusions[edit]

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[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Thus from My Lips, by Yours, My Sin Is Purged"3:04
2."Love Jealous One, Love"3:04
3."Incomplete Is a Leech"2:54
4."Bloodsucker Pt. II"3:23
5."Terrible! How Terrible for the Great City!"3:00
6."The Widow"3:51
7."Wake Dead Man, Wake"3:10
8."Admission: Regret"3:05
9."One: Twentyseven"3:51
10."Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills"6:41

Personnel[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "11 Screamo Albums That Actually Rule". Loudwire. March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest at AllMusic
  3. ^ "As Cities Burn, "Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. June 21, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2013.