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Name = Severed Ties |
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Artist = [[The Amity Affliction]] |
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| type = [[Album]]
Released = [[October 4th]], [[2008]] |
| artist = [[the Amity Affliction]]
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Label = [[Boomtown Records]]
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| released = 4 October 2008
| Last album = '''''[[High Hopes (EP)|High Hopes]]''''' <br /> (2004)
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| This album = '''''Severed Ties'''''<br />(2008)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
* [[Metalcore]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
| length = 40:00
| label = [[Boomtown Records|Boomtown]]
| producer = Darren Thompson
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| next_title = [[Youngbloods (album)|Youngbloods]]
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'''''Severed Ties''''' is the debut studio album by Australian [[post-hardcore]] band [[the Amity Affliction]]. It was released on 4 October 2008 through [[Boomtown Records]], which debuted at No.&nbsp;26 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]],<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Amity+Affliction | title = Discography The Amity Affliction | last1 = Hung | first1 = Steffen | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | accessdate = 13 November 2015 }}</ref> and No.&nbsp;6 on the related Australian Artists Albums Chart.
'''''Severed Ties''''' is the debut album by Brisbane band, [[The Amity Affliction]]. It is set for release on October 4th, 2008 it is also set to feature many guest vocals from prominent Australian artists.

The album was the last release to feature guitarist Chris Burt and the first to feature drummer Ryan Burt.

== Background ==

"Poison Pen Letters" was re-recorded for ''Severed Ties'', it originally appeared on the demo compilation, ''State of Affairs'' – a collection of tracks by hardcore bands from the five mainland states of Australia. "[[Love Is a Battlefield]]" is a cover of a track by [[Pat Benatar]]. Three tracks contained samples from feature films, however due to copyright restrictions the label was forced to remove them. The first few thousand copies printed of the album retained the samples: "I Heart Roberts'" contains one from the film, ''[[Hot Rod (2007 film)|Hot Rod]]'', "The Blair Snitch Project" had a sample from ''[[True Romance]]'' in its intro, and "Stairway to Hell" contains sound samples from ''Hot Rod'' and ''[[Happy Gilmore]]''. The group's insider joke is in the [[Acronym#Nomenclature|initialism]], "B.D.K.I.A.F.", which stands for "Big Dick Know It All Fuck"{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}; while "Do You Party?" is a reference to a joke in ''Hot Rod''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


{{tracklist
#"I Heart Roberts'" (Featuring Helmet Roberts)
| total_length = 40:00
#"B.D.K.I.A.F"
| all_writing = The Amity Affliction, except where noted
#"Snitches Get Stitches" (Featuring Lochlan Watt)
| title1 = I Heart Roberts'
#"Do You Party?"
| note1 = featuring Helmet Roberts of the Daylight Curse) (contains samples from the film ''[[Hot Rod (2007 film)|Hot Rod]]''
#"Poison Pen Letters"
| length1 = 3:34
#"Fruity Lexia"
| title2 = B.D.K.I.A.F.
#"So You Melted..." (Featuring Matthew Wright)
| note2 = "Big Dick Know It All Fuck"
#"Jesse Intense" (Featuring [[Michael Crafter]] & Matthew Wright)
| length2 = 3:17
#"The Blair Snitch Project"
| title3 = Snitches Get Stitches
#"[[Love is a Battlefield]]" ([[Pat Benatar]] cover)
| note3 = featuring Lochlan Watt of Ironhide
#"Stairway to Hell" (Featuring JJ Peters)
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = Do You Party?
| length4 = 3:01
| title5 = Poison Pen Letters
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = Fruity Lexia
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = So You Melted?
| note7 = featuring Matthew Wright of [[The Getaway Plan]]
| length7 = 2:48
| title8 = Jesse Intense
| note8 = featuring [[Michael Crafter]] of [[Confession (band)|Confession]] and Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan
| length8 = 4:13
| title9 = The Blair Snitch Project
| note9 = contains samples from the film ''[[True Romance]]''
| length9 = 3:41
| title10 = [[Love Is a Battlefield]]
| note10 = [[Pat Benatar]] cover) (written by [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Holly Knight]]
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Stairway to Hell
| note11 = featuring JJ Peters of [[Deez Nuts (band)|Deez Nuts]]) (contains samples from the films ''Hot Rod'' and ''[[Happy Gilmore]]''
| length11 = 4:30
}}

==Personnel==

;The Amity Affliction
*Joel Birch – [[Screaming (music)|lead vocals]]
*Ahren Stringer – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Singing|clean vocals]]
*Troy Brady – [[lead guitar]]
*Chris Burt – [[rhythm guitar]]
*Trad Nathan – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Synthesizer|synths]], [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[Sampling (music)|samples]]
*Ryan Burt – [[Drum kit|drums]]

;Additional musicians
*Helmet Roberts (The Daylight Curse) – guest vocals on ''"I Heart Roberts'"''
*Lochlan Watt (Ironhide) – guest vocals on ''"Snitches Get Stitches"''
*Matthew Wright ([[The Getaway Plan]]) – guest vocals on ''"So You Melted..."'' and ''"Jesse Intense"''
*Michael Crafter ([[Confession (band)|Confession]]) – guest vocals on ''"Jesse Intense"''
*JJ Peters ([[Deez Nuts (band)|Deez Nuts]]) – guest vocals on ''"Stairway to Hell"''

;Production
*Darren Thompson – Producer

== References ==

{{Reflist}}


{{The Amity Affliction}}
==Trivia==


{{Authority control}}
* Poison Pen Letters is the title of a track from the demo compilation 'State of Affairs'.
* [[Love Is a Battlefield]] is a cover of a track by [[Pat Benatar]]
* 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 Rod (film)]].


[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:2008 debut albums]]
[[Category:The Amity Affliction albums]]
[[Category:The Amity Affliction albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:26, 1 September 2023

This article is about the album by the Amity Affliction. For the 1992 film, see Severed Ties (film).

Severed Ties
Studio album by
the Amity Affliction
Released4 October 2008
Genre
Length40:00
LabelBoomtown
ProducerDarren Thompson
The Amity Affliction chronology
High Hopes
(2007) 		Severed Ties
(2008) 		Youngbloods
(2010)

Severed Ties is the debut studio album by Australian post-hardcore band the Amity Affliction. It was released on 4 October 2008 through Boomtown Records, which debuted at No. 26 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[1] and No. 6 on the related Australian Artists Albums Chart.

The album was the last release to feature guitarist Chris Burt and the first to feature drummer Ryan Burt.

Background[edit]

"Poison Pen Letters" was re-recorded for Severed Ties, it originally appeared on the demo compilation, State of Affairs – a collection of tracks by hardcore bands from the five mainland states of Australia. "Love Is a Battlefield" is a cover of a track by Pat Benatar. Three tracks contained samples from feature films, however due to copyright restrictions the label was forced to remove them. The first few thousand copies printed of the album retained the samples: "I Heart Roberts'" contains one from the film, Hot Rod, "The Blair Snitch Project" had a sample from True Romance in its intro, and "Stairway to Hell" contains sound samples from Hot Rod and Happy Gilmore. The group's insider joke is in the initialism, "B.D.K.I.A.F.", which stands for "Big Dick Know It All Fuck"[citation needed]; while "Do You Party?" is a reference to a joke in Hot Rod.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by The Amity Affliction, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."I Heart Roberts'" (featuring Helmet Roberts of the Daylight Curse) (contains samples from the film Hot Rod)3:34
2."B.D.K.I.A.F." ("Big Dick Know It All Fuck")3:17
3."Snitches Get Stitches" (featuring Lochlan Watt of Ironhide)3:21
4."Do You Party?"3:01
5."Poison Pen Letters"4:11
6."Fruity Lexia"3:30
7."So You Melted?" (featuring Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan)2:48
8."Jesse Intense" (featuring Michael Crafter of Confession and Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan)4:13
9."The Blair Snitch Project" (contains samples from the film True Romance)3:41
10."Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar cover) (written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight)3:55
11."Stairway to Hell" (featuring JJ Peters of Deez Nuts) (contains samples from the films Hot Rod and Happy Gilmore)4:30
Total length:40:00

Personnel[edit]

The Amity Affliction
Additional musicians
  • Helmet Roberts (The Daylight Curse) – guest vocals on "I Heart Roberts'"
  • Lochlan Watt (Ironhide) – guest vocals on "Snitches Get Stitches"
  • Matthew Wright (The Getaway Plan) – guest vocals on "So You Melted..." and "Jesse Intense"
  • Michael Crafter (Confession) – guest vocals on "Jesse Intense"
  • JJ Peters (Deez Nuts) – guest vocals on "Stairway to Hell"
Production
  • Darren Thompson – Producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Amity Affliction". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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