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Conviction [Explicit]

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I got interested in Aiden after Victory records had their media blitz a year or two ago for the Nightmare album. Songs like Last Sunrise, and Die Romantic had me hooked on this relatively new band. With the release of the Rain EP, I noticed the band moving a bit away from the screamo and adding more melody and harmony in their music. Some of it was quite good! With the release of Conviction, the band show that their music and lyrics are growing with their experience. The album is very melodic. Missing is the screamo / emo background, now replaced by harmonies and piano! So far I like the change, and I feel this album will grow on me with time to become a great album. I hope that the fans from the early days of Aiden will embrace this album and give it a chance.

ok, first off, i loved Nightmare Atonamy! It is one of my favorite albums. Aiden is a great band, but to keep this short and to sum it up. If you like scream-o Aiden like me, i would not suggest buying conviction. its an OK cd, but there is no screaming, and its more of a bunch of love songs etc. put together on their cd. i like the cd, but not one of my favorites.

I bought this CD because I loved the cover, now I love their music as well. I have all of the Aiden CD's and while I like them all individualy this one is still my favorite. I think they did an awesome job on it.

When Aiden officially crawled out of the Seattle underground with 2005's Nightmare Anatomy, they had a great story (singer wiL Francis trades addiction for rock 'n' roll), undeniable style (think AFI meet the Misfits), and a clever marketing plan (how cool is calling yourself a "horror rock" band?). All that was missing were the songs. Conviction is a dramatic leap forward. Where the unmemorable Nightmare offered sloppy creep-core and paint-by-numbers emo, the band's impressively tight, '80s-tinted third full-length actually has hooks. The best track, "Believe," starts out a piano-plinked lullaby and then brilliantly morphs into a stadium-sized bro-hymn. Equally dramatic is "The Sky Is Falling," which switches off the Marshalls for soft-focus acoustic guitar and 4 a.m.-reverie vocals. It's not all the second coming of The Black Parade, though, as U2-lite guitars and neon-flavored synths make "One Love" and "She Will Love You" sound like dated leftovers from the soundtrack to Pretty In Pink. Still, give Aiden credit for reinventing themselves. Two years ago, no one would have thought it possible.

I was browsing through Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street in London this summer when I noticed a young crowd eagerly awaiting the arrival of a band for a free show as well as CD signing. The band showed up on time and played just five songs, thanking their fans profusely every chance they got, and what a reception they got!

That band was Aiden, that was my introduction to them, and I picked up their CD. I thought they were a British band, but turns out they are American, with a sound similar to My Chemical Romance or Greenday; chugging guitar riffs, and dark, cryptic lyrics.

Standouts include the dance/rock "One love" (muted verses, loud chorus), the hard hitting "She will love you" (screeching guitars), "Teenage queen", the atmospheric "Darkness", "Believe", "Moment", and the melodramatic ballad "The sky is falling" (which shifts into high gear near the end), the latter two among the five songs they performed that afternoon.

With their great edgy punk sound, there's no reason why Aiden shouldn't be huge!

Barf barf ralph and barf. There needs to be a sticker for bands that tried to be horror rock, and then completely sell out and sing about how terrible it is to pine away for the prom queen. The only horror left with this band, is what they are selling now as their music. Oh, and that horrible vomit taste in my mouth. Yuck.

i love nightmare anatomy and i bought this the day it came out.the lead singing is full of emotion like chemical romance . its a good album and worth the green.

i really enjoyed this album i didnt care for nightmare anatomy much at all , but this really sounds good to me , give it a chance yall

My sister got me introduced to Aiden back when they released "Nightmare Anatomy", and since then I have been really hooked! This album blew me away. I loved "She Will Love You" amd "One Love". Nicely done guys!