Our Gangs Dark Oath

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Our Gangs Dark Oath
Our Gangs Dark Oath cover
Studio album by Aiden
Released June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Recorded January 2004
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 44:50
Label Dead Teenager Records
Victory Records
Professional reviews
Aiden chronology
A Split of Nightmares
(2004)
Our Gang's Dark Oath
(2004)
Nightmare Anatomy
(2005)
2006 Victory Release
The cover of the release of Our Gangs Dark Oath by Victory Records in Europe and North America.
The cover of the release of Our Gangs Dark Oath by Victory Records in Europe and North America.

Our Gangs Dark Oath is the debut album released by post-hardcore band Aiden on June 8, 2004. Originally, the album was only available in North America, but it was recently re-released in Europe and again by Victory Records. The album has come under mixed reviews including a 1 out of 10 rating by Drowned in Sound and a 4 out of 5 from RebelPunk.net.

Several songs on the album contains quotes from various films: "I Set My Friends On Fire" features a quotation from the movie The Ring, "Bridge of Reason, Shore of Faith" contains a sample from Stand by Me and "World By Storm" features a clip from Boondock Saints.


[edit] World by Storm

The beginning of World by Storm contains a sound clip from the courtroom scene of Boondock Saints.

Also, this song contains two segments of silence along with two hidden tracks. World by Storm ends at 3:50 followed by silence until 7:59. Then an untitled hidden track begins, a track which contains nothing but a piano. The "Piano Track" plays in regular time until 10:29, at which point the song fades out for just a second and the exact same song begins playing in reverse. This plays until 12:59.

At this point, the song ends and another segment of silence begins. This silence ends at 15:08 and another untitled hidden track begins, this one containing nothing but acoustic guitar and the lead singer's voice. This track leads to the end of the song and album. The breakdown of "World by Storm" is as follows:

  • Boondock Saints - 0:00 - 0:08
  • World By Storm - 0:09 - 3:50
  • Silence - 3:51 - 7:59
  • Piano Track (forward) - 8:00 - 10:29
  • Piano Track (reversed) - 10:30 - 12:59
  • Silence - 13:00 - 15:08
  • Untitled Acoustic Track - 15:09 - 17:59

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