Violent Acts of Beauty

Infobox Album
Name = Violent Acts of Beauty
Type = Album
Artist = London After Midnight


Released = flagicon|Europe October 26, 2007
flagicon|United States November 6, 2007
flagicon|Russia December, 2007
Recorded = 2000 – 2007
Genre = Industrial rock
Goth rock
Length =
Label = Trisol Records
Metropolis Records
Iron D Records
Producer = Sean Brennan
Last album = "Oddities"
(1998)
This album = "Violent Acts of Beauty"
(2007)
Next album = |

"Violent Acts of Beauty" is the long-awaited fourth studio album by American Industrial rock band London After Midnight, released in Europe on October 26, 2007, and subsequently in the United States on November 6, 2007; a Russia release through Iron D Records was released in December, 2007. It was the first London After Midnight release in nine years, although a new song titled "Fear" did appear on the soundtrack for "Saw II" in 2005. "Fear" was featured on "Violent Acts of Beauty" as well. Some songs for the album had previously been recorded in demo form for a number of years. Originally reported to be released in Summer 2007 by the album trailer released on February 4, 2007YouTube.com. "London After Midnight's new CD "Violent Acts of Beauty", reported by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXOVvUu3SQ8 YouTube.com] February 4 2007. Last accessed April 10 2007] , the release dates were later re-established on August 29, 2007 as set for the dates they were ultimately released on. The album was also London After Midnight's first studio album to feature mixed live drum recordings.

Track listing

# "The Beginning of the End" – 5:59
# "Feeling Fascist?" – 4:57
# "Nothing's Sacred" – 4:59
# "Heaven Now" – 5:26
# "America's a Fucking Disease" – 4:19
# "Complex Messiah" – 3:44
# "Republic" – 4:50
# "Fear" – 4:40
# "Pure" – 5:24
# "The Kids Are All Wrong" – 3:55
# "Love You to Death" – 4:30
# "The Pain Looks Good on You" – 3:58

Bonus tracks

# "Nothing's Sacred" (Extended Club Mix) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 7:28
# "Nothing's Sacred" (Edit Club Mix) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 5:37
# "Nothing's Sacred" (Original Demo) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 5:02
# "America's a Fucking Disease" (Clean Edit) (Limited Edition Digipak bonus track) – 4:19

Trivia

* Absent from the track listing is a song entitled "Last Goodbye" which was allegedly recorded for potential use on the album.

Personnel

* Sean Brennan – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, programming, producer.

References