- Carcinogen Crush
Infobox Single |
Name = Carcinogen Crush
Type =Single
Artist = AFI
from Album =
Released =December 4 ,2007
Genre =Alternative rock Pop punk
Length = 2:52
Label = Interscope
Last single = "The Missing Frame "
(2007)
This single = "Carcinogen Crush"
(2007)
Next single ="Carcinogen Crush" is a song by the alternative rock band AFI that was recorded during the recording sessions of the
2003 album "Sing the Sorrow ". The basis of the track was written byHunter Burgan . The band felt that it did not "fit" that album and did not include it in the track list.The band decided to re-record the song during the recording sessions of their
2006 release, "Decemberunderground ". However, the song again did not make the album and remained unreleased until 2007. The version currently available is the latter."Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" bonus track
Just prior to the release of the 2007
video game "", Interscope announced the release of anXbox 360 exclusive three song companion pack available for download onXbox Live with the purchase of the "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" Soundtrack CD. [cite web | title = "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" Companion Pack | date =2007-10-17 | publisher =Interscope Records | url = http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx/nid/8988/aid/585 | work = Interscope.com | accessdate = 2007-10-17 ] [cite web | title = "Guitar Hero III" Soundtrack is available in stores! | date =2007-10-27 | publisher =Interscope Records | url = http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx/nid/9048/aid/585 | work = Interscope.com | accessdate = 2007-10-27 ] Carcinogen Crush is one of the songs. The purchase of the soundtrack is necessary because included with the CD is a unique code that can not be used more than once, which enables you to download the content. [cite web | title = "Guitar Hero III" Expands | date =2007-10-15 | last = Goldstein | first = Hilary | url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/827/827630p1.html | work = Xbox360.IGN.com | accessdate = 2007-10-15 ]The "Companion Pack" was re-released in August as the "Interscope Track Pack" or "Eyeliner Pack" on the XBL Marketplace and Playstation 3 Store.
Release
After the song was downloaded by those who purchased the soundtrack, videos and soundclips, mostly of bad quality were put on websites such as YouTube. AFI released a 90-second preview through the
Despair Faction shortly after. Two weeks after that, the 90-second preview was put on their official website and well as on their official MySpace page.On
November 30 ,2007 it was announced on the official AFI website that the full song is available to purchase on an exclusive website, via their website, and that it would be available to purchase at all other digital music retailers onDecember 4 ,2007 .It was confirmed by the band themselves through various interviews and blogs in late 2007 that this song will be featured on an upcoming EP. A fansite stated the scheduled release was for December, but the band pointed out that a December release was never planned and that this information was false. They also stated that the EP was to be released in early 2008 and appeared in record store databases as an untitled EP, but confirmed for a release on
June 24 ,2008 .The EP has still yet to be released with Jade Puget claiming in his blog that it may be released after the new AFI album is out. [http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2008/09/ok-so-in-effort-to-be-socially-and.html]
References
External links
* [http://www.afireinside.net/ AFI's official website]
*MySpace|afi|AFI
* [http://afi_mp3store.b3umusicstore.com/ Exclusive AFI mp3 Store]
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