Infamous (Abandon All Ships album)

Infamous
Studio album by Abandon All Ships
Released	July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)
Studio	City Tape Studios, Toronto, ON
Genre	Electronicore metalcore electronic rock
Length	32:41
Label	Rise Velocity Underground Operations Universal Music Canada
Producer	Anthony Calabretta Mark Spicoluk
Abandon All Ships chronology
Geeving (2010) Infamous (2012) Malocchio (2014)
Singles from Infamous
"Infamous" Released: May 1, 2012

Infamous is the second studio album by Canadian electronicore band Abandon All Ships. It was released on July 3, 2012, through Rise Records. Infamous debuted at number 142 on the Billboard 200,[1] selling more than 3,500 copies within its first week of release,[2] while also reaching number 54 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[3]

Background

On January 18, 2012, the band announced that they were in the process or recording their second studio album, which they initially intended for a late-spring or early-summer release.[4] The album was produced by Anthony Calabretta and Mark Spicoluk.[4] The track listing was revealed on May 22, 2012.[5]

Release

The album's lead single, "Infamous," features guest rap vocals by Canadian hip-hop duo A-Game. A music video for the song was released on May 1, 2012, which the band described as "very Toronto."[6] On June 12, "Good Old Friend" was available for streaming.[7] The album was officially released on July 3.[8] On November 14, the band premiered the music video for "August".[9] They released a music video for "Less Than Love" in June 2013.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	19%[11]
Alternative Press	[12]
Ultimate Guitar	[13]

Infamous was met with mixed reviews from music critics. AbsolutePunk gave a negative review for the album stating, "This album is the epitome of all the bad things from Geeving, from the overdone auto-tune choruses to the simplistic chugging and occasional four chord song structure that plagued Geeving."[11] Phil Freeman of Alternative Press gave a positive review remarking, "Abandon All Ships, who bounce merrily from roaring just-this-side-of-misogynistic threats over downtuned chugga-chugga riffs to crooning rapturous love lyrics over delicate keyboards and whooshing anime-soundtrack synth patches... these five Canadians approach 21st century electro-screamo and deathcore with the same giddy, goofy fervor their countrymen in Chromeo exhibit while wallowing in '80s R&B cliché."[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Abandon All Ships

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Old Friend"	2:34
2.	"Infamous" (featuring A-Game)	3:25
3.	"Less Than Love"	3:17
4.	"Ahmed"	2:28
5.	"American Holocaust" (featuring Jonny OC of Liferuiner)	2:54
6.	"August"	3:46
7.	"Forever Lonely"	3:47
8.	"Made of Gold"	4:04
9.	"Faded"	3:20
10.	"Brothers for Life" (featuring XbikerackX)	3:00
Total length:		32:41

Personnel

Credits for Infamous adapted from AllMusic.[14]

Abandon All Ships Angelo Aita – lead vocals and composer Martin Broda – clean vocals, bass guitar and composer, lead vocals on track 6 Daniel Ciccotelli – lead guitar Sebastian Cassisi-Nunez – synthesizers, keyboards, programming and composer Chris Taylor – drums, percussion and composer Additional musicians A-Game – guest vocals on track 2 Jonny OC – guest vocals on track 5 XbikerackX – guest vocals on track 10

Production Anthony Calabretta – production, engineering João Carvalho – engineering, mastering Thomas Gutches – management Steve Haining – photography Dan Hand – management Colin Lewis – booking Simon Paul – artwork Dave Shapiro – booking Mark Spicoluk – production, management Marco Walzel – booking

Charts

Chart performance for Infamous

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3]	54
US Billboard 200[1]	142
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	50

References

1. "Abandon All Ships Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
2. "METAL BY NUMBERS 7/11: DJAMN PERIPHERY DJID GOOD THIS WEEK!". Metal Insider. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
3. "Albums: Top 100 – 10 July 2012". JAM!. Canoe.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
4. "Abandon All Ships frontman confirms second album plans". Kik Axe Music. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
5. "Abandon All Ships release 'Infamous' tracklisting". Alternative Press. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
6. Carlos Ramirez (2012-05-02). "Abandon All Ships, 'Infamous': Metalcore Meets Rap in New Video". Noisecreep. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
7. Tyler Common (June 12, 2012). "Abandon All Ships release new song, 'Good Old Friend'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
8. "Stream new Abandon All Ships album, 'Infamous'". Alternative Press. July 3, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
9. "Abandon All Ships premiere "August" video". Alternative Press. November 14, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
10. "Abandon All Ships release "Less Than Love" video". Alternative Press. June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
11. "Abandon All Ships Infamous". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
12. Phil Freeman. "Reviews: Abandon All Ships – Infamous". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
13. "Abandon All Ships Infamous". Ultimate Guitar. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
14. "Infamous – Abandon All Ships Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
15. "Heatseekers Albums: Week of July 21, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
16. "Top Rock Albums: Week of July 21, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.