Geeving is the debut studio album by Italian-Canadian metalcore band Abandon All Ships. It was released on October 5, 2010 on Universal Music Canada, Underground Operations, Rise Records, and Velocity Records. The album peaked at number 27 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 16 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
The album's lead single, "Take One Last Breath", was released on June 29, 2010 for digital download. It managed to peak at number 5 on the Canadian Rock Charts and number 65 on the Canadian Pop Charts. A music video directed by Davin Black premiered on MTV's Headbanger's Ball on August 24, 2010, and VH1 on August 27. The album's second single, "Megawacko 2.1", was released on August 24, 2010 for digital download, whilst the music video premiered on MuchMusic the same day. A B-side from the album, "Maria (I Like It Loud)", was available for free download online. It is the last album to feature guitarists Kyler Stephen Browne and Andrew Paiano as well as drummer Daniel Paiano.
Track Listing[]
- "Bro My God"
- "Geeving" (featuring Jhevon Paris)
- "Megawacko 2.1"
- "When Dreams Become Nightmares"
- "Strangelove"
- "Family Goretrait" (featuring Rody Walker of Protest the Hero)
- "Guardian Angel" (featuring Lena Katina of t.A.T.u.)
- "Structures"
- "Heaven"
- "Take One Last Breath"
Personnel[]
Abandon All Ships[]
- Angelo Aita - unclean vocals
- Kyler Stephen Browne - lead guitar
- Martin Broda - bass guitar and clean vocals
- Andrew Paiano - rhythm & bass guitar, and drums
- Daniel Paiano - drums and percussion
- Sebastian Cassissi-Nunez - synthesizers and keyboards
Additional Musicians[]
- Jhevon Paris: guest vocals on track 2
- Rody Walker: guest vocals on track 6
- Lena Katina: guest vocals on track 7
- Mark Spicoluk: gang vocals
- Andrew Bisante: gang vocals
- Johnny OC: gang vocals
- Andrew McColl: gang vocals
- Joseph Buscema Jr.: grang vocals
Production[]
- Produced by Boris Renski, Anthony Calabretta and Mark Spicoluk
- Engineered by Anthony Calabretta and Sven Martin
- Mixed by Anthony Calabretta and Andrew Paiano
- Mastered by Joao Carvalho
- Photography by Zachary Ramsey
Music Videos[]
Abandon All Ships - Take One Last Breath (video)
Abandon All Ships - Megawacko 2.1 (video)
Abandon All Ships - Geeving (Video) Featuring Jhevon Paris
References[]
- http://www.myspace.com/abandonallships Abandon All Ships
- http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
- http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums?order=gainer#/album/abandon-all-ships/geeving/1453966
- http://www.myspace.com/abandonallships/blog/536494485 Single Release/Discovered Airing/Ontario & US Tour van Abandon All Ships op Myspace
- http://www.substreammusicpress.com/Interviews/abandon-all-ships.html
- http://www.myspace.com/abandonallships/blog/538450944
- http://www.vh1.com/video/abandon-all-ships/556158/take-one-last-breath.jhtml
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/megawacko2-0-single/id386539486
- http://www.eastscene.com/2010/08/25/torontos-abandon-all-ships-to-release-geeving-october-5th-on-velocityrise-records/
- http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/abandon-all-ships Abandon All Ships : MerchNOW