Customer Ratings & Reviews

Compared to "Our Gangs Dark Oath" (Aidens first debut), you wouldn't think this was the same band. Our Gangs Dark Oath features very fast melodic punk riffs with quite a bit of screaming. It was great for fans of Atreyu & AFI. Shortly after the release of Our Gangs Dark Oath, Aiden introduced their biggest hit, "Nightmare Anatomy". Which was great for fans of My Chemical Romance & Hawthorne Heights. They slowed it down just a tad, and had much less screaming, but was still able to maintain their large fan base. Last October they released an EP titled, "Rain in H*ll" which was very controversial. Many old fans did not like the change in Aiden's sound, but decided to stick with them just in case their next CD was going to return to the old style. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Conviction has almost no similarities to Our Gangs Dark Oath or Nightmare Anatomy. This CD is a much more mellow and emotional sound that I think works well for the band. They really got their act together and made a CD that is well worth sitting down and listening to 3 times in a row (in my opinion). The new sound kind of makes me think of a uniquely mashed together Billy Idol, My Chemical Romance and HIM. If you were hoping for a return of the old Aiden, think again. They have completely changed their sound and are sticking to it. Its all about doing what you love. So don't be bias to the new sound, and embark on it with an open mind.

conviction surprised me at how mellow this cd turned out to be.aiden used to be semi emo-gothic.but this release is kind of overproduced and sounds really commercial.it's not a bad cd, but it was definitely not the sound i thought i was getting when i bought "conviction".still though,it is better than most of the pre-manufactured emo groups out there.