Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest is the first full-length studio album released in June 2005 by As Cities Burn.

Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest
Studio album by As Cities Burn
Released	June 21, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Glow in the Dark, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Post-hardcore, screamo[1]
Length	35:52
Label	Solid State
Producer	Matt Goldman, Josh Scogin, As Cities Burn
As Cities Burn chronology
As Cities Burn EP (2003) Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest (2005) Come Now Sleep (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[3]

Allusions

The album includes numerous allusions. "Thus from My Lips, by Yours, My Sin Is Purged" is a line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Another example includes lyrics such as, "let the dead bury their own dead", from the song "Wake Dead Man, Wake". This is a line originally spoken by Jesus in The Gospel of Luke.

Track listing

Personnel

• Colin Kimble - rhythm guitar
• Cody Bonnette - lead guitar, clean vocals, piano
• Pascal Barone - bass
• Aaron Lunsford - drums, percussion
• TJ Bonnette - screamed vocals, programming, piano
• Lap steel on "Incomplete Is a Leech" - Troy Strains
• Piano on "Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills", Crystal Ninja Strings - Matt Goldman
• Additional vocals on "Admission: Regret" - Josh Scogin
• Recording - Matt Goldman
• Mixing - Mike Watts
• Mastering - Troy Glessner
• Engineering - Tyler Orr, Troy Strains, Jeremiah Edwards
• Art - Asterik Studios

References