The City Sleeps in Flames

The City Sleeps in Flames is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band Scary Kids Scaring Kids, released through Immortal Records on June 28, 2005.^[3] The album produced three music videos, for the songs "The Only Medicine", "My Darkest Hour" and the title track.^[4] The title of the album and the song of the same name refers to the group's loss of structure in their lives, creating a new one on the road.^[5] The cover recalls the final scene of the movie Fight Club.^[6] The song "The World as We Know It" makes a reference to the movie 28 Days Later ("A virus known as Rage is brutally destroying and spreading all over the place").

The City Sleeps in Flames
Studio album by Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Released	June 28, 2005
Recorded	February–March 2005
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	40:14
Label	Immortal
Producer	Brian McTernan
Scary Kids Scaring Kids chronology
After Dark (2003) The City Sleeps in Flames (2005) Scary Kids Scaring Kids (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Punknews	[2]

Billboard described the album as "a cathartic tour de force of twin guitar leads and bleeding-heart lyricism", singling out "The Only Medicine" and "My Darkest Hour" as classics of the post-hardcore genre.^[7] it reached number 50 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.^[8]

Track listing

1. "The City Sleeps in Flames" – 4:01
2. "The Only Medicine" – 2:51
3. "The World As We Know It" – 3:02
4. "What's Said Is Done" – 3:45
5. "Just a Taste" – 3:52
6. "My Darkest Hour" – 3:29
7. "Drowning You in Fear" – 3:12
8. "The Bright Side of Suffering" – 4:02
9. "Empty Glasses" – 2:50
10. "Faith in the Knife" – 3:27
11. "A Breath of Sunshine" – 5:45

Personnel

• Tyson Stevens - lead vocals, bass, guitars
• Pete Costa - drums, percussion
• Chad Crawford - rhythm and lead guitars, vocals
• DJ Wilson - bass, guitars
• Steve Kirby - lead and rhythm guitars
• Pouyan Afkary - keyboards, programming, backing vocals

References

1. Anderson, Rick. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.
2. Shultz, Brian (June 28, 2005). "Scary Kids Scaring Kids - The City Sleeps In Flames". Punk News.
3. Toney, Jordan (June 2, 2017). "Scary Kids Scaring Kids debut album being re-released on vinyl". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
4. Rork, Nicole (December 19, 2005). "Scary Kids Scaring Kids post new video". Alternative Press.
5. Afkary, Pouyan (March 17, 2007). "Scary Kids Scaring Kids Interview". Ultimate Guitar.
6. Karan, Tim (June 30, 2008). "That and the vocabulary". Alternative Press.
7. Rolli, Bryan (February 14, 2020). "How Scary Kids Scaring Kids Are Honoring Late Singer Tyson Stevens". Billboard.
8. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2005-07-23). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)