Modern Artillery (album)
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Modern Artillery is the third album
Album
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 by the Australian Punk rock
Punk rock
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 band the Living End
The Living End
The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...

. It was released twice for 28 October 2003 as an international release date and 2 March 2004 for a United States
United States
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 release date. It was the first album with Andy Strachan
Andy Strachan
Andrew Douglas Strachan is the drummer of Australian rock band; The Living End.-Biography:Andy started drumming at the age of 12, and is self-taught.He graduated year 12 at Aberfoyle Park High School in Adelaide and went on to study Natural Therapies for 3 years...

 as drummer, since Travis Demsey
Travis Demsey
Travis Demsey was the former drummer for The Living End from May 1996 to Feb 2002.He had envisioned being a drummer since his youth, eventually The Living End's big break fulfilled his dream. Being part of the Living End, he was able to visit sick children. One certain child was particularly close...

 had left after Roll On
Roll On (The Living End album)
Roll On is the second album by Australian rock band The Living End, released in Australia and New Zealand on EMI in 2000, and internationally on Reprise/Warner Brothers in 2001....

.

Who's Gonna Save Us? has been released as a single, and End of the World appears on the soundtrack
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 to Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
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. "Who's Gonna Save Us?" appeared in commercials for Michael Moore's
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 Fahrenheit 9/11
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.

This album has been released with the Copy Control
Copy Control
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 protection system in some regions.

ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 publicised that Modern ARTillery had officially achieved Platinum status in Australia in November 2007. This was a great achievement as all of their other album releases were simultaneously awarded a higher accreditation.

Australian version

  1. "What Would You Do?" (Scott Owen
    Scott Owen
    Scott Bradley Owen plays the double bass in the Australian rock band The Living End. After playing the piano for many years, he decided that the keys would not work for a rockabilly band, so at age 17 he purchased and taught himself double bass, letting him play rockabilly with best friend and...

    )- 1:28
  2. "Tabloid Magazine" - 3:21
  3. "Who's Gonna Save Us?
    Who's Gonna Save Us?
    "Who's Gonna Save Us?" is the first single from The Living End's third album Modern ARTillery...

    " - 3:21
  4. "End of the World" - 3:36
  5. "Jimmy" - 3:29
  6. "One Said to the Other
    One Said to the Other
    "One Said to the Other" is a single by The Living End. "One Said to the Other" and "What Would You Do?" featured on this EP were recorded in 2002, before the Modern ARTillery sessions....

    " - 2:46
  7. "In the End" - 4:16
  8. "Maitland Street" - 4:07
  9. "Putting You Down" - 3:47
  10. "Short Notice" (Cheney, Owen, Andy Strachan
    Andy Strachan
    Andrew Douglas Strachan is the drummer of Australian rock band; The Living End.-Biography:Andy started drumming at the age of 12, and is self-taught.He graduated year 12 at Aberfoyle Park High School in Adelaide and went on to study Natural Therapies for 3 years...

    ) - 2:43
  11. "So What?" - 2:58
  12. "Rising Up from the Ashes" - 3:16
  13. "Hold Up" - 2:28
  14. "The Room" - 8:07

International version

  1. "What Would You Do?" (Owen) - 1:28
  2. "One Said to the Other
    One Said to the Other
    "One Said to the Other" is a single by The Living End. "One Said to the Other" and "What Would You Do?" featured on this EP were recorded in 2002, before the Modern ARTillery sessions....

    " - 2:46
  3. "Who's Gonna Save Us?
    Who's Gonna Save Us?
    "Who's Gonna Save Us?" is the first single from The Living End's third album Modern ARTillery...

    " - 3:21
  4. "End of the World" - 3:36
  5. "Jimmy" - 3:29
  6. "Tabloid Magazine" - 3:21
  7. "In the End" - 4:16
  8. "Maitland Street" - 4:07
  9. "Putting You Down" - 3:47
  10. "Short Notice" (Cheney, Owen, Strachan) - 2:43
  11. "So What?" - 2:58
  12. "Rising Up from the Ashes" - 3:16
  13. "Hold Up" - 2:28
  14. "The Room" - 8:07


  • On the Australian track listing "Tabloid Magazine" is track 2 and "One Said to the Other" is track 6, but on the non Australian releases these two tracks are swapped because "What Would You Do?" and "One Said to the Other" had appeared at the start of the previous release, One Said to the Other
    One Said to the Other
    "One Said to the Other" is a single by The Living End. "One Said to the Other" and "What Would You Do?" featured on this EP were recorded in 2002, before the Modern ARTillery sessions....

    .

Limited Edition DVD

All tracks recorded live at Splendour in the Grass unless otherwise stated.
  1. "Roll On"
  2. "Save The Day"
  3. "Carry Me Home"
  4. "West End Riot"
  5. "E-Boogie"
  6. "Second Solution"
  7. "Who's Gonna Save Us?" (Australian Version music video)

Singles

  • "One Said To The Other
    One Said to the Other
    "One Said to the Other" is a single by The Living End. "One Said to the Other" and "What Would You Do?" featured on this EP were recorded in 2002, before the Modern ARTillery sessions....

    ", 2003 single (with radio B-side "What Would You Do?") - #19 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2002
    Triple J Hottest 100, 2002
    The 2002 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 26 January 2003, was the tenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 39 songs was released. For the first time, a DVD, containing film...

     #52
  • "Who's Gonna Save Us?
    Who's Gonna Save Us?
    "Who's Gonna Save Us?" is the first single from The Living End's third album Modern ARTillery...

    ", 2003 single - #37 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2003
    Triple J Hottest 100, 2003
    The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 26 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 songs was released. A DVD, containing film clips of songs...

     #23
  • "Tabloid Magazine", 2003 single, Triple J Hottest 100, 2003 #66

Personnel

  • Chris Cheney
    Chris Cheney
    Christopher John Cheney is the guitarist, main songwriter and lead vocalist in the Australian rock band, The Living End. His trademark guitar is a Gretsch White Falcon and he uses mainly distortion and modulation effects...

     - vocals, guitar
  • Scott Owen
    Scott Owen
    Scott Bradley Owen plays the double bass in the Australian rock band The Living End. After playing the piano for many years, he decided that the keys would not work for a rockabilly band, so at age 17 he purchased and taught himself double bass, letting him play rockabilly with best friend and...

     - double bass, vocals
  • Andy Strachan
    Andy Strachan
    Andrew Douglas Strachan is the drummer of Australian rock band; The Living End.-Biography:Andy started drumming at the age of 12, and is self-taught.He graduated year 12 at Aberfoyle Park High School in Adelaide and went on to study Natural Therapies for 3 years...

    - drums
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