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{{quote|''They're kind of like a [[X Meets Y|fusion between]] [[Alice in Chains (Music)|Alice in Chains]] and [[The Eagles]]''|David Draiman}}

Art of Dying is a [[Hard Rock]]/[[Post-Grunge]] band from [[Stargate City|Vancouver]], [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]] formed in 2005. The band came together when guitarist Greg Bradley met singer [[Street Musician|Jonny Hetherington]] on a street corner, playing his guitar for change. Greg asked if he wanted to jam and they've been playing together ever since. They happened to meet drummer Jeff Brown through working in a nearby jam space, who got them into contact with bassist Cale Gontier and guitarist Tavis Stanley from out east. Tavis had played in Thornley for 4 years while Cale was a technician for [[Three Days Grace (Music)|Three Days Grace]] (also cousins with singer Adam).

Art of Dying is a [[Hard Rock]]/[[Post-Grunge]] band from [[Stargate City|Vancouver]], [[Canada Eh|Canada]] formed in 2005. The band came together when guitarist Greg Bradley met singer [[Street Musician|Jonny Hetherington]] on a street corner, playing his guitar for change. Greg asked if he wanted to jam and they've been playing together ever since. They happened to meet drummer Jeff Brown through working in a nearby jam space, who got them into contact with bassist Cale Gontier and guitarist Tavis Stanley from out east. Tavis had played in Thornley for 4 years while Cale was a technician for [[Three Days Grace (Music)|Three Days Grace]] (also cousins with singer Adam).

They released their self-titled debut independently through Thorny Bleeder Records on iTunes and [http://www.cdbaby.com/ CD Baby] in 2006 along with a few hard copies floating the Vancouver area in 2007. Thorny Bleeder later managed to get Universal Music Canada to release it in the rest of the country.

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The new album was officially named "Vices & Virtues" that May. A re-recording of "Die Trying" was released to radio stations and on iTunes by the fall. It has since entered the Active Rock charts, even making it into the Top 10. The album was released on March 22 of 2011.

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* [[Self-Titled Album|Art of Dying]]

* [[Self Titled Album|Art of Dying]]

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qKn4TloBZg Get Though This]

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbg0XmCjfPs I Will Be There]

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* [[Catch Phrase/Other|Catch Phrase]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yTzWEL7Q3M The art of dying is my/your life to live]". It means "Hope for the best, Plan for the worst, Live life to the fullest".

{{quote|"''It’s the idea that the day you’re born is your first day on the planet, but it’s also your first day in your eventual path to your death. It’s a dark way to think of it, but once you embrace the thought you’re not going to last forever, it makes your time here more important. That’s how we live, and there’s seriousness to it in the sense that it’s really cool to try to accomplish something while you’re here, but there’s also an enjoyment side of things and making sure you don’t take yourself too seriously''."|Jonny}}

* [[Chorus-Only Song]]: Do What You Can, which overlaps with [[Title-Only Chorus]].

* [[Chorus Only Song]]: Do What You Can, which overlaps with [[Title Only Chorus]].

{{quote| ''Do what you can, do what you need, do what you like...''}}

* [[Crapsack World]]: Whole World's Crazy, which asks the simple question of "Does it have to be this way? Will it ''ever'' get better?"

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* [[The Eeyore]]/[[Loners Are Freaks]]: Inside It's Raining, in which the narrator laments that he's this, hoping to subvert it by finding a way to connect with others.

* [[Heroic Spirit]]: Get Through This, using the old adage that "What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger".

* [["I Am" Song]]: You Don't Know Me.

* [[I Am Song]]: You Don't Know Me.

* [[Last-Note Nightmare]]: Build A Wall, which ends with an eerie crying/wailing sound and a number of electronic noises/voices.

* [[Last Note Nightmare]]: Build A Wall, which ends with an eerie crying/wailing sound and a number of electronic noises/voices.

* [[Let's Duet]]: The re-recording of Inside It's Raining, sung with [[Three Days Grace|Adam Gontier]]. He's since sung it with them at a few of their shows.

* [[Lonely Together]]: Alone, in which the narrator realizes this.

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* [[Mascot]]: They ran a contest for a while asking for the [[Grim Reaper]]. The winners can be seen [http://www.myspace.com/theartofdying/blog/472742454 here]. They've also revealed the right wing of something they call "Smeagol the Raven"

* [[No Export for You]]: The debut saw very little release outside of Canada, aside from digital downloading.

* [[One-Woman Wail]]: The end of Crime, which [[Fading Into the Next Song|fades into]] Car Crash.

* [[One Woman Wail]]: The end of Crime, which [[Fading Into the Next Song|fades into]] Car Crash.

* [[Perishing Alt Rock Voice]]: Fists of Clarity a few times.

* [[Power Ballad]]: Sorry.

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: "if it TAKES! FORRR!EVER!"

* [[Somebody Else's Problem]]: Dog Is My Copilot. The final chorus has a the acoustic strings (which have otherwise been played softly so far in the song) being struck heavily while Jonny screams the lyrics, as though the [[Apathetic Citizens]] are struggling to believe/denying themselves that [[God]] will solve everything.

* [[Somebody Elses Problem|Somebody Else's Problem]]: Dog Is My Copilot. The final chorus has a the acoustic strings (which have otherwise been played softly so far in the song) being struck heavily while Jonny screams the lyrics, as though the [[Apathetic Citizens]] are struggling to believe/denying themselves that [[God]] will solve everything.

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: His name is Jonny, [[Lacuna Coil|NO DAMN H in it]].

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: His name is Jonny, [[Lacuna Coil|NO DAMN H in it]].

** Their biggest hit Get Through This can either be spelled with "Through" or "Thru". They aren't very clear on it.

* [[Three Chords and The Truth]]: The debut has some very stripped down production, including at one point the click of Jonny's megaphone being turned off during the bridge of You Don't Know Me and the sound of him clearing his throat at the start of Dog Is My Copilot.