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MODERN ARTillery by The Living End
MODERN ARTillery is an album by The Living End, released in 2003. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Who's Gonna Save Us?”, on 13 lists with a best position of #23.
MODERN ARTillery, the Living End's third album, came out through EMI on 28 October 2003, with American fans made to wait until March 2004. It was the Melbourne trio's first record with Andy Strachan behind the kit, Travis Demsey having bowed out after Roll On, and the new engine room hits hard. Chris Cheney still sings and slashes at his guitar while Scott Owen thumps away on double bass, the old rockabilly swing is still lurking in there, and producer Mark Trombino buffs it all into big, punchy punk rock with choruses built for a crowd to shout back.
"Who's Gonna Save Us?" is the rallying cry, and it found a second life in commercials for the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, while "End of the World" turned up on the Tony Hawk's Underground 2 soundtrack. At home the album kept on moving: ARIA certified it platinum in November 2007.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from MODERN ARTillery on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's Gonna Save Us? | 13 | #23 | – | 2003–2011 | |
| 2 | One Said to the Other | 1 | #52 | – | 2002 | |
| 3 | Tabloid Magazine | 1 | #66 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.