Dark Tranquillity — Damage Done

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

July 22, 2002 — Dark Tranquillity released their sixth full-length studio album, Damage Done in Europe via Century Media Records. (Listen)

The album was later released in the United States on August 20, 2002 via Century Media.

Background:

Here, the band returns to a more classic style while also maintaining the changes made on their albums Haven and Projector, especially in the keyboards, but this is the first record since The Mind's I that does not feature clean vocals. Martin Henriksson began playing some "lead guitar riffs" on the record, so the band showed influences from The Gallery in the duality of lead guitars. Mikael Stanne said that the lyrics on this album are about the frailty of life.

The song Cathode Ray Sunshine is featured in the video game's soundtrack, Brütal Legend.

Several versions of the album feature a bonus track entitled I, Deception as well as the Monochromatic Stains video clip but it is known that the limited edition digipak contains them.

The Japanese version of the album features the bonus track, The Poison Well. The vinyl release includes I, Deception and also has different cover art. The 2009 reissue includes bonus tracks and digitally remastered audio.

This is the first release for the band to chart.

Critical Reception:

In a review for Sputnikmusic, Kyle Ward writes;

“As with all Dark Tranquillity CD's, this one is crafted with the utmost care and precision, and has flawless execution and production.”

While, in his retrospective review for AllMusic, Andy Hinds states;

“Dark Tranquillity is able to find beauty -- as odd as that may sound -- in the extreme elements of Death Metal. Much more than mere noise artists, this Swedish sextet understands the importance of melody (usually minor key) and texture (occasionally ambient), and their hurtling aggression is imbued with a dark, neo-classical sense of composition, rather than the atonal chromaticism favored by similar (particularly American) acts. Damage Done should please Metal fans who appreciate both Death Metal's extreme qualities and Progressive Metal's musicality, but it may not appeal to purists from either camp.

Notice: Any reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. — E.N. Wells

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