Damage Done

Studio album by Dark Tranquillity

Released

22 July 2002
(see release history)

Recorded

February–March 2002 at Studio Fredman

Genre

Melodic death metal

Length

51:23

Language

English

Label

Century Media

Producer

Dark Tranquillity, Fredrik Nordström

Dark Tranquillity chronology

Haven
(2000)

Damage Done
(2002)

Live Damage
(2003)

LP Cover

LP edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

Damage Done^[4] is the sixth full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Here, the band returns to a more classic style while holding the new changes made in their albums Haven and Projector, especially in the keyboards, but this is the first record since "Projector" that does not feature clean vocals. Martin Henriksson started doing 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.

A video was recorded for the song "Monochromatic Stains". It was done in a monochromatic format and bears visual and thematic resemblance to the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The video was made by Achilleas Gatsopoulos. The Agonist recorded a cover version of the song, released as a track on Century Media: Covering 20 Years of Extremes.

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.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mikael Stanne.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Final Resistance"	Henriksson	3:01
2.	"Hours Passed in Exile"	Henriksson, Jivarp, Nicklasson, Brändström	4:45
3.	"Monochromatic Stains"	Jivarp, Brändström	3:37
4.	"Single Part of Two"	Jivarp, Henriksson	3:51
5.	"The Treason Wall"	Jivarp, Henriksson, Sundin	3:30
6.	"Format C: For Cortex"	Jivarp, Henriksson, Sundin	4:29
7.	"Damage Done"	Henriksson, Jivarp	3:27
8.	"Cathode Ray Sunshine"	Brändström, Jivarp, Henriksson	4:14
9.	"The Enemy"	Henriksson, Nicklasson, Jivarp	3:56
10.	"White Noise / Black Silence"	Henriksson, Jivarp	4:09
11.	"Ex Nihilo" (Instrumental)	Sundin, Nicklasson, Henriksson	4:33

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"The Poison Well"	Henriksson/Jivarp/Sundin	4:07

Limited Edition Digipak & First Edition Jewel Case
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Monochromatic Stains (Music video)"	3:42

2009 Reissue
No.	Title	Length
12.	""I, Deception""	3:55
13.	"Static"	4:40
14.	"The Poison Well"	4:08
15.	"The Treason Wall [live/previously unreleased]"	3:30

Bonus track on vinyl LP and Limited Edition Digipak & First Edition Jewel Case
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Final Resistance"	Henriksson	3:01
2.	"Hours Passed in Exile"	Henriksson, Jivarp, Nicklasson, Brändström	4:45
3.	"Monochromatic Stains"	Jivarp, Brändström	3:37
4.	"Single Part of Two"	Jivarp, Henriksson	3:51
5.	"The Treason Wall"	Jivarp, Henriksson, Sundin	3:30
6.	"Format C: For Cortex"	Jivarp, Henriksson, Sundin	4:29
7.	"Damage Done"	Henriksson, Jivarp	3:27
8.	"Cathode Ray Sunshine"	Brändström, Jivarp, Henriksson	4:14
9.	"The Enemy"	Henriksson, Nicklasson, Jivarp	3:56
10.	"I, Deception"	Henriksson, Nicklasson, Jivarp, Sundin, Brändström	3:54
11.	"White Noise / Black Silence"	Henriksson, Jivarp	4:09
12.	"Ex Nihilo" (Instrumental)	Sundin, Nicklasson, Henriksson	4:33

Release history

Date	Note
22 July 2002
25 May 2009	Reissue

Credits

Dark Tranquillity

Mikael Stanne - Vocals
Niklas Sundin - Guitar, Art direction and design
Martin Henriksson - Guitar
Michael Nicklasson - Bass guitar
Anders Jivarp - Drum kit
Martin Brändström - Keyboards and electronics

Guests

Fredrik Nordström - Audio engineering
Patrik J. Sten - Audio engineering
Göran Finnberg - Audio mastering (at The Mastering Room)
Achilleas Gatsopoulos - Video for "Monochromatic Stains".
Cabin Fever Media - Co-Art direction and design

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Chronicles of Chaos review
↑ Sputnikmusic review
↑ "Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

External links

Dark Tranquillity

Mikael Stanne Niklas Sundin Martin Henriksson Martin Brändström Anders Jivarp Daniel Antonsson Anders Fridén Fredrik Johansson Michael Nicklasson

Studio albums	Skydancer The Gallery The Mind's I Projector Haven Damage Done Character Fiction We Are the Void Construct

EPs, Splits, Promos, MCDs, Demos and Singles	Enfeebled Earth Rehearsal December 1990 Trail of Life Decayed A Moonclad Reflection Tranquillity Promo '94 Of Chaos and Eternal Night Enter Suicidal Angels The Official Demo Series Vol.1 Lost to Apathy Focus Shift Misery's Crown Zero Distance EP Sorrow's Architect A Memory Construct

DVDs, Live and videos	Live Damage Where Death Is Most Alive The Dying Fragments For the Fans

Compilation albums	Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial Manifesto of Dark Tranquillity Yesterworlds

Related articles	Discography

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