''Closure'' is fifth and final

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, released on February 6, 2001, by

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awarded ''Closure'' four out of five stars, with its review by Alex Henderson saying "'Destruction' and 'Mind Over Matter' are relevant to the industrial-dance and EBM scenes, but, overall, the material is much closer to goth rock's brooding sorrow than industrial's in-your-face anger — and that is true of original songs like 'The Last Laugh' and 'Reasons' as well as an unlikely cover of P.J. Harvey's 'The River,' which is a radical departure from her version and works surprisingly well in a dark wave setting." In writing for Electrogarden, critic Michael Casano awarded the album a ten.

Track listing

Personnel

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, mixing * Harry Lewis –

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Additional performers * Daniel Bryan Harvey – guitar on tracks 2,4 Production and design * Mark Blasquez – mix doctor on track 3 * Judson Leach – mastering * Eunah Lee –

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Release history

References

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