''Damned'' is a studio album by Swedish
hardcore punk
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band
Wolfbrigade
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which was released on 23 April 2012 via
Southern Lord Records
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Reception
''Damned'' was described by Natalie Zed in
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as hardcore with a "distinctly metallic flavour", which provided "plenty of satisfying breakdowns and unrelenting aggression paired with beefy, muscular riffs
hat
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swing between dirty punk, classic hardcore and the odd bit of death metal."
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's Kim Kelly praised the album as "fast and deadly" and "another worthy addition to their rock-solid catalog".[ Both Zed and Kelly drew attention to the melodic nature of the band's more experimental track, "Ride the Steel".][
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Track listing
Personnel
;Wolfbrigade
*Micke Dahl - vocals
*Erik Norberg - guitar
*Jocke Rydbjer - guitar
*Johan Erkenvåg - bass
*Dadde Stark - drums
;Production
*Peter In De Betou - mastering
*Fredrik Nordström - producer, recording, engineering
*Henrik Udd - recording, engineering
*Fabio "Fabbe" Persegani - cover art
References
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2012 albums
Wolfbrigade albums
Southern Lord Records albums
Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström