''This Darkened Heart'' is the second studio album by the

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band All That Remains, released on March 23, 2004. It includes the singles "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" and "The Deepest Gray", all three of which had music videos created for them. The album was produced by

Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast (band), Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joe ...

guitarist

Adam Dutkiewicz Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977) is an American musician, recording engineer, songwriter, and music producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore bands Killswitch Engage, Aftershock, and ...

, who previously produced the band's debut. ''This Darkened Heart'' is the first All That Remains album to feature current rhythm guitarist Mike Martin, the last album to feature drummer Michael Bartlett, and the only album to feature bassist

Matt Deis Matt Deis is an American bass guitarist. Originally from West Springfield, Massachusetts, he is best known as the bassist of the rock band CKY with whom he performed with between 2005 and 2010, returning in 2015 and departing again in 2019, an ...

who left the band in 2005 and then rejoined in 2022.

Musical style

''This Darkened Heart'' marks a shift in the band's sound, moving away from the

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...

sound of ''

Behind Silence and Solitude ''Behind Silence and Solitude'' is the debut studio album by the American metalcore band All That Remains, recorded in early 2000 and released on March 26, 2002. It is the only All That Remains album with guitarist Chris Bartlett and bass guit ...

'' to more of a

sound. Additionally, some of the songs feature clean vocals.

Track listing

Personnel

;All That Remains *

Philip Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitc ...

– vocals * Mike Martin – guitar * Oli Herbert – electric and acoustic guitars *

– bass, piano * Michael Bartlett – drums ;Additional *

– producer, engineer, mixing *

Louie Teran Louie Teran is an American mastering engineer and educator. He has worked on recordings for over 200 independent and major record labels artists and soundtracks, most notably, Danny Elfman, Hanz Zimmer and Thirty Seconds to Mars. He is currently o ...

– mastering *

Mike D'Antonio Michael D'Antonio (born May 19, 1973) is best known as the bass guitarist and founder of Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage and of the band Overcast. Career D'Antonio's writing influences include old New York Hardcore bands like Cro-Ma ...

– artwork

References

{{Authority control 2004 albums All That Remains (band) albums Prosthetic Records albums Razor & Tie albums Albums produced by Adam Dutkiewicz