''Damage Done'' is the sixth full-length studio album by the Swedish

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band Dark Tranquillity. Here, the band returns to a more classic style while holding the changes made in their albums '' Haven'' and ''

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'', especially in the keyboards, but this is the first record since '' The Mind's I'' that does not feature clean vocals.

Martin Henriksson Hans Martin Knut Henriksson (born 30 October 1974) is a former Swedish musician best known for his work with death metal band Dark Tranquillity and was one of the original members, and the main songwriter for the band until he left them in 2016. ...

started doing some "

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s" 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, ''

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''. Several versions of the album feature a

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entitled "I, Deception" as well as the "Monochromatic Stains" video clip but it is known that the limited edition

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contains them. The Japanese version of the album features the bonus track, "The Poison Well". The

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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. The album cover art which was done by

Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a musician of the band Mitochondrial Sun, but was best known as the founding lead guitarist of band Dark Tranquillity (1989–2020). He was also one of the guitarists in the band Laethor ...

feature's Mikael Stanne kneeling and holding his head.

Track listing

Credits

Personnel

Dark Tranquillity

* Mikael Stanne -

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- rhythm guitar * Martin Brändström -

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s * Michael Nicklasson - bass * Anders Jivarp - drums

Production

* Dark Tranquillity –

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* Fredrik Nordström - production,

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* Patrik J. Sten - engineering * Göran Finnberg -

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* Ulf Horbelt – remastering * Achilleas Gatsopoulos - Video for "Monochromatic Stains". *

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- Co-Art direction and design * Tue Madsen – mixing, mastering ("The Treason Wall" only)

Studios

* The Mastering Room – mastering * DMS, Marl, Germany – remastering

Release history

Charts

References

External links

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''Damage Done''
at Century Media Records
''Damage Done'' (2009 Reissue)
at Century Media Records {{Authority control 2002 albums Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström Albums recorded at Studio Fredman Century Media Records albums Dark Tranquillity albums