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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
| Name = Darkest Days
{{Infobox album
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Stabbing Westward]]
| name = Darkest Days
| Cover = StabbingWestwardDarkestDays.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = [[April 7]], [[1998]]
| artist = [[Stabbing Westward]]
| cover = StabbingWestwardDarkestDays.jpg
| Recorded = 1997 at Eldorado Studios and NRG Recording Studios, [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|North Hollywood]]
| Genre = [[Industrial Rock]]
| alt =
| Length = 64:23
| released = April 7, 1998
| Label = [[Columbia Records]]
| recorded = 1997
| studio = [[Eldorado Recording Studios|Eldorado Studios]] and [[NRG Recording Studios]], North Hollywood, California
| Producer = [[Stabbing Westward]], [[Dave Jerden]], [[Ulrich Wild]]
| Reviews =
| genre =
*[[Industrial rock]]
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:l9duaknkjm3z link]
*[[alternative rock]]
|
| length = 64:23
| Last album = ''[[Wither Blister Burn & Peel]]''<br />(1996)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| This album = '''''Darkest Days'''''<br />(1998)
| Next album = ''[[Stabbing Westward (album)|Stabbing Westward]]''<br />(2001)
| producer = [[Stabbing Westward]], [[Dave Jerden]], [[Ulrich Wild]]
| prev_title = [[Wither Blister Burn & Peel]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Stabbing Westward (album)|Stabbing Westward]]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Darkest Days
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Save Yourself (Stabbing Westward song)|Save Yourself]]
| single1date = May 1998
| single2 = Sometimes It Hurts
| single2date = 1998
| single3 = [[Haunting Me (Stabbing Westward song)|Haunting Me]]
| single3date = 1999
}}
}}
}}


{{Music ratings
'''''Darkest Days''''' is the third album released on [[Columbia Records]] by [[industrial rock]] band [[Stabbing Westward]]. The album was recorded in [[Los Angeles|L.A.]] in 1997 and released in April 1998. The album failed to achieve the same level of success as ''[[Wither Blister Burn & Peel]]''. The band was dropped from [[Columbia Records]] following this release.
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r347029|pure_url=yes}}|title=Darkest Days – Stabbing Westward|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev2score = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/stabbing-westward/darkest-days.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016203121/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/stabbing-westward/darkest-days.shtml|title=Stabbing Westward: Darkest Days: Pitchfork Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archivedate=October 16, 2000|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stabbingwestward/albums/album/147672/review/6068134/darkest_days|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202133856/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stabbingwestward/albums/album/147672/review/6068134/darkest_days|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2007|title=Stabbing Westward: Darkest Days : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 2, 2007|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>
|rev4 = Sputnikmusic
|rev4score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12770/Stabbing-Westward-Darkest-Days/|title=Stabbing Westward – Darkest Days (staff review)|website=Sputnikmusic.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Darkest Days''''' is the third album released by [[industrial rock]] band [[Stabbing Westward]] on [[Columbia Records]]. The album was recorded in [[Los Angeles|L.A.]] in 1997 and released on April 7, 1998. Although the album didn't achieve the same level of success as ''[[Wither Blister Burn & Peel]]'', it received positive reviews and is often considered the band's best album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12770/Stabbing-Westward-Darkest-Days/|title=Review: Stabbing Westward – Darkest Days |website=Sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref> The band was dropped from [[Columbia Records]] in 2000 following this release. The track "Save Yourself" reached number 4 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart (the band's highest-placing single on that chart) and number 20 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart and remains a staple of alternative music. ''Darkest Days'' was certified gold on March 1, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=stabbing+westward+darkest+days|website=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=May 30, 2019}}</ref>


Darkest Days is a [[concept album]] made up of 4 acts, each portraying a different emotional phase gone through after a [[break-up]]. The first act (Tracks 1-4) is about sabotaging the relationship. The second act (Tracks 5-9) is about lust, hope, and [[longing]]. The third act (Tracks 10-12) is about hitting rock bottom after it's all over. The fourth act (13-16) is about recovery and self-respect.
''Darkest Days'' is a [[concept album]] consisting of four acts, with each portraying a different emotional phase gone through after a [[break-up]]. The first act (tracks 1–4) is about sabotaging the relationship. The second act (tracks 5–9) is about lust, hope, and longing. The third act (tracks 10–12) is about hitting rock bottom after it is all over. The fourth act (tracks 13–16) is about recovery and self-respect.


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
{{track listing
# "Darkest Days" – 3:51
| all_writing = Stabbing Westward
# "Everything I Touch" – 3:22
| title1 = Darkest Days
# "How Can I Hold On" – 4:28
| length1 = 3:51
# "Drugstore" – 4:57
| title2 = Everything I Touch
# "You Complete Me" – 4:05
| length2 = 3:23
# "Save Yourself" – 4:13
| title3 = How Can I Hold On
# "Haunting Me" – 3:35
| length3 = 4:29
# "Torn Apart" – 3:24
| title4 = Drugstore
# "Sometimes It Hurts" – 3:39
| length4 = 4:59
# "Drowning" – 3:28
| title5 = You Complete Me
# "Desperate Now" – 5:24
| length5 = 4:06
# "Goodbye" – 1:56
| title6 = [[Save Yourself (Stabbing Westward song)|Save Yourself]]
# "When I'm Dead" – 3:04
# "The Thing I Hate" – 3:36
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = [[Haunting Me (Stabbing Westward song)|Haunting Me]]
# "On Your Way Down" – 4:39
| length7 = 3:37
# "Waking Up Beside You" – 6:34
| title8 = Torn Apart
| length8 = 3:24
| title9 = Sometimes It Hurts
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Drowning
| length10 = 3:28
| title11 = Desperate Now
| length11 = 5:25
| title12 = Goodbye
| length12 = 1:56
| title13 = When I'm Dead
| length13 = 3:04
| title14 = The Thing I Hate
| length14 = 3:37
| title15 = On Your Way Down
| length15 = 4:40
| title16 = Waking Up Beside You
| length16 = 6:34
| total_length = 64:23
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| title17 = Hopeless
| length17 = 4:02
| total_length = 68:25
}}


== Appearances ==
All tracks are written by [[Stabbing Westward]].
*"The Thing I Hate" was featured in the commercial and introduction sequence of the 1998 PlayStation video game ''[[Duke Nukem: Time to Kill]]''. It was later included on the ''[[Duke Nukem: Music to Score By]]'' soundtrack in 1999. Noah Antwiler of ''The Spoony Experiment'' used the song as his outro piece for the final segment of his review of the 1999 PC game ''[[Ultima IX: Ascension]]'' in 2013.
*"Haunting Me" appeared in the 1998 science fiction horror film ''[[The Faculty]]''.
*"Save Yourself" was featured in the trailer of the 1999 film ''[[The Mod Squad (film)|The Mod Squad]]'' and the trailer of the 2006 film ''[[The Covenant (2006 film)|The Covenant]]'', along with an appearance on the soundtracks to ''[[Tekken: The Motion Picture]]'', ''[[Urban Legend (film)|Urban Legend]]'' and in the 2008 video game ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding]]''. In the [[HBO]] series ''[[True Blood]]'', "Save Yourself" played during the end credits to the [[Save Yourself (True Blood)|season 5 finale]] of the same name in 2012.
*A remix of "Waking Up Beside You" was used in the 2000 film ''[[The Crow: Salvation]]'' and was also included on the film's [[The Crow: Salvation (soundtrack)|soundtrack release]].


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
*[[Stabbing Westward]]
*[[Stabbing Westward]]
**[[Christopher Hall (musician)|Christopher Hall]] – lead vocals, guitar
**[[Marcus Eliopulos]] - [[Electric guitar|Guitar]]
**Marcus Eliopulos – guitar, backing vocals
**[[Walter Flakus]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]
**[[Walter Flakus]] – keyboards, backing vocals
**[[Christopher Hall]] - [[Vocals]], [[Electric guitar|Guitar]]
**[[Jim Sellers]] – bass
**[[Andrew Kubiszewski]] - [[Drum kit|Drums]], [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Vocals|Additional Vocals]], [[Electric guitar|Guitar]]
**[[Jim Sellers]] - [[Bass guitar]]
**Andrew Kubiszewski – drums, keyboards, guitar
*[[Dave Jerden]] - Producer
*[[Dave Jerden]] – producer
*[[Ulrich Wild]] - Producer, Engineer
*[[Ulrich Wild]] – producer, engineer
*Bryan Carlstrom - Engineer
*Bryan Carlstrom – engineer
*Annette Cisneros - Assistant Engineer
*Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
*Steve Mixdorf - Assistant Engineer
*Steve Mixdorf – assistant engineer
*Steve Durkee - Assistant Engineer
*Steve Durkee – assistant engineer
*Milton Chan - Assistant Engineer
*Milton Chan – assistant engineer
*Tom Baker - Mastering
*Tom Baker – mastering
*[[Dave McKean]] – cover design and illustrations
*Dean Karr – band photography

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Darkest Days''
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=265}}</ref>
| 79
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-04-25/|title=Billboard 200: Week of April 25, 1998|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref>
| 52
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Albums produced by Dave Jerden]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Ulrich Wild]]
[[Category:Albums with cover art by Dave McKean]]
[[Category:Columbia Records albums]]
[[Category:Columbia Records albums]]
[[Category:concept albums]]
[[Category:1990s concept albums]]
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Latest revision as of 03:30, 21 July 2024

Not to be confused with Darkest Day.

Darkest Days
Studio album by
Stabbing Westward
ReleasedApril 7, 1998
Recorded1997
StudioEldorado Studios and NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length64:23
LabelColumbia
ProducerStabbing Westward, Dave Jerden, Ulrich Wild
Stabbing Westward chronology
Wither Blister Burn & Peel
(1996) 		Darkest Days
(1998) 		Stabbing Westward
(2001)
Singles from Darkest Days
  1. "Save Yourself"
    Released: May 1998
  2. "Sometimes It Hurts"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Haunting Me"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork6.5/10[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Sputnikmusic4/5[4]

Darkest Days is the third album released by industrial rock band Stabbing Westward on Columbia Records. The album was recorded in L.A. in 1997 and released on April 7, 1998. Although the album didn't achieve the same level of success as Wither Blister Burn & Peel, it received positive reviews and is often considered the band's best album.[5] The band was dropped from Columbia Records in 2000 following this release. The track "Save Yourself" reached number 4 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart (the band's highest-placing single on that chart) and number 20 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart and remains a staple of alternative music. Darkest Days was certified gold on March 1, 2000.[6]

Darkest Days is a concept album consisting of four acts, with each portraying a different emotional phase gone through after a break-up. The first act (tracks 1–4) is about sabotaging the relationship. The second act (tracks 5–9) is about lust, hope, and longing. The third act (tracks 10–12) is about hitting rock bottom after it is all over. The fourth act (tracks 13–16) is about recovery and self-respect.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Stabbing Westward

No.TitleLength
1."Darkest Days"3:51
2."Everything I Touch"3:23
3."How Can I Hold On"4:29
4."Drugstore"4:59
5."You Complete Me"4:06
6."Save Yourself"4:13
7."Haunting Me"3:37
8."Torn Apart"3:24
9."Sometimes It Hurts"3:39
10."Drowning"3:28
11."Desperate Now"5:25
12."Goodbye"1:56
13."When I'm Dead"3:04
14."The Thing I Hate"3:37
15."On Your Way Down"4:40
16."Waking Up Beside You"6:34
Total length:64:23
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."Hopeless"4:02
Total length:68:25

Appearances

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]
  • Stabbing Westward
  • Dave Jerden – producer
  • Ulrich Wild – producer, engineer
  • Bryan Carlstrom – engineer
  • Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
  • Steve Mixdorf – assistant engineer
  • Steve Durkee – assistant engineer
  • Milton Chan – assistant engineer
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Dave McKean – cover design and illustrations
  • Dean Karr – band photography

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Darkest Days
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 79
US Billboard 200[8] 52

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Darkest Days – Stabbing Westward". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Stabbing Westward: Darkest Days: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Stabbing Westward: Darkest Days : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. December 2, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Stabbing Westward – Darkest Days (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.com.
  5. ^ "Review: Stabbing Westward – Darkest Days". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 265.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of April 25, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.


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