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Darkest Days
Studio album by
Stabbing Westward
ReleasedApril 7, 1998
Recorded1997 at Eldorado Studios and NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood
GenreIndustrial metal, industrial rock, alternative metal
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. "Sometimes It Hurts"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Save Yourself"
    Released: August 25, 1998
  3. "Haunting Me"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Darkest Days is the third album released on Columbia Records by industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. 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.[4][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 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

All tracks are written by Stabbing Westward

No.TitleLength
1."Darkest Days"3:51
2."Everything I Touch"3:22
3."How Can I Hold On"4:28
4."Drugstore"4:57
5."You Complete Me"4:05
6."Save Yourself"4:13
7."Haunting Me"3:35
8."Torn Apart"3:24
9."Sometimes It Hurts"3:39
10."Drowning"3:28
11."Desperate Now"5:24
12."Goodbye"1:56
13."When I'm Dead"3:04
14."The Thing I Hate"3:36
15."On Your Way Down"4:39
16."Waking Up Beside You"6:34
Total length:64:23
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."Hopeless"4:03
Total length:68:26

Appearances

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Darkest Days - Stabbing Westward". Allmusic.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071202133856/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stabbingwestward/albums/album/147672/review/6068134/darkest_days. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2007. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.
  4. ^ https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12770/Stabbing-Westward-Darkest-Days/
  5. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkest-Days-Stabbing-Westward/dp/B0000254X4/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1
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