Art Damage

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Field	Value
name	Art Damage
type	studio
artist	Fear Before the March of Flames
cover	Art Damage.jpg
released	September 7, 2004
recorded	April to May 2004
studio	Moontower Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts
Odivision Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts
length	29:39
label	Equal Vision
producer	Matthew Ellard
prev_title	Odd How People Shake
prev_year	2003
next_title	The Always Open Mouth
next_year	2006
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| name = Art Damage | type = studio | artist = Fear Before the March of Flames | cover = Art Damage.jpg | alt = | released = September 7, 2004 | recorded = April to May 2004 | venue = | studio = Moontower Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts Odivision Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts | genre =

• Mathcore
• metalcore
• screamo | length = 29:39 | label = Equal Vision | producer = Matthew Ellard | prev_title = Odd How People Shake | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = The Always Open Mouth | next_year = 2006 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Drowned in Sound |rev2score = 8/10 |rev3 = Now |rev3score = |rev4 = Ultimate Guitar |rev4score = 9.5/10

Art Damage is the second album by the post-hardcore band Fear Before the March of Flames, released in 2004. "Should Have Stayed in the Shallows" is the only music video that Fear Before the March of Flames made for the album.

Critical reception

Drowned in Sound described the album as "more screams, more stabbed-at guitars, more noise, more passion, more intelligence, more everything." Exclaim! wrote: "With dissonant riffs laid out over stellar technical drumming, the musical skill exhibited by FBTMOF makes Art Damage a truly interesting listen, as do the added sonic layers of noise and abstract sound."

Track listing

| title1 = Hey Kid, I'm a Computer, Stop All the Downloading | length1 = 3:08 | title2 = Should Have Stayed in the Shallows | length2 = 3:11 | title3 = Consequences David, You'll Meet Your Fate in the Styx | length3 = 3:00 | title4 = Whiskey Is Alright in Its Place, But Its Place Is in Hell | length4 = 2:19 | title5 = The Story of the Curious Oysters | length5 = 3:19 | title6 = Absolutely Fabulous and Me | length6 = 2:47 | title7 = The Long Road to the Middle | length7 = 2:41 | title8 = The State of Texas vs. Fear Before | length8 = 2:22 | title9 = Law of Averages | length9 = 2:09 | title10 = A Tyrant Meets His Maker | length10 = 0:57 | title11 = The God Awful Truth | length11 = 3:46

Personnel

;Fear Before the March of Flames

• David Marion – lead vocals
• Adam Fisher – guitar, clean vocals
• Mike Madruga – bass, backing vocals
• Brandon Proff – drums

;Additional

• Matthew Ellard – producer, engineer, mixing
• Carl Plaster – drum tech
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Brandon Proff – layout and design

References

References

1. "Fear Before the March of Flames Art Damage".
2. [{{AllMusic
3. "Album Review: Fear Before The March Of Flames - Art Damage".
4. Flanagan, Nick. (March 31, 2005). "Fear Before The March Of Flames".
5. "Fear Before The March Of Flames: Art Damage | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com".
6. "Fear Before the March of Flames | Biography & History".
7. (October 15, 2004). "Fear Before March of Flames, Codeseven to rock out in Salt Lake".
8. Sharpe-Young, Garry. (September 14, 2005). "New Wave of American Heavy Metal". Zonda Books Limited.

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