 "Darkest Days - Dark" | 2008-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Y6R1IYYOB391 |
| When this CD hits... It hits hard. I was very impressed with this CD. This by far is the best of the now discontinued band. I was very impressed. Too many great songs to toss this one in the bargain bin. Great sound and very dynamic audio quality. |
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| "Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days" | 2008-04-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2AZIQJGBLU7WN |
| Darkest Days is quite simply an accomplishment in industrial rock. It is dark, haunting, beautiful, a truly timeless release. Chris displays such passion behind his lyrics and vocal work, a real treat to listen to, while the music that accompanies it is tight and very well put together. Anyone who has ever suffered from a broken heart can relate to this album on many levels. Unparalleled in it's depth, this is a release I can listen to over and over again and never tire of hearing it. The power and emotion contained within this release belongs in any collection and makes the dark times easier to cope with, and shines a dim light on otherwise painful situations. It just makes you feel like someone else understands the sometimes harsh nature of life. |
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 "Stabbing Westward's high point! But then what happened?!?" | 2007-11-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1MHTHU9A6OFN3 |
While I like all of Stabbing Westward's work this 3rd release is probably my favorite, followed by their debut, Ungod, and then Whither, Blister, Burn and Peel. I also have to admit that I was greatly let down by their 4th and final release, which hardly seemed to be the same band. And, for all of the hype several years ago, I always felt that Evanescence was nothing more than Stabbing Westward with a Female singer. This year in Atlanta was also the best of the 3 times I caught them live, and took 2 friends who had never heard of them with me!
I like almost every track on the disc but my single favorite is probably "The Thing I Hate" (before various games darn near made me sick of it!!) and I also feel that those final 3; "Thing I Hate", "On Your Way Down" and "Waking Up Beside You" should ALWAYS be heard together. Other good tracks are "Haunting Me" and what was, by far, their biggest hit - "Save Yourself".
After the success of that track, and this CD as a whole, I thought Stabbing were on their way to greater things but, unfortunately, it was 3 long years until (what turned out to be) their 4th and last release and now all we have are these memories. Oh well, reunions seem to be happening all the time these days, though usually among older bands, so I can always hope!
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| "I've been searching for this CD for a long time and couldn't find it" | 2006-08-31 |
| - Reviewed By pickd8654 |
| This CD is awesome, by far Stabbing Westward's best CD. I'm very happy to have it back in my collection. |
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| "If you own ANY stabbing westward CD, make it DARKEST DAYS!" | 2006-03-07 |
| - Reviewed By crazyfists |
| This album is damn near perfect, and as I type that I might as well take out the 'damn near' part and leave it as just plain perfect, because quite frankly, it is! From start to finish this album is what you want to hear. From the creepy into in the effect of "DARKEST DAYS" to the moving and ultimatly depressing "WAKING UP BESIDE YOU", a beautiful song about loss and dispair, you are drawn inside this album of the darkest nature, an album that explores subjects like death and adiction with such care and presision that you can't help but appreciate the talent behind every riff, behind every lyric and behind every single track. Standouts are the singles "SAVE YOURSELF" and "HAUNTING ME" as well as the steller "SOMETIMES IT HURTS", a song so truthful (as far as conveying the feelings after loseing a loved one in death) that I was actually braught to tears after hear it. "EVERYTHING I TOUCH" was actually the first song I ever heard by this band, and I was immediatly convinced that this was a CD to own. "THE THING I HATE" is one of the most in your face angry songs ever and it delivers the adrenaline rush that metal lovers need while listening to this album which overall gives you more of a downer feeling (it's mood music people) so it's nice to have a MOSH-PIT perfect song. "HOW CAN I HOLD ON" and "WHEN I'M DEAD" are standouts and worth a listen, but then again, so is this ENTIRE ALBUM SO BUY IT NOW! |
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| "best thing i ever have in my life" | 2006-02-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: AF9GP5MIXMK8K |
| i did not say that it is the best one.there are a lot of better out there.but i had this one in my darkest day.it fits my mood well at that time.i shall say it saved my ear and my heart. |
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| "A Great Album" | 2005-11-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: AFQNX4UCUV8DM |
In the wake of Nine Inch Nails in the 90's, SW is arguably the best band that used a similiar approach to the angry, sad mood in music. Darkest Days, which was their best release, is very catchy but it also gets to you on an emotional level, especially if you're going through something difficult, or if you're just unsatisfied with the way your life is going (*raises hand*). My favorite song on this album by far is 'Waking up Beside You', it's got a great riff and the vocals are good as well. Most people know the single from this album 'Save Yourself', which is good but certainly not among the best. 2nd favorite track on the album is probably 'Haunting Me' or 'Goodbye'.
I havn't listened to their newer self-titled release but from what I hear they turned into some type of happy-go-lucky frat-boy band, and then broke up. What a shame. if you enjoy this I reccomend NIN (obviously), and Tool.
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| "UNDERRATED INDUSTRIAL BAND!" | 2005-10-30 |
| - Reviewed By Anonymous |
This is my all-time favorite band to bad they broke up.
but they have a different sound and there lyrics are meaningful
i can sit here and judge millions of bands that sound like them but wouldnt. they dont stand out like stabbing because of the sound.thats the only thing that matters. i am a big fan of dark eerie melodic tones and strings.this gives you everything i wanted to hear.
great pace great to eliviate stress.
the best song is: save yourself probably the best song of the last decade.overall i give this baby a 5/5 a underrated transcending masterpiece that only i can appreciate since they dont get any recogntion.
let me say this to stabbing westward thank you for changing my life and inspiriing me to live life free. thank you bro |
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| "In my opinion they got it right.." | 2005-09-03 |
| - Reviewed By barnesandnoblejunkie |
Is it metal, is it electronic? Who cares, it's great.. I've read a review where the editor stated that on DD, Stabbing Westward tried to 'bolster' their electronic influences at the expense of their 'metal links'...
While some of these songs definately trend toward industrial, songs like 'When I'm Dead' and 'On Your Way Down' are metal, and 'Save Yourself' and "How can I hold on' sound like 'technical' (vs accoustical) versions of a metal song.
Yeah there are a couple duds..'Drug store' is pretty poor, and the album starts to bog down with 'Desperate Now' and "goodbye', but that is only to lull you to sleep before SW once again explodes with 'When I'm Dead'..
Lyrically this album is probably their best, especially in terms of variety. You get it all.. A song for every mood, with the best being saved for last.
'Waking up beside you' is an absolute gem. This is the type of song that groups like the Scorps and Def Leppard wished they were writing when they came out with those God Awful ballads in mid to late 80's.
I took music compositon classes in high school and college, and my biggest regret has always been the fact that I could never express myself lyrically the way these guys can...
So call it technical metal, or call it industrial, call it a poor man's NIN, but whatever you classify this as, you have to love it. |
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| "Awesome!" | 2005-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By jnagl |
| What SW did with this album is rare in today's musical landscape. An "Industrial Band" putting together a workable concept album sounded about as obsurd in 1998 as Green Day putting together one in 2004. But with the pissed off premise of Ungod (their best album in my opinon,) and self pity of WBB&P behind them, Chris and the boys did just that. Besides "Save Yourself", you cannot listen to this album in little pieces....you won't appreciate it. The wave of emotion that encompases the album must be taken in as a whole. How else can you fully grasp to it's fullest a song like "Waking Up Beside You"? (You must get your hands on the remix version of this song!!) Some people have critisized the lyrics and writing, but SW knew what they were doing when they wrote this. This is so much more accessible to people in the real world than an classic like Pink Floyd's Wall album. I've searched, and I cannot find a better album to listen to when so pissed off at the woman in my life, I think in drastic measures. Blasting the album and trying my best to "scream" along with Chris' wonderful vocals eventually gives way to the last song, which makes me come back down to earth. With "Waking Up Beside You", I could tell that after all was said and done, a drastic decision could haunt you forever. It makes you appreciate what you have and realize that if you have someone in your life that has flaws but is fighting the fight with you, you are lucky. You don't need to be like the character in this album if it isn't too late. We all have flaws, and when it is realized at the end of this album, the feeling of regret motivates you to keep on trying, so you are not left alone when it's too late. In your search for perfection, you will not be able to "Save Yourself" without compromise. As dark as this album is, the music motivates you to make sure you don't repeat the mistakes of others. Stabbing Westward would never be able to achieve the minor commercial success of this album again, and despite excellent songs such as "Wasted" on their next, smaller label release, you knew the end was coming. "Darkest Day's" was a snapshot of a band at their creative peak and certainly remains a gem of late 90's rock. |
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