This Darkened Heart
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{{Infobox album
| name = This Darkened Heart
| type = studio
| artist = All That Remains
| cover = Darkenedheart.jpg
| alt =
| recorded = October 1–22, 2003
| venue =
| studio = Zing Studios in Westfield, MA
| genre =
- Melodic death metal{{cite web |url=https://wknc.org/2021/02/28/album-of-the-week-all-that-remains-this-darkened-heart-2004/ |website=WKNC 88.1 |title=Album of the Week: All That Remains - This Darkened Heart (2004) |access-date=16 August 2021}}
- metalcore
| length = 41:33
| label = Prosthetic
| producer = Adam Dutkiewicz
| prev_title = Behind Silence and Solitude
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = The Fall of Ideals
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = This Darkened Heart
| type = studio
| single1 = This Darkened Heart
| single1date = March 6, 2004{{cite web|publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/All_That_Remains/This_Darkened_Heart/426441|title=All That Remains - This Darkened Heart}}
| single2 = Tattered on My Sleeve
| single2date = October 31, 2004{{cite web|publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/All_That_Remains/Tattered_on_My_Sleeve/234436|title=All That Remains - Tattered on My Sleeve}}
| single3 = The Deepest Gray
| single3date = February 20, 2005{{cite web|publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/All_That_Remains/The_Deepest_Gray/234434|title=All That Remains - The Deepest Gray}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|last=York|first=William|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-darkened-heart-mw0000328599|title=This Darkened Heart - All That Remains}}
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = Positive{{cite magazine|magazine=Exclaim!|last=Pratt|first=Greg|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/all_that_remains-this_darkened_heart|title=All That Remains This Darkened Heart|date=June 1, 2004|accessdate=May 3, 2019}}
| rev3 = Punk News
| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|publisher=Punk News|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/4455/all-that-remains-this-darkened-heart|title=All That Remains - This Darkened Heart|date=October 2, 2005|accessdate=May 3, 2019}}
| noprose = yes
}}
This Darkened Heart is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains, released on March 23, 2004. It includes the singles "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" and "The Deepest Gray", all three of which had music videos created for them. The album was produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who previously produced the band's debut.
This Darkened Heart is the first All That Remains album to feature current rhythm guitarist Mike Martin, the last album to feature drummer Michael Bartlett, and the first album to feature bassist Matt Deis who left the band in 2005 and then rejoined in 2022.
Musical style
This Darkened Heart marks a shift in the band's sound, moving away from the melodic death metal sound of Behind Silence and Solitude to more of a metalcore sound.{{cite web|website=Metal Noise|url=https://metalnoise.net/2020/02/throwback-this-darkened-heart-by-all-that-remains|title=Throwback: "This Darkened Heart" by All That Remains|date=February 17, 2020|accessdate=May 12, 2021}} Additionally, some of the songs feature clean vocals.
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = Philip Labonte
| all_music = All That Remains
| title1 = And Death in My Arms
| length1 = 4:45
| title2 = The Deepest Gray
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Vicious Betrayal
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = I Die in Degrees
| length4 = 3:30
| title5 = Focus Shall Not Fail
| length5 = 6:18
| title6 = Regret Not
| length6 = 4:26
| note6 = instrumental
| title7 = Passion
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = For Salvation
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = Tattered on My Sleeve
| length9 = 4:21
| title10 = This Darkened Heart
| length10 = 3:13
| total_length = 41:33
}}
Personnel
;All That Remains
- Philip Labonte – vocals
- Oli Herbert – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mike Martin – rhythm guitar
- Matt Deis – bass, piano
- Michael Bartlett – drums
;Additional
- Adam Dutkiewicz – production, engineering, mixing
- Louie Teran – mastering
- Mike D'Antonio – artwork
References
{{Reflist}}
{{All That Remains}}
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Category:All That Remains (band) albums