Art Damage | ||||
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Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | April to May 2004 | |||
Studio | Moontower Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts Odivision Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 29:39 | |||
Label | Equal Vision [1] | |||
Producer | Matthew Ellard | |||
Fear Before the March of Flames chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [3] |
Now | [4] |
Ultimate Guitar | 9.5/10 [5] |
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hey Kid, I'm a Computer, Stop All the Downloading" | 3:08 |
2. | "Should Have Stayed in the Shallows" | 3:11 |
3. | "Consequences David, You'll Meet Your Fate in the Styx" | 3:00 |
4. | "Whiskey Is Alright in Its Place, But Its Place Is in Hell" | 2:19 |
5. | "The Story of the Curious Oysters" | 3:19 |
6. | "Absolutely Fabulous and Me" | 2:47 |
7. | "The Long Road to the Middle" | 2:41 |
8. | "The State of Texas vs. Fear Before" | 2:22 |
9. | "Law of Averages" | 2:09 |
10. | "A Tyrant Meets His Maker" | 0:57 |
11. | "The God Awful Truth" | 3:46 |
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