Damage Done (Century Media~2002)
Iīve seen "Damage Done" pop up on many lists of the top albums of 2002. I can see why people would love it. The production is good, the performances are stellar and the songs are well written. Still, for some reason, this is an album that does very little for me. For one thing, Iīm not a huge proponent of the Swedish melodic metal sound. I could do without some of the keyboards on this album. Thereīs nothing here that seems special and would make me want to play it repeatedly when there are so many great albums to choose from. While I wouldnīt argue with anybody who praises this release, I must admit I donīt find it to be necessarily great or terrible - just there.