Damned If You Do
Damned If You Do is the twelfth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metal Church, released on 7 December 2018 through Rat Pak Records. It follows XI from 2016 and comes after a change behind the kit, with Stet Howland, formerly of W.A.S.P., stepping in for longtime drummer Jeff Plate, who left in 2017. This was Howland's first record with the band.
The album also carries a weight that fans will recognise. It is the last Metal Church record to feature vocalist Mike Howe, who died in 2021, so it stands as the final chapter of his time with the band. Videos were made for the title track and "By the Numbers", which makes them a sensible place to start before you play the whole record.
Damned If You Do: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 45:26Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Damned If You Do4:37
- 2Into the FoldToby Butler and Liela Moss4:21
- 3Monkey Finger4:16
- 4The Black Things5:17
- 5Guillotine4:48
- Disc 2
- 1By the Numbers4:36
- 2Rot Away3:28
- 3Revolution Underway5:27
- 4Out of Balance4:27
- 5The War Electric4:10
- Produced by
- Kurdt Vanderhoof
- Labels
- Rat Pak Records, Rat Pak
- Length
- 45:26
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2018 | 68 |
| Swiss Albums · 2018 | 83 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 December 2018 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 7 December 2018 | |
| Wikidata | 7 December 2018 | |
| Deezer | 7 December 2018 | |
| US release | 7 December 2018 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 7 December 2018 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | US | Rat Pak Records | 638647808521 | deluxe |
| 7 December 2018 | US | Rat Pak Records | 638647808422 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | US | Rat Pak Records | 638647808422 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361468866 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | JP | METAL FRONTIER | 4988003532390 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361468828 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | AU | Universal Music Australia | 602577164057 | original |
| 7 December 2018 | JP | Rat Pak Records | 4988003532390 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |