# Talk:The Blackening

Why was the seperate article removed? 22:56, 12 December 2007 (UTC)~~ 

Am I wrong or the cd cover is also a parody/homage/tribute/whateveryouwannacallit to Tenacious D's second single "Wonderboy"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.225.91.216 (talk) 08:41, 28 March 2011 (UTC) 

Funeral Mourning's 'Drown in 'Solitude'
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=137055
Someone care to explain?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.84.173.65 (talk) 07:10, 27 June 2008 (UTC) 
Yeah- coincidence. It's an image from medieval times which has been used to death, just like any other woodcut.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.54.86 (talk) 18:38, 13 May 2009 (UTC) 

Can anyone get an update on the USA sales? Skeeker [Talk] 10:34, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Heya...leave a note on my talk page when you're done with this stuff. Cheers, — Dihydrogen Monoxide 04:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure there's a part of the {{infobox album}} which lists singles released from the album (precedent: Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, etc. - a much better album :P).  Might wanna include that here.
"Rock Sound (9/10) link" - Why not use 9 (out of 10) stars like with everything else?
Is there a link for the Metal Hammer review?
"The opening track "Clenching the Fists of Dissent", as said by Machine Head vocalist Robb Flynn was the most difficult song to produce, as the introduction had 90 tracks." - I don't think this belongs in the first para of the lead - that should (IMO) cover who made the album, genre, release dates - really basic stuff. If you want to have this in the lead, put it in the 2nd para.
""Slanderous" was the first written song that was in the final track listing, and was the first song finished." - Being the first song in the final track listing and being the first song finished appears to mean the same thing...clarify?
"Flynn and drummer Dave McClain spent 18 August and 19 jamming together," - for wlinking dates, do it like this; "...spent 18 and 19 August jamming..."
"Record company, Roadrunner Records, hesitated the decision to open the album..." - Remove both commas
"Lyrical themes explored on The Blackening include love, war, organized religion, anger in society..." - only organized religion is wlinked - what about the other stuff?
"the article praised the murder of Dimebag Darrell, while he was performing with Damageplan on 8 December 2004. Nathan Gale pulled the trigger." - Reword --> "the article praised the murder of Dimebag Darrell by Nathan Gale, while Darrell was performing with Damageplan on 8 December 2004."
"send a message to Grim implying "fuck you"," - might want to add a wlink (to fuck)
"The songs "Clenching the Fists of Dissent", "A Farewell To Arms", and "Halo" deal with politics, the war in Iraq and organized religion." - Finish with the word "respectively" (after organized religion).
It's interesting in the critical reception section that the best reviews (Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Rocklouder, Rock Something) aren't mentioned.
"Blabbermouth.net reviewer Don Kaye, awarded the..." - Remove the comma
"At the fifth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, The Blackening won best album.[15]" - I think this (and the bit at the end of the 3rd para here) should be in their own seperate paragraph.  I also think all the positive comments (Blabbermouth, AMG, Rock Sound) should be in the one para, and the not so positive (Blender, Rolling Stone, NME) in another - so there are still 3 paras in total.
Do you know which American journalist (name?) leaked it?
Reviewed version: [1]
Good luck, — Dihydrogen Monoxide 04:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Done diddily done. M3tal H3ad (talk) 01:13, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Pass diddly passed.  Although the 3rd last point doesn't seem to have been addressed... — Dihydrogen Monoxide 23:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
why does my disc not have bonus metallica battery? Papersith (talk) 01:12, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

an over the top rage and pummelfest > What does pummelfest mean? I couldn´t find this word in my english-german dictionary. --Hullu poro (talk) 13:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Really? Just because some of the songs are long? I think not.--Snook666 (talk) 01:47, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

The album has gone silver in the UK Rob Flynn announced it at a gig on 18/02/10 --84.13.149.120 (talk) 11:20, 20 February 2010 (UTC)