ĭarkest Days is a concept album consisting of four acts, with each portraying a different emotional phase gone through after a break-up. Darkest Days was certified gold on March 1, 2000. Modern Rock chart and remains a staple of alternative music. Mainstream Rock chart (the band's highest-placing single on that chart) and number 20 on the U.S. The track "Save Yourself" reached number 4 on the U.S.
The band was dropped from Columbia Records in 2000 following this release. Although the album didn't achieve the same level of success as Wither Blister Burn & Peel, it received positive reviews and is often considered the band's best album. Darkest Days is the third album released on Columbia Records by industrial rock band Stabbing Westward.