1. The All Time Low Award
2. Hypnosis
3. Collaboration Of Thieves
4. Phobia
5. Lives Of The Dead
6. Homeland Security Program
7. Stage Blood
8. The Queen´s Orders
9. The Spartacus Lesson
10. The Word Of God
11. The Awkward Silence
Produced by: Dementation
Mixed by: Fredrik Andersson with Christian Lundqvist
Recorded at: The Demented Room February 2005
Release date Europe: July 11, 2005
Release date US: February 21, 2006
...AND THEY SAID WHAT???
"Wonderland Dementation Dept. is with good reason one of the most
interesting Swedish bands at the moment and it won´t take long before
also the rest of the world knows about this foursome. They write songs
with unprecedented dynamics, which sometimes sound nicely hardcore
("Phobia"), heavily emotional ("Lives Of The Dead") or enormously
tuned up and uplifting at the same time ("Hypnosis", a highly addictive
track, that you will want to hear time after time").
-- Bart Nijssen/Kindamuzik.net, The Netherlands
---------------------------------------------------
“This debut album can hold its own against hardcore icons of the past.”
“An uncompromising attitude and doing their own thing, Dementation has a promising future.”
-- Per Lundberg GB/Groove Magazine, Sweden
---------------------------------------------------
"The Awkward Silence is an amazing album. From the hit song Hypnosis via the groovy
Homeland Security Program to the Rage Against The Machinesque The Spartacus Lesson.
This band sure know how to write catchy tunes".
-- Mikael Mjörnberg - Joyzine.se, Sweden
---------------------------------------------------
Wonderland Dementation Dept. - Homeland Security Program
(fortcoming single) "Best In Sweden - Again"
-- Christofer Elofson / Metica.se, Sweden
---------------------------------------------------
"After pressing play you instantly hear that the music comes from a lot of creative
thought and energy. The quartets’ music is quick and action packed, with
emotional emocore shades. This single is a positive surprise. The band has just like their
intentions created a sound of their own unlike most other bands you hear
every day. If the debut album lives up to the highlights of this single it will be great!
-- David Johansson - Deepdive Magazine, Sweden
---------------------------------------------------
"The year is still young, but it seems that WONDERLAND DEMENTATION DEPT will deliver the best Swedish
debut album of the year. WDD deliver a fresh, new sound that suddenly make comparisons with FUGAZI
or AT THE DRIVE-IN completely pointless. “Hypnosis” is a piece of extremely groove-laden emocore,
with a hardcore attitude, sense of melody and a fierce vocal nerve. Impressive
-- Christofer Elofson / Close-Up Magazine, Sweden
---------------------------------------------------
“If the forthcoming album sounds as good as this sample (Hypnosis),
then WONDERLAND DEMENTATION DEPT certainly is a band worth an extra look.”
-- Pelle Gustafsson, P3 Lab, Swedish national radio
---------------------------------------------------
“Hypnosis is a rousing and infectious start as the pace builds through a frenzy of layered drumming
with the vocals of Daniel doing wonders in helping create a superb punk atmosphere. On the one hand,
you have energy passion and drive, but on the other you have an erring sense of desperation that
never seems to disappear. WONDERLAND DEMENTATION DEPT. holds your attention for longer than the
allotted CD time, which is a gift that many bands struggle to achieve in the 21st century.”
-- Jay, Punktastic, UK
---------------------------------------------------
"Rather than watering down the hardcore sound, W.D.D. have
injected the rock sound with a deafening freshness. This is
how rock is meant to sound."
-- Steven Brooks / Noise Theory, Australia
---------------------------------------------------
"Wonderland Dementation Dept. plays riveting noisy rock that makes your mood flip between angst and sweet escapism."
-- C.Roos / Agonyzone, SWE
---------------------------------------------------
"If you can tear yourself away from The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Hives and
The Vines for a few minutes, then I suggest post hardcore - Swedish style.
Wonderland Dementation Dept. sure isn't boring
-- Coolmom / Popped.com, US"
---------------------------------------------------
"Wonderland Dementation Dept. is one of the better bands out of Europe."
-- Tizzy / Break The Static, US
---------------------------------------------------
"Wonderland Dementation Dept. seem to be able to combine some bone-crunching riffs without losing any of the melody that Belltown were famed for."
-- Paul / Punktastic, UK
---------------------------------------------------
"Slow and melodic yet heavy and powerful, its a very good metally album."
-- Elmo / Punknews, UK
---------------------------------------------------