The Dark Element (album)

The Dark Element
Studio album by The Dark Element
Released November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
Studio
  • Alyson Avenue Studios, Sweden (Anette's vocals)
  • YBC (bass)
  • Tico Tico Studio (drums)
  • Biotech Audio Solutions, Finland (piano)
Genre Heavy metal, Symphonic metal
Length 51:51
Label Frontiers
King (Japan only)
Producer Jani Liimatainen,[1] Serafino Perugino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (GER)4/7[2]
Prog(favourable)[3]

The Dark Element is the debut studio album by Finnish heavy metal band The Dark Element. It was released on November 10, 2017, through Frontiers Records.[4][5][6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jani Liimatainen.

No.TitleLength
1."The Dark Element"4:26
2."My Sweet Mystery"4:59
3."Last Good Day"4:13
4."Here's to You"4:15
5."Someone You Used to Know"4:24
6."Dead to Me"5:28
7."Halo"4:25
8."I Cannot Raise the Dead"4:25
9."The Ghost and the Reaper"5:21
10."Heaven of Your Heart"4:46
11."Only One Who Knows Me"5:09

Personnel

The Dark Element
  • Anette Olzon – lead and backing vocals
  • Jani Liimatainen – guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, producer
  • Jonas Kuhlberg – bass
  • Jani "Hurtsi" Hurula – drums
Additional musicians
  • Jarkko Lahti – piano on tracks 5 and 10
  • Niilo Sevänen – growls on track 6
  • Anssi Stenberg, Petri Aho – backing vocals
Production
  • Niclas Olsson, Jonas Kuhlberg, Ahti Kortelainen, Sami Koivisto – engineers
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing and mastering at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark
  • Serafino Perugino – executive producer

Chart positions

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 14

References

  1. ↑ Srl, Frontiers Music. "Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  2. ↑ Kessler, Sebastian (November 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. ↑ West, David (20 December 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound.com. Prog. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Anette Olzon reveals new band The Dark Element". Prog. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  5. ↑ "The Dark Element's Anette Olzon: Balancing Life & Return to Music". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  6. ↑ "THE DARK ELEMENT Feat. Former NIGHTWISH Singer, Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist: Making Of Debut Album (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  7. ↑ "The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen: The Dark Element" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen – The Dark Element". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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