The Dark Element (album)

The Dark Element
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
Studio
  • Alyson Avenue Studios, Sweden (Anette's vocals)
  • YBC (bass)
  • Tico Tico Studio (drums)
  • Biotech Audio Solutions, Finland (piano)
GenreHeavy metal, symphonic metal
Length51:51
Label
ProducerJani Liimatainen,[1] Serafino Perugino
The Dark Element chronology
The Dark Element
(2017)
Songs the Night Sings
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (UK)[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)[3]
Prog(favourable)[4]

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

Track listing

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All tracks are 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
Total length:51:51
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Dead to Me" (Almost Acoustic Version)5:07
Total length:56:58

Personnel

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Credits for The Dark Element adapted from liner notes.[7]

The Dark Element

  • Anette Olzon – lead and backing vocals
  • Jani Liimatainen – guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • 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 – backing vocals
  • Petri Aho – backing vocals

Production

  • Nicke Olsson – engineering (vocals)
  • Jonas Kuhlberg – engineering (bass)
  • Ahti Kortelainen – engineering (drums)
  • Sami Koivisto – engineering (piano)
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
  • Serafino Perugino – executive producer
  • Giulio Cataldo – layout

Chart positions

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] 14

References

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  1. ^ Srl, Frontiers Music. "Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  2. ^ Morris, Catherine (November 6, 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ Kessler, Sebastian (November 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ^ West, David (20 December 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound.com. Prog. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  5. ^ "Anette Olzon reveals new band The Dark Element". Prog. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  6. ^ "The Dark Element's Anette Olzon: Balancing Life & Return to Music". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  7. ^ (2017). "The Dark Element liner notes". In The Dark Element [CD booklet]. Frontiers.
  8. ^ "The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen: The Dark Element" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen – The Dark Element". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2017.