The_Dark_Element_(album)
The Dark Element (album)
2017 studio album by the Dark Element
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]
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| Released | November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 51:51 | |||
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| Producer | Jani Liimatainen,[1] Serafino Perugino | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Hammer (UK) |   [2] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) |   [3] |
| Prog | (favourable)[4] |
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
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All tracks are written by Jani Liimatainen
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Dead to Me" (Almost Acoustic Version) | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 56:58 | |
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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
More information Chart (2017), Peak position ...
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 94 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] | 14 |
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- Srl, Frontiers Music. "Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- Morris, Catherine (November 6, 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- Kessler, Sebastian (November 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- West, David (20 December 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound.com. Prog. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- "Anette Olzon reveals new band The Dark Element". Prog. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- "The Dark Element's Anette Olzon: Balancing Life & Return to Music". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- (2017). "The Dark Element liner notes". In The Dark Element [CD booklet]. Frontiers.
- "The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen: The Dark Element" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "Swisscharts.com – The Dark Element-feat.-Anette-Olzon-&-Jani-Liimatainen – The Dark Element". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2017.