The Dark Element (album)

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.[6][7]

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
The Dark Element chronology
The Dark Element (2017) Songs the Night Sings (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer (GER)	[2]
Prog	(favourable)[3]
Dangerdog Music Reviews	[4]
Louder Sound	[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jani Liimatainen.

No.	Title	Length
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

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Dead to Me" (Almost Acoustic Version)	5:07
Total length:		56:58

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)[8]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10]	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". Metal Hammer (in German). 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. Hartranft, Craig (Nov 1, 2017). "The Dark Element: The Dark Element". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
5. Morris, Catherine (November 6, 2017). "The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review". Louder Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
6. "Anette Olzon reveals new band The Dark Element". Prog. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
7. "The Dark Element's Anette Olzon: Balancing Life & Return to Music". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
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.