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
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.