{"id":61850,"date":"2017-11-10T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=61850"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:54:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:54:36","slug":"news-the-dark-element-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-the-dark-element-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DARK ELEMENT Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album (November 10th, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE DARK ELEMENT Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album<\/strong><\/span>
\nNovember 10th, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Symphonic metal project The Dark Element, featuring former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon and ex-Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen, issued their self-titled debut full-length studio album on November 10th, 2017 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

A behind-the-scenes \u201cmaking of\u201d video for the outing can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Piano on the tracks \u2018Someone You Used To Know\u2019 and \u2018Heaven Of Your Heart\u2019 were handled by Jarkko Lahti, while backing vocals were supplied by Anette Olzon, Petri Aho, Anssi Stenberg and Jani Liimatainen. Growls on \u2018Dead To Me\u2019 were given by Niilo Sev\u00e4nen.<\/p>\n

The album was produced by Jani Liimatainen. Mixing and mastering duties fell to Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018The Dark Element\u2019
\n02. \u2018My Sweet Mystery\u2019
\n03. \u2018Last Good Day\u2019
\n04. \u2018Here’s To You\u2019
\n05. \u2018Someone You Used To Know\u2019
\n06. \u2018Dead To Me\u2019
\n07. \u2018Halo\u2019
\n08. \u2018I Cannot Raise The Dead\u2019
\n09. \u2018The Ghost And The Reaper\u2019
\n10. \u2018Heaven Of Your Heart\u2019
\n11. \u2018Only One Who Knows Me\u2019<\/p>\n

The Dark Element\u2019s line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Anette Olzon (lead vocals)
\nJani Liimatainen (guitars, keyboards and programming)
\nJonas Kuhlberg (bass)
\nJani \u201cHurtsi\u201d Hurula (drums)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018My Sweet Mystery\u2019 and \u2018The Ghost And The Reaper\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Dead To Me\u2019. All three clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n