The Human Romance is the seventh studio album by the American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. The album was released on February 22, 2011, in North America through eOne Music,[4] and was released on March 7 in Europe through Century Media Records.[5] This would be Darkest Hour's last album with drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist Paul Burnette.
| The Human Romance | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, metalcore | |||
| Length | 45:44 | |||
| Label | eOne | |||
| Producer | Peter Wichers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rock Sound | 8/10[3] |
The cover art is the Lovers of Valdaro photograph.[6]
Production edit
The Human Romance was recorded at a North Carolina studio with producer (and Soilwork guitarist) Peter Wichers. Wichers previously helmed such acclaimed albums as All That Remains's The Fall of Ideals and Soilwork's latest effort, The Panic Broadcast. This time around, the Darkest Hour songs were composed a bit differently than was the case in the past.[7] Guitarist Mike Schleibaum explains, "We have been working on these tunes ever since we left the studio last April. 'The Eternal Return' was written during a very dark, bleak time for the band and I think that record matches that in both tone and character. Our vision was for it to be an in-your-face, no-frills aggressive assault. The new material shares in that aggression and pushes Darkest Hour beyond the unknown."[8]
Promotion and release edit
To promote the album, several songs were available for previewing online prior to the release of The Human Romance. These included the release of "Savor the Kill" in January,[4] and "Your Everyday Disaster" and "Love as a Weapon" in February 2011.[9][10] The entire album became available for streaming on the band's Myspace page on February 15, 2011.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Terra Nocturnus" | 1:16 |
| 2. | "The World Engulfed in Flames" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Savor the Kill" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Man & Swine" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Love as a Weapon" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Your Everyday Disaster" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Violent by Nature" | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Purgatory" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Severed into Separates" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Wound" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Terra Solaris" | 8:41 |
| 12. | "Beyond the Life You Know" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 45:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Hierarchry Of Heathens" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 50:33 | |
Personnel edit
The Human Romance album personnel as adapted from Allmusic.,[11][12]
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Darkest Hour
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Recording and production
Artwork
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References edit
- ^ "The Human Romance by Darkest Hour". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Human Romance - Darkest Hour | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Darkest Hour - the Human Romance - Reviews".
- ^ a b Sciarretto, Amy (January 13, 2011). "Darkest Hour Move Forward on 'Savor the Kill' -- Song Premiere". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Darkest Hour: Another New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ https://officialdarkesthour.com/album/the-human-romance-darkest-hour/
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DARKEST HOUR's 'The Human Romance' To Receive European Release Via CENTURY MEDIA". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "DARKEST HOUR: Reveal New Album Info in Recent Interview with Metal Injection". SMNnews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (February 1, 2011). "Media: Darkest Hour: 'Your Everyday Disaster'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (February 15, 2011). "Media: Darkest Hour: 'Love as a Weapon'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ "The Human Romance – Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ (2017), Rolli. Bryan, https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2017-03-17/sxsw-music-live-metalsucks-showcase, Retrieved July 17, 2017