Darkest Hours

"Darkest Hours"
Single by Stratovarius
from the album Elysium
Released November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)[1]
Format CD, vinyl
Recorded 2010 at 5-by-5 Studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland[2][3]
Genre Power metal
Length 4:12
Label Edel
Writer(s) Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
Producer(s) Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius singles chronology
"Deep Unknown"
(2009)
"Darkest Hours"
(2010)
"Unbreakable"
(2013)

"Darkest Hours" is a single by power metal band Stratovarius, released on November 24, 2010 through Edel Music (Finland) and on November 26, 2010 through Victor Entertainment (Japan and worldwide). It contains two tracks from their thirteenth studio album, Elysium, along with a demo version of the title track and live performances of two classic songs taken from the tour of their previous album, Polaris (2009).

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Darkest Hours"  Timo Kotipelto, Matias KupiainenKupiainen 4:12
2. "Infernal Maze"  KotipeltoKupiainen 5:34
3. "Darkest Hours" (demo version)KupiainenKupiainen 4:35
4. "Against the Wind" (live from Sofia, Bulgaria)Timo Tolkki, KotipeltoTolkki 4:02
5. "Black Diamond" (live from Gothenburg, Sweden)KotipeltoTolkki 7:30
Total length:
25:53

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label
Finland November 24, 2010[1] Edel
Japan, worldwide November 26, 2010[3] Victor

References

  1. 1 2 "Stratovarius : Darkest hours". Record Shop X. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. "Stratovarius to play Wacken, start work on new album in 2010". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. 1 2 Johansson, Jens (2010-10-21). "New album "Elysium", Jan 12 2011. Single on Nov 26". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
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