''The Human Romance'' is the seventh

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by the American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. The album was released on February 22, 2011, in North America through eOne Music, and was released on March 7 in Europe through

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. This would be Darkest Hour's last album with drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist Paul Burnette. The cover art is the Lovers of Valdaro photograph.

Production

The Human Romance was recorded at a North Carolina studio with producer (and

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guitarist) Peter Wichers. Wichers previously helmed such acclaimed albums as All That Remains's ''

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'' and

'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. 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."

Promotion and release

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, and "Your Everyday Disaster" and "Love as a Weapon" in February 2011. The entire album became available for streaming on the band's Myspace page on February 15, 2011.

Track listing

Personnel

''The Human Romance'' album personnel as adapted from '' Allmusic''.,(2017), Rolli. Bryan, https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2017-03-17/sxsw-music-live-metalsucks-showcase, Retrieved July 17, 2017 Darkest Hour * John Henry – vocals * Mike Schleibaum –

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* Michael "Lonestar" Carrigan – lead guitar * Paul Burnette –

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* Ryan Parrish -

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Additional musicians *

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( Animals as Leaders) – guitar solo on Terra Solaris * Chris Carmichael –

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* Kristen Randall (ex- Winds of Plague) – piano Recording and production * Ryan Smith – mastering * Paul Leavitt – mixing * Mike McAree – engineer * Brian McTernan – mixing * Mike Schleibaum – engineer * Peter Wichers –

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Artwork * Paul Grosso – creative director * Andrew Kelley – art direction, design * Tom Medvedich – photography

References

External links

Darkest Hour
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Human Romance, The Darkest Hour (band) albums 2011 albums E1 Music albums Albums produced by Brian McTernan