''Years in the Darkness'' is the first album by

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band

Arkaea Arkaea was a metal band formed in 2008 featuring members from Fear Factory and Threat Signal. History The band was formed by Raymond Herrera (drums) and Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar), who had just left Fear Factory. They recorded a demo, se ...

. It was released on July 14, 2009. A music video for the track "Locust" was made. The album charted at No. 39 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart with approximately 980 copies sold in its first week.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jon Howard. All music written by

Christian Olde Wolbers Christian Olde Wolbers (born 5 August 1972) is a Belgian musician, songwriter, and producer who is the bassist and backing vocalist of the heavy metal band Powerflo. He is the former bassist, guitarist and backing vocalist of the heavy metal b ...

and Raymond Herrera except "Awakening" written by Christian Olde Wolbers, Raymond Herrera and Pat Kavanagh and "Away from the Sun" written by Jon Howard. # "Locust- 4:26 # "Beneath the Shades of Grey" - 5:04 # "Years in the Darkness" - 4:15 # "Gone Tomorrow" - 4:09 # "Awakening" - 3:45 # "Black Ocean" - 4:10 # "Break the Silence" - 5:07 # "Lucid Dream" - 3:44 # "My Redemption" - 4:13 # "War Within" - 4:15 # "The World as One" - 4:16 # "Rise Today" - 4:37 # "Away From the Sun" - 5:41 # "Blackened Sky" (European Bonus Track) - 4:23

Credits

* Jon Howard - vocals, acoustic guitar and piano on "Away from the Sun" *

- guitars, keyboards * Pat Kavanagh - bass * Raymond Herrera - drums

Personnel

* Produced by

* Co-produced by

Threat Signal Threat Signal is a Canadian heavy metal band from Hamilton, Ontario. The band has had numerous lineup changes, with only Jon Howard remaining from the original incarnation. Their music is often classified as metalcore, melodic death metal, groo ...

and

* Mixing by Terry Date * Mastering by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound. * Artwork by Gustavo Sazes

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Arkaea albums