Pitch Black (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Pitch Black
| type = studio
| artist = Rifftera
| cover = Pitch Black (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|8|28}}
| recorded = Late 2014 – early 2015
| studio =
| genre = Melodic death metal, thrash metal
| length = {{Duration |m=53 |s=57}}
| label = Inverse Records
| producer = Janne Hietala
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Across the Acheron
| next_year = 2019
}}
Pitch Black is the debut studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Rifftera. It was released in 2015 and reached No. 37 on The Official Finnish Charts.[http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/rifftera/pitch+black ”Rifftera: Pitch Black”] (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 8, 2016. The album features guest appearance from Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork on the track "Rotten to the Core".[http://inverse.fi/wordpress2/rifftera-to-release-a-debut-album-pitch-black-august-28th-lyric-video-rotten-to-the-core-feat-bjorn-speed-strid-out-now/ "Rifftera to release a debut album Pitch Black"] Inverse Music Group. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Janne Hietala.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 53:57
| title1 = Back to Life
| lyrics1 = Hietala
| music1 = Hietala, Mikko Kuoppamaa
| length1 = 5:22
| title2 = One Step Closer
| lyrics2 = Hietala
| music2 = Hietala, Kuoppamaa, Antti Pöntinen
| length2 = 5:53
| title3 = Lightbringer
| lyrics3 = Hietala
| music3 = Hietala
| length3 = 5:27
| title4 = Ashes Fall
| lyrics4 = Hietala
| music4 = Hietala, Pöntinen
| length4 = 7:03
| title5 = Rotten to the Core
| lyrics5 = Hietala
| music5 = Hietala
| length5 = 6:20
| title6 = Open Wounds
| lyrics6 = Hietala
| music6 = Hietala
| length6 = 5:24
| title7 = The Ruins of the Empire
| lyrics7 = Hietala
| music7 = Hietala, Kuoppamaa
| length7 = 6:40
| title8 = Pitch Black
| lyrics8 = Hietala
| music8 = Hietala, Kuoppamaa
| length8 = 11:48
}}
Personnel
Rifftera
- Janne Hietala – guitar, harsh vocals
- Mikko Kuoppamaa – guitar, clean vocals
- Antti Pöntinen – keyboards
- Jupe Karhu – bass
Guest musicians
- Thomas Tunkkari – drums
- Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) – vocals on "Rotten to the Core"
Production
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart
! Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Finland|37|artist=Rifftera|album=Pitch Black|accessdate=February 8, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbMuyBgZ60U Rifftera – Rotten to the Core video] at YouTube
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MpJd6jW-Fc Rifftera – Lightbringer video] at YouTube
{{Authority control}}