The Human Romance
{{Infobox album
| name = The Human Romance
| type = studio
| artist = Darkest Hour
| cover = DarkestHour TheHumanRomance.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|02|22}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Melodic death metal
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=44}}
| label = eOne
| producer = Peter Wichers
| prev_title = The Eternal Return
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Darkest Hour
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{album reviews
|MC=74/100{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-human-romance/darkest-hour|title = The Human Romance by Darkest Hour|website = Metacritic}}
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-human-romance-mw0002100686|title=The Human Romance - Darkest Hour | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}
|rev2=Rock Sound
|rev2score=8/10{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/darkest-hour-the-human-romance|title = Darkest Hour - the Human Romance - Reviews}}
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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, and was released on March 7 in Europe through Century Media Records. 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.{{cite web | url=https://officialdarkesthour.com/album/the-human-romance-darkest-hour/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164438/http://officialdarkesthour.com/album/the-human-romance-darkest-hour/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=August 15, 2018 | title=Darkest hour }}
Production
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=152344 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DARKEST HOUR's 'The Human Romance' To Receive European Release Via CENTURY MEDIA |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-22}} 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2010/11/18/darkest-hour-reveal-new-album-info-in-recent-interview-with-metal-injection/ |title=DARKEST HOUR: Reveal New Album Info in Recent Interview with Metal Injection |publisher=SMNnews.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-22}}
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
{{Track list
|title1 = Terra Nocturnus
|length1 = 1:16
|title2 = The World Engulfed in Flames
|length2 = 3:52
|title3 = Savor the Kill
|length3 = 3:48
|title4 = Man & Swine
|length4 = 3:44
|title5 = Love as a Weapon
|length5 = 4:00
|title6 = Your Everyday Disaster
|length6 = 2:48
|title7 = Violent by Nature
|length7 = 2:21
|title8 = Purgatory
|length8 = 3:48
|title9 = Severed into Separates
|length9 = 3:29
|title10 = Wound
|length10 = 3:45
|title11 = Terra Solaris
|length11 = 8:41
|title12 = Beyond the Life You Know
|length12 = 4:12
|total_length = 45:41
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Digital edition bonus track
|title13 = Hierarchy Of Heathens
|length13 = 4:52
|total_length = 50:33
}}
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
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Darkest Hour
- John Henry – vocals
- Mike Schleibaum – guitar
- Michael "Lonestar" Carrigan – guitar
- Paul Burnette – bass
- Ryan Parrish - drums
Additional musicians
- Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders) – guitar solo on Terra Solaris
- Chris Carmichael – strings
- Kristen Randall (ex-Winds of Plague) – piano
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Recording and production
- Ryan Smith – mastering
- Paul Leavitt – mixing
- Mike McAree – engineer
- Brian McTernan – mixing
- Mike Schleibaum – engineer
- Peter Wichers – producer
Artwork
- Paul Grosso – creative director
- Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
- Tom Medvedich – photography
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References
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{{cite web| title = The Human Romance – Credits| work = Allmusic| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-human-romance-r2125099/credits/name-asc| accessdate = February 12, 2011}}
{{cite web| title = Darkest Hour: Another New Song Available For Streaming| work = Blabbermouth.net| publisher = Roadrunner| date = February 1, 2011| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153178| accessdate = February 1, 2011}}
{{cite web| last = Sciarretto| first = Amy| title = Darkest Hour Move Forward on 'Savor the Kill' -- Song Premiere| work = Noisecreep| publisher = AOL Music| date = January 13, 2011| url = http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/01/13/darkest-hour-savor-the-kill-song-premiere/| accessdate = January 27, 2011}}
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External links
- [https://myspace.com/darkesthour Darkest Hour] on Myspace
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