Darker Days (Stream of Passion album)
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Darker Days is third studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal
band Stream of Passion
, released in 2011 on Napalm Records
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Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
band Stream of Passion
Stream of Passion
Stream of Passion is a progressive metal band with symphonic metal and gothic metal influences founded by Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Marcela Bovio. Because the musicians in the band lived thousands of miles apart, Lucassen composed the group's debut album, Embrace the Storm, over the Internet...
, released in 2011 on Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
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Track listing
All songs written by Marcela Bovio, Johan van Stratum and Joost van den Broek except "The Mirror" by Stream of Passion and "Nadie Lo Ve" by Bovio and Jeffrey Revet- "Lost" - 5:27
- "Reborn" - 3:37
- "Collide" - 5:20
- "The Scarlet Mark" - 3:41
- "Spark" - 2:36
- "Our Cause" - 4:43
- "Darker Days" - 4:32
- "Broken" - 4:47
- "This Moment" - 3:55
- "Closer" - 4:37
- "The Mirror" - 3:34
- "Nadie Lo Ve" - 3:04
- "The World is Ours" - 3:49
- "The Hunt" (Digipack bonus track) - 4:28
Band members
- Marcela BovioMarcela BovioMarcela Alejandra Bovio García is a Mexican singer and violinist. She was one of the founding members of the Mexican band Elfonía, she responded to a "casting call" of sorts for relatively unknown singers to be featured on Arjen Lucassen's Ayreon album The Human Equation where she landed the part...
- Lead Vocals; Violin - Eric Hazebroek - Lead/Rhythm Guitars
- Stephan Schultz - Lead/Rhythm Guitars
- Johan van Stratum - Bass Guitars
- Jeffrey Revet - Keyboards; Piano
- Martijn Peters - Drums
Additional musicians
- Gert Wantenaar - bandoleon and accordion
- Ben Mathot, Judith van Driel - violins
- Mark Mulder - viola
- David Faber - cello
Production
- Joost van den BroekJoost van den BroekJoost van den Broek was a keyboardist in the metal band After Forever. On the album After Forever, Joost had the opportunity to collaborate on the composition and production of the album alongside other band members. Van den Broek will appear on the Sinbreed album When Worlds Collide...
- producer, engineer, mixing, mastering, orchestral arrangements - Jeffrey Revet - orchestral arrangements