Years in the Darkness

Years in the Darkness is the first album by metal band Arkaea. 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.

Years in the Darkness
Studio album by Arkaea
Released	July 14, 2009^[1]
Recorded	2008-2009
Genre	Metalcore, groove metal, industrial metal, nu metal
Length	62:12
Label	E1 Music, Century Media Records
Producer	Christian Olde Wolbers
Singles from Years in the Darkness
"Locust" Released: June 23, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Rock Sound	^[3]
Sputnikmusic	^[4]
About.com	^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jon Howard.

All music written by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera except "Awakening" written by Christian Olde Wolbers, Raymond Herrera and Pat Kavanagh and "Away from the Sun" written by Jon Howard.

1. "Locust- 4:26
2. "Beneath the Shades of Grey" – 5:04
3. "Years in the Darkness" – 4:15
4. "Gone Tomorrow" – 4:09
5. "Awakening" – 3:45
6. "Black Ocean" – 4:10
7. "Break the Silence" – 5:07
8. "Lucid Dream" – 3:44
9. "My Redemption" – 4:13
10. "War Within" – 4:15
11. "The World as One" – 4:16
12. "Rise Today" – 4:37
13. "Away From the Sun" – 5:41
14. "Blackened Sky" (European bonus track) – 4:23

Credits

• Jon Howard – vocals, acoustic guitar and piano on "Away from the Sun"
• Christian Olde Wolbers – guitars, keyboards
• Pat Kavanagh – bass
• Raymond Herrera – drums

Personnel

• Produced by Christian Olde Wolbers
• Co-produced by Threat Signal and Arkaea
• Mixing by Terry Date
• Mastering by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
• Artwork by Gustavo Sazes

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
2. "Years in the Darkness - Arkaea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
3. "Arkaea - 'Years In The Darkness' - Reviews - Rock Sound Magazine". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
4. "Review: Arkaea - Years in the Darkness". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
5. . Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-01-01.