Darkest Hours

"Darkest Hours"
Single by Stratovarius
from the album Elysium
Released	November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)[1]
Format	CD
Recorded	2010 at 5-by-5 Studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland[2][3]
Genre	Power metal
Length	4:12
Label	Edel
Writer(s)	Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
Producer	Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius singles chronology
"Deep Unknown" (2009) "Darkest Hours" (2010)

"Darkest Hours" is a single by power metal band Stratovarius, released on November 24, 2010 through Edel Music (Finland) and on November 26, 2010 through Victor Entertainment (Japan and worldwide). It contains two tracks from their thirteenth studio album, Elysium, along with a demo version of the title track, and live performances of two classic songs taken from the tour of their previous album, Polaris (2009).

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Darkest Hours"	Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen	Kupiainen	4:12
2.	"Infernal Maze"	Kotipelto	Kupiainen	5:34
3.	"Darkest Hours" (demo version)	Kupiainen	Kupiainen	4:35
4.	"Against the Wind" (live from Sofia, Bulgaria)	Timo Tolkki, Kotipelto	Tolkki	4:02
5.	"Black Diamond" (live from Gothenburg, Sweden)	Kotipelto	Tolkki	7:30
Total length:				25:53

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Matias Kupiainen – electric guitar, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Lauri Porra – bass

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Finland	November 24, 2010[1]	Edel
Japan, worldwide	November 26, 2010[3]	Victor

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Stratovarius : Darkest hours". Record Shop X. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
2. ^ "Stratovarius to play Wacken, start work on new album in 2010". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
3. ^ ^{a b} Johansson, Jens (2010-10-21). "New album "Elysium", Jan 12 2011. Single on Nov 26". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.