Years in the Darkness is the first album for industrial metal

Industrial metal

Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

 band Arkaea

Arkaea

Arkaea is an industrial metal supergroup formed in 2008 featuring members from Threat Signal and Fear Factory.-Formation:The band was formed by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera who had recorded a demo for a new band. They sent the demo to Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and Arkaea was...

. It was released on July 14, 2009. A music video for the track "Locust" was made. The album charted 39th on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart with approximately 980 copies sold in its first week.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jon Howard.

All music written by Christian Olde Wolbers

Christian Olde Wolbers

Christian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...

 and Raymond Herrera

Raymond Herrera

Raymond Herrera is the drummer for industrial metal band Arkaea. He is a former member of the industrial metal band Fear Factory and Mexican death metal band Brujeria.-Biography:Herrera has been an avid gamer all his life...

 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
  Jon Howard
  Jonathan Michael Howard is a songwriter, producer, and touring guitarist for Paramore.In 2004, shortly after graduating high-school, Jon moved to Lancaster, California to join Forefront Records band, Dizmas. After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on. Jon moved to...
  
   - Vocals
• Christian Olde Wolbers
  Christian Olde Wolbers
  Christian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...
  
   - Guitar
• Pat Kavanagh - Bass
• Raymond Herrera
  Raymond Herrera
  Raymond Herrera is the drummer for industrial metal band Arkaea. He is a former member of the industrial metal band Fear Factory and Mexican death metal band Brujeria.-Biography:Herrera has been an avid gamer all his life...
  
   - Drums

Personnel

• Produced by Christian Olde Wolbers
  Christian Olde Wolbers
  Christian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...
  
  
• Co-produced by Threat Signal
  Threat Signal
  Threat Signal is a Canadian Melodic death metal band hailing from the city of Hamilton. However, different members of the band hail from other parts of the Ontario province...
  
   and Arkaea
  Arkaea
  Arkaea is an industrial metal supergroup formed in 2008 featuring members from Threat Signal and Fear Factory.-Formation:The band was formed by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera who had recorded a demo for a new band. They sent the demo to Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and Arkaea was...