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Pitch Black (album)

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Pitch Black
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
RecordedLate 2014 – early 2015
GenreMelodic death metal, thrash metal
Length53:57
LabelInverse Records
ProducerJanne Hietala
Rifftera chronology
Pitch Black
(2015)
Across the Acheron
(2019)

Pitch Black is the debut studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Rifftera. It was released in 2015 and reached No. 37 on The Official Finnish Charts.[1] The album features guest appearance from Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork on the track "Rotten to the Core".[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Janne Hietala.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Back to Life"HietalaHietala, Mikko Kuoppamaa5:22
2."One Step Closer"HietalaHietala, Kuoppamaa, Antti Pöntinen5:53
3."Lightbringer"HietalaHietala5:27
4."Ashes Fall"HietalaHietala, Pöntinen7:03
5."Rotten to the Core"HietalaHietala6:20
6."Open Wounds"HietalaHietala5:24
7."The Ruins of the Empire"HietalaHietala, Kuoppamaa6:40
8."Pitch Black"HietalaHietala, Kuoppamaa11:48
Total length:53:57

Personnel

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Rifftera

  • Janne Hietala – guitar, harsh vocals
  • Mikko Kuoppamaa – guitar, clean vocals
  • Antti Pöntinen – keyboards
  • Jupe Karhu – bass

Guest musicians

Production

  • Janne Hietala – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mikko Kuoppamaa – engineer
  • Sami Koivisto – drum engineer, mastering
  • Petri Lampela – cover art
  • Heidi Järvi – photography

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 37

References

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  1. ^ ”Rifftera: Pitch Black” (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rifftera to release a debut album Pitch Black" Inverse Music Group. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rifftera: Pitch Black" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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