Darkness in the Light

Darkness in the Light is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Unearth. The album was released on July 5, 2011, in Europe through Metal Blade Records.^[7] The album features drummer Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage on all tracks.

Darkness in the Light
Studio album by Unearth
Released	July 5, 2011 (2011-07-05)
Genre	Metalcore
Length	38:48
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Adam Dutkiewicz
Unearth chronology
The March (2008) Darkness in the Light (2011) Watchers of Rule (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	6/10[4]
PopMatters	8/10[5]
Rock Sound	7/10[6]

Album information

Darkness in the Light was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The effort was mixed by Mark Lewis from Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Trevor Phipps except where noted; all music is composed by Unearth.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Watch It Burn"		4:06
2.	"Ruination of the Lost"		3:35
3.	"Shadows in the Light"		3:45
4.	"Eyes of Black"		3:53
5.	"Last Wish"		3:06
6.	"Arise the War Cry"		3:55
7.	"Equinox"		2:58
8.	"Coming of the Dark"		3:07
9.	"The Fallen"		3:35
10.	"Overcome"	Phipps, Ken Susi	3:11
11.	"Disillusion"		3:37
Total length:			38:48

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Unearth

• Trevor Phipps – lead vocals
• Buz McGrath – lead guitar
• Ken Susi – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-production, engineering
• John "Slo" Maggard – bass, piano, backing vocals

Session musicians

• Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage) – drums

Additional musicians

• Jessie Crandall – group vocals
• Ryan Bentley – group vocals
• Adam Crouse – group vocals
• Karl Lawson – group vocals
• Pat Politano – group vocals
• Chad Boudreau – group vocals
• Adam Stasio – group vocals

Production

• Adam Dutkiewicz – production, engineering
• Alan Douches – mastering
• James Mercer – cover
• Dave Stauble – band photo
• Miked (Darkicon Design) – layout, package design
• Mark Lewis – mixing^[7]

Studios

• Zing Recording Studios, Westfield, MA – vocals, drums, piano
• System Recordings, Grafton, MA – vocals, guitars
• Wicked Good Studios, Southampton, MA – bass
• West Westside Mastering Studio – mastering
• Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL – mixing^[7]

Charts

Chart performance for Darkness in the Light

Chart (2011)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	99
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	218
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10]	50
US Billboard 200[11]	72
US Independent Albums (Billboard[12]	14
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard[13]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard[14]	21
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard[15]	19