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]

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)

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
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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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