Grim (Dark Sarah album)

Grim
Studio album by Dark Sarah
Released	17 July 2020
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	55:36
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Mikko P. Mustonen
Dark Sarah chronology
The Golden Moth (2018) Grim (2020) Attack of Orym (2023)
Singles from Grim
"All Ears!" Released: 21 May 2020 [1] "Illuminate" Released: 1 July 2020 [2] "Melancholia" Released: 22 January 2021 [3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Dead Rhetoric	8/10 [4]
Sonic Perspectives	8.4/10 [5]
Stormbringer	3/5 [6]

Grim is the fourth studio album by symphonic metal band Dark Sarah, released on 17 July 2020 via Napalm Records. Grim is a concept album that starts a new storyline while linked to the Dark Sarah trilogy that has spanned the band's first three albums. ^[7] The story is centered around Luna, "the new incarnation of Dark Sarah", and the antagonist Mörk the Monster. ^[8] Vocalist Heidi Parviainen stated that she was already writing the new story during the writing process of The Golden Moth . ^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Heidi Parviainen except where noted; all music is composed by Heidi Parviainen and Mikko P. Mustonen except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"My Name Is Luna"		Heidi Parviainen	1:53
2.	"The Chosen One"			5:22
3.	"Illuminate"			4:09
4.	"Melancholia"	Heidi Parviainen, Mikko P. Mustonen		6:28
5.	"Iceheart"		Heidi Parviainen	3:04
6.	"La folie verte"			5:05
7.	"The Wolf and the Maiden"		Heidi Parviainen	4:12
8.	"The Hex"			4:12
9.	"All Ears!"			4:14
10.	"The Devil's Peak"			5:18
11.	"Mörk"		Mikko P. Mustonen	7:23
12.	"The Dark Throne"			4:16

Personnel

Dark Sarah

• Heidi Parviainen – vocals as Luna
• Sami Salonen – guitar
• Erkka Korhonen – guitar
• Rude Rothstén – bass
• Thomas Tunkkari – drums

Guests

• Jasse Jatala – vocals as Mörk
• Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals as Wolf

Production

• Mikko P. Mustonen – producer, mixing, orchestrations, arrangements, engineering
• Henkka Niemistö – mastering
• Marko Simonen – photography
• Jan Yrlund – cover artwork

References

1. "Dark Sarah release second single "All Ears!" from upcoming album "Grim"". The Rockpit. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
2. "DARK SARAH Releases Third Single "Illuminate" Off the Upcoming Album Grim". Outburn. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
3. "DARK SARAH Issue Live Performance Video For 'Melancholia' Track". Metal Forces. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
4. McGinn, Katarina (14 July 2020). "Dark Sarah – Grim (Napalm)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
5. "Dark Sarah – Grim (Album Review)". Sonic Perspectives. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
6. "DARK SARAH - Grim". Stormbringer. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
7. "Album Review: DARK SARAH – Grim". Metal Nation. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
8. "Interview with Dark Sarah". Metal Nation. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
9. McGinn, Katarina (16 July 2020). "Dark Sarah – Grim Rebirth". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 13 December 2025.