White Darkness (album)

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White Darkness
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2007 (2007-02-26)
Studio
Various
Length45:37
Label Black Mark
Producer Dan Swanö
Nightingale chronology
Nightfall Overture
(2005)
White Darkness
(2007)
Retribution
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopaedia Metallum (91%) [1]

White Darkness is a sixth studio album by the Swedish rock band Nightingale, released by Black Mark Production in 2007. [2]

Contents

The Chinese characters embossed on the digipak cover (永不放弃) means "never give up".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Fields of Life" Dan Swanö Dag Swanö4:22
2."Trial and Error"Erik OskarssonDag Swanö4:54
3."One Way Ticket"Dan Swanö
  • Dan Swanö
  • Dag Swanö
5:00
4."Reasons"Erik OskarssonDag Swanö4:17
5."Wounded Soul"Dan Swanö
  • Dan Swanö
  • Dag Swanö
3:39
6."Hideaway"Tom BjörnTom Björn5:21
7."To My Inspiration"Dan SwanöDag Swanö3:59
8."White Darkness"Dan Swanö
  • Dan Swanö (intro)
  • Dag Swanö
5:16
9."Belief"Dan SwanöDag Swanö3:55
10."Trust"Erik OskarssonDag Swanö5:03
Total length:45:37

Personnel

Nightingale
Additional musician
Production

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References

  1. Encyclopaedic Metallum
  2. "Nightingale - White Darkness - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".