Following the release of their critically acclaimed comeback album Inferno earlier this year, Swedish heavy metal veterans LION’S SHARE now return to one of the landmark releases of their career with a long-awaited reissue of their classic 2009 album Dark Hours.
Never before available on vinyl, Dark Hours has become one of the most requested albums in the band’s catalogue among collectors and longtime fans.
Originally released to outstanding international reviews, the album will finally be available on CD, classic black vinyl and limited yellow vinyl via Metalville on August 28, 2026.
Upon its original release, Dark Hours was hailed as one of the strongest traditional heavy metal albums of the year. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the Swedish Metal Awards and earned outstanding reviews from media around the world.
Musically, Dark Hours delivers everything that has made LION’S SHARE one of Sweden’s most respected melodic heavy metal bands: crushing riffs, soaring melodies, powerhouse vocals and world-class musicianship. The album features vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson, guitarist Lars Chriss and bassist Sampo Axelsson (formerly of the Glenn Hughes Band), along with a guest guitar solo from Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X). It was mixed and mastered by acclaimed producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, AMON AMARTH, KREATOR) at Fascination Street Studios.
Lyrically, Dark Hours explores some of the darkest chapters of the late 1960s. Rather than celebrating the optimism of the decade, the album draws inspiration from historical events and controversial figures including the Vietnam War, Charles Manson, Martin Luther King Jr., Che Guevara, the Prague Spring and the moon landing conspiracy theories, creating a powerful thematic thread throughout the album.
Seventeen years after its original release, Dark Hours remains one of the defining albums in LION’S SHARE’s catalogue and is ready to be rediscovered by longtime fans and experienced for the first time by a whole new generation of listeners.
Tracklist:
01 – Judas Must Die
02 – Phantom Rider
03 – Demon In Your Mind
04 – Heavy Cross To Bear
05 – The Bottomless Pit
06 – Full Metal Jacket
07 – The Presidio 27
08 – Barker Ranch
09 – Napalm Nights
10 – Space Scam
11 – Behind The Curtain
Line-Up:
– Nils Patrik Johansson – Vocals
– Lars Chriss – Guitars
– Sampo Axelsson – Bass & Keyboards
– Conny Pettersson – Drums
– Produced by: Lars Chriss
– Mixed and mastered by: Jens Bogren
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