The Human Romance is the seventh studio album by the American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. The album was released on February 22, 2011, in North America through E1 Music, and was released on March 7 in Europe through Century Media Records. This would be Darkest Hour's last album with longtime drummer Ryan Parrish before he and the band parted ways in December 2011, It is also the last album with longtime bassist Paul Burnette who left the band in June 2012.