An Hour Before It's Dark is the 20th studio album by British neo-prog band Marillion, released on 4 March 2022 by Intact and earMUSIC.

On 3 August 2021, Marillion announced the launch of their new pre-order campaign for the recording and release of a new studio album, their first since With Friends from the Orchestra (2019).

[2] Frontman Steve Hogarth said "the overall feeling" of the album "is surprisingly upbeat", with the Choir Noir adding "new soul" and "colour" to the music.

[3] The album includes a behind the scenes documentary about the making of the record, and a performance of "Murder Machines" from Real World Studios.

[5] All lyrics are written by Steve Hogarth; all music is composed by MarillionNote: After 4 minutes of silence following "Angels on Earth", the CD will play a 12" remix of "Murder Machines".