| Fifth Element | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pathfinder |
| Cover: | Fifth Element (Pathfinder album).jpg |
| Released: | May 23, 2012 |
| Genre: | Power Metal, Symphonic Metal |
| Label: | Sonic Attack Records |
| Producer: | Mariusz Pietka |
| Prev Title: | Beyond The Space, Beyond The Time |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
Fifth Element is the second studio album by Polish Symphonic Power Metal band Pathfinder. It was released in Asia May 23, 2012 (This time through Avalon Sounds) and to the rest of the world May 26 (still through Sonic Attack), and included region-specific bonus tracks. On March 22, the band announced a poll that was to decide which of four original tracks off the upcoming album Fifth Element was to be released early as a taste of the new album. The song Elemental Power won and was made public through the band's YouTube channel on March 23. The album features 13 tracks and continues Pathfinder's tradition of symphonic power metal. On 2 December 2013 their album Fifth Element was "album of the month" according to the German website "HardHarderHeavy".[1]