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Darkest Hour is a melodic death metal/metalcore band currently signed to Victory Records. The band is officially based in Washington, DC, but several of the members live in Richmond, Virginia. Their sound is akin to classic European metal acts such as At the Gates and In Flames, but it is noted for the incorporation of elements of punk and hardcore music. Over the years they have toured with many influential acts, including The Crown, ZAO, Dillinger Escape Plan, Thrice, and Soilwork. They also played 2004’s Ozzfest.
History
The band began as the conception of guitarist Mike Schleibaum. There were various member changes before a first line-up emerged and the band played its first show on September 23rd, 1995, when most of the members were still in high school. In addition to Mike Schleibaum, the original lineup consisted of vocalist John Henry, drummer Matt Maben, and bassist Raul Mayorga. This version of the band released much darker and slower brooding music compared to their current, melodic metal sound. Their original sound has been compared to bands such as Bloodlet and Damnation a.d., who were undoubtedly both influences. The band released its very first CD, The Misanthrope, in the summer of 1996 on tiny local label Death Truck Records. In 1998 Darkest Hour released another EP entitled The Prophecy Fulfilled, on the slightly-less-tiny DC label Art Monk Construction.
History
The band began as the conception of guitarist Mike Schleibaum. There were various member changes before a first line-up emerged and the band played its first show on September 23rd, 1995, when most of the members were still in high school. In addition to Mike Schleibaum, the original lineup consisted of vocalist John Henry, drummer Matt Maben, and bassist Raul Mayorga. This version of the band released much darker and slower brooding music compared to their current, melodic metal sound. Their original sound has been compared to bands such as Bloodlet and Damnation a.d., who were undoubtedly both influences. The band released its very first CD, The Misanthrope, in the summer of 1996 on tiny local label Death Truck Records. In 1998 Darkest Hour released another EP entitled The Prophecy Fulfilled, on the slightly-less-tiny DC label Art Monk Construction.
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Deliver Us
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Undoing Ruin
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Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation
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So Sedated, So Secure
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ChrisTSL wrote:
I must be the only one who thinks The Mark Of The Judas is their best.
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drksideofthemn5 wrote:
i second that.
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Snagon wrote:
unfair to compare them to the Black Dahlia Murder. as they're song structures blow. Darkest Hour is much better
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drksideofthemn5 wrote:
It's ridiculous how good this band is. Undoing Ruin and Deliver Us are stellar.
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Alter_2010 wrote:
какой нафиг The Black Dahlia Murder , они что, со схожими исполнителями сдурели чтоли...
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SeatigerJr wrote:
Hirnfick.
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amokrun wrote:
более чем пиздатые
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dvdvdvdvddvd wrote:
пиздатые
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willv67 wrote:
I'm agreeing with the guy who looks pissed : D
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BamCore wrote:
hidden hans of a sadist nation, the best one,.
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WCannibal wrote:
116,647 poor AIDS victims. :(
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Richnfg wrote:
Undoing Ruin = win
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hhLLprotest wrote:
i fuckin love Sound the Surrender.
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willv67 wrote:
It could be better but still a good album : D
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Rysis wrote:
@worldtoforgive, agreed :p bit of dissapointment
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worldtoforgive wrote:
new album's the shit. also. black flag, default. yeah. enough said.
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el_backpulver wrote:
The Eternal Return is probably THE best metal / metalcore album in 2009, hands down!
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ohscotty wrote:
i just listened to SSSS. Personally I prefer that album and Mark of the Judas to pretty much everything else they have done (although what I've heard from the new album sounds amazing). It may be for slightly nostalgic reasons, but at the same time I really love the rhythm the songs on those records carried. And how stripped down and bare the recording is.
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kN0x1226 wrote:
Am I the only person that liked So Sedated, So secure?
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idfuckme wrote:
Undoing Ruin is one of the only albums I still listen to from high school, and I listen to it almost daily. Love this band.
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European Massacre 2010
Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Kataklysm
Garage, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Kataklysm
Roxy, Saarbrücken, Germany
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News
Darkest Hour Update!
23 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/darkesthour
Hey All,
We cant thank the good dudes in Trivium, White Chapel, and
Dirge Within, enough for making that last US tour a hell of good time! Oh and of
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