Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Metalcore
Last update/review:
March 6, 2024
Darkest Hour
With metalcore and Swedish melodic death metal both quite popular in
recent times, there is no shortage of bands that are fusing elements
of both genres in their sound, and Darkest Hour is precisely one
such band.
Musically there are clear nods to the Swedish scene but with
sufficient chops and intensity to avoid the clone tag, while the
vocals are the typical hoarse hardcore voice that seemingly never
varies from song to song or even from word to word -- to these ears
they are too one-dimensional and samey, and the songwriting also
could use a bit more breadth, but the market for this kind
of extreme music is still
growing and Darkest Hour are a solid representative of the genre.
Current Members
John Henry
vocals
Mike Schleibaum
guitars
Nico Santora
guitars (ex-Suicidal Tendencies )
Aaron Deal
bass
Travis Orbin
drums
Former Members/Guests
Fred Ziomek
guitars
Kris Norris
guitars (ex-Scar The Martyr )
Mike Carrigan
guitars
Raul Mayorga
bass
Billups Allen
bass
Paul Burnette
bass (ex-Iron Reagan )
Matt Maben
drums
Ryan Parrish
drums (Iron Reagan )
Discography
Studio
Live
Compilation
The Misanthrope
1996
Death Truck
Vise
Looking Forward (To the End)
The Misanthrope
Fathom
Keepsake 23
Crossroads
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Raul Mayorga
Matt Maben
The Prophecy Fulfilled
EP
1999
Choir Of The Prophecy Fulfilled
Reflections Of Ruin
Broken Wings
This Side Of The Nightmare
This Curse
Coda XIII
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Raul Mayorga
Matt Maben
The Mark Of The Judas
2000
MIA
For The Soul Of The Savior
A Blessing In Tragedy
The Legacy
Part II
Eclipse
The Mark Of The Judas
Escape Artist
Messiah Complex
How The Beautiful Decay
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Fred Ziomek
Billups Allen
Ryan Parrish
So Sedated, So Secure
2001
Victory
An Epitaph
So Sedated, So Secure
The Hollow
Another Reason
No Closer Than A Stranger
A Cold Kiss
Treason In Trust
The Last Dance Massacre
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Fred Ziomek
Billups Allen
Ryan Parrish
Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation
2003
Victory
The Sadist Nation
Payphones And Pills
Oklahoma
Marching To The Killing Rhythm
The Misinformation Age
Seven Day Lie
Accessible Losses
The Patriot Virus
Veritas Aequitas
With Friends Like These ...
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Kris Norris
Paul Burnette
Ryan Parrish
Undoing Ruin
2005
Victory
With a Thousand to Say But One
Convalescence
This Will Outlive Us
Sound the Surrender
Pathos
Low
Ethos
District Divided
These Fevered Times
Paradise
Tranquil
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Kris Norris
Paul Burnette
Ryan Parrish
Archives
COMPILATION
2006
Deliver Us
2008
Victory
Doomsayer (The Beginning of the End)
Sanctuary
Demon(s)
An Ethereal Drain
A Paradox With Flies
The Light At the Edge of the World
Stand and Receive Your Judgment
Tunguska
Fire In the Skies
Full Imperial Collapse
Deliver Us
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Kris Norris
Paul Burnette
Ryan Parrish
The Eternal Return
2009
Victory
Devolution of the Flesh
Death Worship
The Tides
No God
Bitter
Blessed Infection
Transcendence
A Distorted Utopia
Black Sun
Into the Grey
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Mike Carrigan
Paul Burnette
The Human Romance
2011
eOne
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Mike Carrigan
Paul Burnette
Ryan Parrish
Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora
2017
Southern Lord
Knife In The Safe Room
This Is The Truth
Timeless Numbers
None Of This Is The Truth
The Flesh & The Flowers Of Death
Those Who Survived
Another Headless Ruler Of The Used
Widowed
Enter Oblivion
The Last Of The Monuments
In The Name Of Us All
Beneath It Sleeps
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Mike Carrigan
Aaron Deal
Travis Orbin
XXV
EP
2020
I Donât Wanna Hear It (Minor Threat cover)
Police Story (Blag Flag cover)
Live In Lockdown
LIVE
2021
Doomsayer (or the Beginning of the End)
Knife in the Safe Room
Demon(s)
These Fevered Times
For the Soul of the Savior
An Epitaph
The Sadist Nation
Tunguska
Enter Oblivion
Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Dead Kennedys cover)
With a Thousand Words to Say But One
Tranquil
XXV
LIVE
2021
With A Thousand Words to Say But One
Convalescence
This Will Outlive Us
Sound the Surrender
Low
Ethos
District Divided
These Fevered Times
Paradise
Tranquil
XXV
EP
2022
Payphones & Pills (2022)
Oklahoma (2022)
Perpetual | Terminal
2024
MNRK Heavy
Perpetual Terminal
Societal Bile
A Prayer to the Holy Death
The Nihilist Undone
One With the Void
Amor Fati
Love is Fear
New Utopian Dream
Mausoleum
My Only Regret
Goddess of War, Give Me Something to Die For
John Henry
Mike Schleibaum
Nico Santora
Aaron Deal
Travis Orbin