Origin: Washington, District of Columbia, USA  
Genres: Metalcore
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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.

Recent album: Perpetual | Terminal, released on February 23, 2024.

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



The Misanthrope  
1996 Death Truck
  1. Vise
  2. Looking Forward (To the End)
  3. The Misanthrope
  4. Fathom
  5. Keepsake 23
  6. Crossroads
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Raul Mayorga
  • Matt Maben


The Prophecy Fulfilled  EP
1999
  1. Choir Of The Prophecy Fulfilled
  2. Reflections Of Ruin
  3. Broken Wings
  4. This Side Of The Nightmare
  5. This Curse
  6. Coda XIII
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Raul Mayorga
  • Matt Maben


The Mark Of The Judas  
2000 MIA
  1. For The Soul Of The Savior
  2. A Blessing In Tragedy
  3. The Legacy
  4. Part II
  5. Eclipse
  6. The Mark Of The Judas
  7. Escape Artist
  8. Messiah Complex
  9. How The Beautiful Decay
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Fred Ziomek
  • Billups Allen
  • Ryan Parrish


So Sedated, So Secure  
2001 Victory
  1. An Epitaph
  2. So Sedated, So Secure
  3. The Hollow
  4. Another Reason
  5. No Closer Than A Stranger
  6. A Cold Kiss
  7. Treason In Trust
  8. The Last Dance Massacre
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Fred Ziomek
  • Billups Allen
  • Ryan Parrish


Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation  
2003 Victory
  1. The Sadist Nation
  2. Payphones And Pills
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Marching To The Killing Rhythm
  5. The Misinformation Age
  6. Seven Day Lie
  7. Accessible Losses
  8. The Patriot Virus
  9. Veritas Aequitas
  10. With Friends Like These ...
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Kris Norris
  • Paul Burnette
  • Ryan Parrish


Undoing Ruin  
2005 Victory
  1. With a Thousand to Say But One
  2. Convalescence
  3. This Will Outlive Us
  4. Sound the Surrender
  5. Pathos
  6. Low
  7. Ethos
  8. District Divided
  9. These Fevered Times
  10. Paradise
  11. Tranquil
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Kris Norris
  • Paul Burnette
  • Ryan Parrish


Archives  COMPILATION
2006


Deliver Us  
2008 Victory
  1. Doomsayer (The Beginning of the End)
  2. Sanctuary
  3. Demon(s)
  4. An Ethereal Drain
  5. A Paradox With Flies
  6. The Light At the Edge of the World
  7. Stand and Receive Your Judgment
  8. Tunguska
  9. Fire In the Skies
  10. Full Imperial Collapse
  11. Deliver Us
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Kris Norris
  • Paul Burnette
  • Ryan Parrish


The Eternal Return  
2009 Victory
  1. Devolution of the Flesh
  2. Death Worship
  3. The Tides
  4. No God
  5. Bitter
  6. Blessed Infection
  7. Transcendence
  8. A Distorted Utopia
  9. Black Sun
  10. 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
  1. Knife In The Safe Room
  2. This Is The Truth
  3. Timeless Numbers
  4. None Of This Is The Truth
  5. The Flesh & The Flowers Of Death
  6. Those Who Survived
  7. Another Headless Ruler Of The Used
  8. Widowed
  9. Enter Oblivion
  10. The Last Of The Monuments
  11. In The Name Of Us All
  12. Beneath It Sleeps
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Mike Carrigan
  • Aaron Deal
  • Travis Orbin


XXV  EP
2020
  1. I Don’t Wanna Hear It (Minor Threat cover)
  2. Police Story (Blag Flag cover)


Live In Lockdown  LIVE
2021
  1. Doomsayer (or the Beginning of the End)
  2. Knife in the Safe Room
  3. Demon(s)
  4. These Fevered Times
  5. For the Soul of the Savior
  6. An Epitaph
  7. The Sadist Nation
  8. Tunguska
  9. Enter Oblivion
  10. Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Dead Kennedys cover)
  11. With a Thousand Words to Say But One
  12. Tranquil


XXV  LIVE
2021
  1. With A Thousand Words to Say But One
  2. Convalescence
  3. This Will Outlive Us
  4. Sound the Surrender
  5. Low
  6. Ethos
  7. District Divided
  8. These Fevered Times
  9. Paradise
  10. Tranquil


XXV  EP
2022
  1. Payphones & Pills (2022)
  2. Oklahoma (2022)


Perpetual | Terminal  
2024 MNRK Heavy
  1. Perpetual Terminal
  2. Societal Bile
  3. A Prayer to the Holy Death
  4. The Nihilist Undone
  5. One With the Void
  6. Amor Fati
  7. Love is Fear
  8. New Utopian Dream
  9. Mausoleum
  10. My Only Regret
  11. Goddess of War, Give Me Something to Die For
  • John Henry
  • Mike Schleibaum
  • Nico Santora
  • Aaron Deal
  • Travis Orbin



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