Tag: Darkest Hour

Interview: Darkest Hour talk new material with Heavy New York!

It’s been four years since 2017’s “Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora” from Washington DC Melodic Death Metal quintet Darkest Hour before their 25th Anniversary tours but in this new interview with Heavy New York, guitarist Mike Schleibaum talks about new material as well as putting his name to a new signature custom ESP guitar

Bootleg: Darkest Hour at Wacken!

2011 saw the last Darkest Hour album with drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist Paul Burnette and with “The Human Romance” the Washington DC Melodic Death Metallers managed to get Animals As Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi to add a solo to “Terra Solaris“. The World tour that followed saw the band land at Wacken Open Air

NEWS: Mind Power unveil “Self Torture”!

Recorded between 2018 and 2019 at the Banana Ranch in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, the previously released quartet of digital EPs from Mind Power have been consolidated into a single vinyl pressing by Jump Start Records and rebranded “Self Torture“. That is available to order here with the band releasing a music video for “Mess” created by

Bootleg: Darkest Hour in Montreal!

Back in 2003, “Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation” was King and this set from a young looking Darkest Hour was filmed just 11 days before that record dropped, at The Rainbow in Montreal, Canada. That third studio album, produced by Fredrik Nordström (Opeth, Dark Tranqullity, Arch Enemy) was released via Victory Records and saw

Playthrough: “Confessional” from Be Well!

Balancing his projects, Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum plays through “Confessional” from his new Melodic Hardcore band Be Well in this latest video. Their debut record “The Weight And The Cost” appeared back in August 2020 via Equal Visions Records with the band featuring in their ranks Brian McTernan (producer for Converge, Turnstile and Circa

NEWS: Dreamshade chase the “Lightbringers”!

Formed in Lugano, Switzerland and having toured Europe and Asia, Dreamshade have set 5th March for their next album “A Pale Blue Dot“, mixed and mastered by Danish Grammy Award nominated producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe), who also worked on Dreamshade’s “The Gift Of Life” album. The first single from the album which sees guest

Interview: In Flames talk “Clayman” and the live experience!

But not just the Swedish Melodic Death Metallers. Members of Killswitch Engage, Earth Crisis, Darkest Hour, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, As I Lay Dying, Trivium and Burn It Down are all in this interview put together to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “Clayman” from In Flames. A re-release will occur on 28th August with an EP

Interview: The HAARP Machine Chattin’Breeze #2!

The second of the “Chattin’ Breeze” podcasts from The HAARP Machine has surfaced, this time out with video. Multi instrumentalist mastermind Al Mu’min talks to drummer Travis Orbin (ex-Sky Eats Airplane ex-Periphey and currently in Darkest Hour) about all manor of things, including his work on their new song “The Elder“.

Playthrough: “The Elder” from The HAARP Machine!

Just six days after the surprise release of new single “The Elder” from The HAARP Machine, who are now essentially a solo project with mastermind Al Mu’min is essentially continuing the project as a multi instrumentalist, Darkest Hour drummer Travis Orbin (ex-Sky Eats Airplane, ex-Periphery) who pays on the the track has shared a video of

NEWS: The HAARP Machine surprise release “The Elder”!

Anyone who listened to the podcast a couple of weeks back will know that The HAARP Machine mastermind Al Mu’min is essentially continuing the project as a multi instrumentalist, taking on vocal duties himself. So for this surprise new single entitled “The Elder“, the credits make for intriguing reading. Darkest Hour drummer Travis Orbin (ex-Sky