Tag Archives: John Henry

Darkest Hour aren’t very fond of Victory Records

Posted by on April 26, 2017

In the 22 years of their existence, the majority of Darkest Hour’s releases have been on Victory Records. And when they signed with the label in 2000, they were one of the hottest independent record labels around, with bands like Hatebreed and Thursday on the label. In fact, having stayed on Victory for a whole […]

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DRÆMINGS sign with Sumerian Records

Posted by on February 18, 2015

[youtube]http://youtu.be/gI3oEELtlQE[/youtube] One of the biggest surprises of Darkest Hour’s self-titled album (and Sumerian debut) was the song “By the Starlight.” While the album had featured more melodic vocals from singer John Henry, “By the Starlight” was a full-on duet with female guest vocals from a woman known as Dræmings. That must have resonated with their new label, […]

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Darkest Hour’s Mike Schleibaum: “If It’s Not Dangerous And It’s Not Crazy, Then It’s Not F**king Interesting”

Posted by on August 27, 2014

Darkest Hour has never been one to repeat itself. Yet with its self-titled eighth album, the Washington D.C. band may have outdone itself. While it still captures Darkest Hour’s massive heavy riffs, the album is by far its most melodic and assessable release to date. Yet as guitarist Mike Schleibaum put it when speaking to […]

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Make some misery with another Darkest Hour song

Posted by on July 20, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/s3oEhLAfFpc[/youtube] We’ve heard a handful of songs from the new self-titled Darkest Hour album, landing on August 5th on their new label Sumerian. “The Misery We Make” is another melodic song off the album – seems like John Henry might have been taking some vocal lessons since The Human Romance was released three years ago. A […]

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End your day with some new Darkest Hour

Posted by on July 1, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/J13Nd89MP_8[/youtube] While America was busy watching soccer for (quite possibly, game’s not over yet) the last time for another four years, Darkest Hour stuck a new song on the internet via a lyric video. “Wasteland” is a great introduction to the new album, just as the band get set to head out on the road […]

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Darkest Hour Announces The Addition Of Ex-Periphery Drummer Travis Orbin

Posted by on April 16, 2013

Darkest Hour has been working on a new album due out later this year. And earlier today, the DC metalcore group announced the addition of drummer Travis Orbin, formerly of Periphery and Sky Eats Airplane. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum told Revolver the following about the addition of Orbin: “The chemistry has developed into something special, unique, […]

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