Darkest Hour announce new album, on tour with Exodus
Washington, D.C. quintet Darkest Hour have announced their tenth album, Perpetual | Terminal, out February 23 via MNRK Heavy. Pre-order it here. The band has introduced the new album by sharing the video for the title track. Watch the video here.
“This is a whole Darkest Hour album in one song,” the band says. “It felt like the perfect album opener, eventually became the title track, and therefore is the perfect place to start as we present this new album to the world. Lyrically, it touches on all of the themes of the record — an album centered around the duality of survival and rebirth. Or, you could just say, some new music from old friends who just won’t ever give up.”
Perpetual | Terminal Tracklist:1. Perpetual | Terminal2. Societal Bile3. A Prayer to the Holy Death4. The Nihilist Undone5. One With the Void6. Amor Fati7. Love is Fear8. New Utopian Dream9. Mausoleum10. My Only Regret11. Goddess of War, Give Me Something to Die ForDarkest Hour hit the road with Exodus and Fit For An Autopsy. All dates, which run through December, are below.
Darkest Hour Tour Dates w/ Exodus, Fit For An Autopsy, and Undeath:11/15/23: Fort Lauderdale, FL — Revolution11/16/23: St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live11/17/23: Destin, FL — Club LA11/18/23: Little Rock, AR — The Hall11/19/23: New Orleans, LA — The Civic Theatre11/20/23: San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center11/21/23: El Paso, TX — Rockhouse Bar & Grill11/22/23: Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theater11/24/23: Anaheim, CA — House of Blues11/25/23: Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues11/26/23: Tucson, AZ — Encore11/28/23: Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater11/29/23: Colorado Springs, CO — The Black Sheep11/30/23: Lawrence, KS — Granada Theater12/1/23: Sauget, IL — Pop’s12/2/23: Joliet, IL — The Forge12/3/23: Fort Wayne, IN — Piere’s Entertainment Center12/4/23: Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl Nashville12/5/23: Cincinnati, OH — Bogart’s12/7 /23: Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom12/8/23: Hartford, CT — The Webster12/9/23: Wantagh, NY — Mulcahy’s Concert Hall12/10/23: New Kensington, PA — Preserving Underground
About Darkest Hour:Darkest Hour, as a whole, have weathered time, trends, and tides of change and stand stronger nearly three decades since their formation. Their unique sonic style incorporates death metal exorcisms, thrash recklessness, hardcore punk attitude, and melodic catharsis at the speed of a circle pit. “The record’s theme centers around the duality of survival while embracing rebirth,'” says Schleibaum. “We keep killing parts of ourselves to make new parts and survive. The story of the record is the story of the band. We’re still here, and we’re giving the world a body of work that’s representative of our music today. We’ve realized relationships, tours, good times, everything that seems to give life meaning, is terminal — and will inevitably end. Nevertheless, we’re 46-year-old dudes who love this music enough to put up with the trials and tribulations of being artists in a touring band.” Darkest Hour clawed their way out of the DMV area in 1995. Throughout the ensuing years, they tallied tens of millions of streams and quietly built a diehard fan base. Canvasing the globe, they packed thousands of shows and touched down on every continent, save Antarctica. Along the way, they notably notched five Top 3 debuts on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart. 2017’s Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora marked the group’s third #1 bow on the latter in addition to crashing the Top 10 of the Top Vinyl Albums Chart.
Line-up:
Mike Schleibaum [guitar]
John Henry [vocals]
Aaron Deal [bass]
Travis Orbin [drums]
Nico Santora [guitar]
