Darkest Hour‘s 11th studio album “Suffer Divine” will be meeting an October 30th release date through MNRY Heavy. The Swedish melodeath-inspired metalcore vets worked with producer Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Cannibal Corpse) on this new outing, with a music video for its title track having just been put up. The song is one of four singles from the record which the group recently filmed music videos for with director Thomas Mignone (Mudvayne, Slipknot).
Frontman John Henry said of this track:
“Our first single and title track of the new album ‘Suffer Divine‘ is about justice and accountability. This one goes out to anyone who chooses to push and peddle hatred and division, to anyone who would break down others to feed their sadistic, insatiable ego.”
Elaborating further on the album, guitarist Mike Schleibaum offered:
“This album is so special to us. We’ve had the support of an amazing team at the label, the incredibly talented Mark Lewis, and each other as we have navigated the process that gave birth to ‘Suffer Divine‘. The result is one blistering album. It’s full of rage, thrash, and aggression but also feels musically dense. Sonically, this is an album born out of love for things like melodic death metal.
Conceptually, the album touches on the idea that you can derive self-worth (and some value) from your own suffering. In fact, the creation of this album was the personification of that actual act. There is so much rage, anger, and pain put into this record, yet at the same time it holds in itself so much hope. It’s equal parts hope, rage, and empathy.”
“Suffer Divine” track listing:
01 – “All Cruelty Springs From Weakness“
02 – “Gods Of Decay“
03 – “No Conquered Hearts“
04 – “Salvation“
05 – “Suffer Divine“
06 – “Warrior“
07 – “Vile Angel“
08 – “The Unforgiving Hand“
09 – “Tribalist“
10 – “Everyday Horrors“
11 – “A Story Of Redemption“
For pre-orders, head to darkesthour.ffm.to/sufferdivine. As for upcoming live activities, the band have the following shows on the horizon:
11/10 Cleveland, OH – No Class
11/11 Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome
With Fear Factory & Brotality:
11/12 Springfield, MO – The Regency Live
11/13 Wichita, KS – Wave
11/14 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
11/15 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
11/17 Billings, MT – Pub Station
11/18 Great Falls, MT – The Newberry
11/20 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/21 Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theatre
11/22 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
11/24 Fresno, CA – Strummers
11/25 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
11/27 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
11/28 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
11/29 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
