Some more brand new music from Darkest Hour have just arrived, with the Swedish melodeath-influenced metalcore group having taken the wraps off a music video for their track “Warrior“. This song is the second single to be given an advance airing ahead of the band’s forthcoming album “Suffer Divine“. They have an October 30th release date stitched up for the latter. This clip is also the second of four new music videos they shot for this album cycle with director Thomas Mignone (Mudvayne, Slipknot).
Guitarist Mike Schleibaum went on to say of the track:
“This song showcases our melodic death metal tendencies with a bit of a modern twist. It draws you deep into a fresh yet familiar DH sound. I love the progressiveness of Nico’s solo, the intricacy of Travis’ drum work, Deal’s devastating low end, John’s vocal delivery, and lyrical density. This album is full of both rage and technicality. It’s furious with focused intent, and this song is a perfect example of that in action.”
The band’s vocalist John Henry went on to add:
“Lyrically, this song is meant to reach out to the intrapersonal warrior. The internal struggle is often the most important battle we ever fight. This song touches on the idea of gaining control of your thoughts, actions, and purpose. It’s meant to be fuel for action.”
Schleibaum also chimed in on the video itself, stating:
“The video for ‘Warrior’ is heavily inspired by one of our favorite movies, Raging Bull AND one of our favorite music videos, ‘Mama Said Knock You Out.’ This video is both fun and tough at the same time.”
Darkest Hour have some touring plans across North America, Europe and the UK already revealed for the months to come. Those initial legs supporting this record include the following stops.
With Judiciary:
12/01 Austin TX – Come And Take It Live
12/02 Dallas TX – Trees
12/03 Lawrence KS – Bottleneck
12/04 Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club
12/05 Pontiac, MI – Pike Room
12/06 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
With Judiciary & KILL CHAIN:
12/07 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
12/08 Montreal, QC – Foufounes
With Judiciary, Nehemiah & Justifications:
12/09 Albany, NY – Empire Underground
12/10 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (Upstairs)
12/11 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
12/12 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
12/13 Washington, DC – Atlantis
With Frozen Soul, Denial Of Life & Dethroned:
01/27 Köln, GER – Essigfabrik
01/28 Tilburg, NET – 013
01/29 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
01/30 Antwerp, BEL – Zappa
02/01 Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
02/02 Glasgow, UK – Slay
02/04 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
02/05 Birmingham, UK – XOYO
02/06 Leeds, UK – Stylus
02/07 London, UK – Scala
02/09 Paris, FRA – Bal Chavaux
02/11 Madrid, SPA – Revi Live
02/12 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz 2
02/13 Grenoble, FRA – Austra Rocks
02/14 Zürich, SWI – Dynamo
02/16 Vienna, AUT – Szene Wein
02/17 Munich, GER – Backstage
02/18 Prague, CZE – Futurum
02/19 Leipzig, GER – Hellraiser
02/20 Berlin, GER – Columbiatheater
02/21 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
02/23 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
02/24 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
02/25 Stockholm, SWE- Kollektivet Livet
