I saw them live when they had released their very first record. Had no idea who they were. No youtube back then. They blew me away. Went and talked to them. Super cool guys. Been a fan ever since. Going on 20 years.
One of the many introductions I had into metal. Waaay back in 2003-2005, I was introduced to Darkest Hour, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Unearth... Man, did I fucking love this album. I listened to it CONSTANTLY.
You'd classify D.H. as metal? I'm not saying you're wrong, but I feel like there is a more specific word than that. To me it sounds like a metal and hardcore crossover. Not like D.R.I. and not like Hatebreed... same crossover, different results. I mean, if you put this beside say, Megadeth, Metallica, or Venom.... the big metal bands... it's hard to say it's the same genre. There is clearly metal in this, but I can't call it metal. In my mind, metal was an 80s thing. Definitely not a post 2000 thing. But then, I listen to new hardcore and punk bands 35 or so years after the time of those genres too.
just turned 36 years old. love this band to the core just the same as i did on day one. hardcore man. very well written. darkest hour just has the tangy zip to the miracle whip. excellent music.
Yeah, tell me about it. I bought this album a year or so after it came out. It was on a whim because I had no idea who they were, but the name reminded me of MegadetH...so I spent the 15 bucks. And Ive not regretted it since. This album was blasted at every party I drank at for many years. Damn good times.
Even more relevant than ever. Regardless of your beliefs on gun control anyone that can't understand something is seriously wrong is out of touch with reality. "One nation under the gun where forward thinking is shunned"
This was among the bands I discovered with the little extra Victory Records CD they gave you with every album. Great memories. Bury Your Dead, BTBAM, so many great bands.
That's true ! When I heard it for the first time - I thought "what da fuck is this? fuck that!"... But after some time I managed to discover the melodic part of this song, read lyrics which are related to the 2nd Amendment ... And since then I fell in love with this song and even learned how to play it on guitar ! This song is one of my favorite from the whole DH repertoire!
That's awesome man, I freaking love playing this kind of music on guitar. In my opinion I can enjoy a song a lot more if I can also play it. Bands like, Darkest Hour, All That Remains, All Shall Perish, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, fucking complete my life. Never stop playing! \m/ \m/
I immediately thought of this song after hearing about all the things that happened in Orlando. Not much more to say. I don't feel like ranting for now. Peace guys.
there wasn't and still isn't any other album even close to this one. it speaks the truth and shreds. love DH they've been my fav band from the beginning
This is the darkest hour that I fell in love with back in the early 2000s. For those who don't know, Anders from At The Gates produced this album (the whole album is very Gothenburg sounding) and he recorded those vocals around the 2:45 mark!
Norm Andres Gomez . Dude that’s awesome. I knew at the gates and the haunted were influences of Darkest hour but i didnt know The legend produced this, makes sense.! I was wondering how they got those tones.
Man this was such a great time in the American metalcore genre. You had bands like Darkest Hour, Unearth, As I Lay Dying were just getting really popular, etc. I had albums like Ondoing Ruin, Deliver Us(My favorite), Oncoming Storm, and Shadows are Security on constant repeat. I was just really starting to get into guitar playing at the time and these bands really shaped my guitar playing. I was 18-19 at the time this album came out. I got to see all of them live during their golden years(in my opinion). Saw Darkest Hour twice, both times during their Deliver Us tour cycle, both times with Kris Norris. Saw Unearth several times, As I Lay Dying several times, other bands like All That Remains, August Burns Red(Thrill Seeker and Messengers were out by then), so many good bands. Darkest Hour just sort of totally fell off my radar when Kris left the band though. Still love them though. Their singer was just particularly vicious with the way he screamed. I fucking loved it and I love how in this song they got the vocalist for At The Gates to do some screams. You can tell they were heavily influenced by swedish melodic death metal and bands like At The Gates, In Flames, etc. They even went to Fredrik Nordstrom to record this album, the same guy who recorded Colony and Clayman for In Flames.
They were so influenced by melodeath that they were melodeath... Maybe you could argue that from Deliver Us and on they were metalcore, but before that they were melodeath.
Sir you are a clown. Anyone who asks if people are listening to a song still in a certain year should go back to wherever they crawled out of and stay there. I don't see why people are sooooo concerned about what year it is. If you like the song or band then it doesn't matter what year it fucking is. Your all fools and lost if you do
You know... just uh... back in the day when people were actually [screaming] for something. It hasn't been answered; but it has most definitely resonated.
one of the bests albums from 2003 alongside As I Lay Dying, Trivium, Dark Lunacy, Children Of Bodom, Machine Head, Detonation, The Black Dahlia Murder, Apocalyptica, ill Niño, Thrice, Dimmu Borgir, Chimaira, Arch Enemy, Bleeding Through, Soilwork, Sepultura, Caliban, Dream Theater, From Autumn To Ashes, A7X, Strapping Young Lad, just naming a few..... LOL
I used to get one random CD that caught my eye every month from age 10 all the way to age 31, this was one of those albums. I was in an FYE and the artwork caught my eye and then I saw that it was on Victory so I grabbed it. Definitely one of my best random album buys, I wish I still did it but unfortunately my local record store closed down about 3 or 4 years ago and the closest one is over an hour away from where I live.
I was 14, saw these dude at the AXIS (that’s how fucking long ago this was)in Boston, MA with ANTI-FLAG lol! This was the first time hearing of Darkest Hour. Looked them up and loved it, they blew Anti-flag out of the water, performance wise.
Members changed, Kris Norris (lead guitar on Sadist Nation, Undoing Ruin, and Deliver Us) left the band in 2008. IMO The Human Romance is every bit as good as the trilogy, but yeah they've never been quite the same since.
I can't say that darkest hour is my favorite band, they hold a very special place BUT... that 1:52 build-up and on is one of the best shit my ears ever listened to.
DH kinda died when this line up was done, i'll remember you forever my dear friends, Hidden Hands... and Undoing Ruin are still my favorite albums of HS time, i've two kids now and DH is regularly played in the household
So fucking amazing! I wish you guys brought it this heavy in you're new Album, but no matter I do enjoy the new songs and understand that sound evolves x)
I work at a dispensary and the lead guitarist shops there. I try my best every week not to be a star struck fan boy and hes the nicest fucking dude. Ive been listening to them since high school and every time i see him I have to pretend im not losing my shit
![Darkest Hour - The Sadist Nation [Travis Orbin] Drum Video Live [HD]](/img/n.gif)
I'm 40 years old, and this still hits hard! This band changed my life.
Still til this day...one of the best songs ever
100% 🤘
Such great melodies, harmonies, and song writing wrapped in a gritty and aggressive package.
The message is more accurate now then ever too, one nation under the gun, where forward thinking is shunned.
It really is epic
Fact
This whole album still rules.
2020STILL ROCKIN IT
Two years later. Can confirm
Saw them play back then, and this shit still slays.
@@davidmckee3903 faxxxxxxxxxxx
Agreed still jam it 2020 seen them twice this still the best album
Here in 2020. Who else jammed this all through highschool?
first vinyl I ever bought at Record and Tape Traders in Frederick, MD
I was finishing my master's degree... good times.
I saw them live when they had released their very first record. Had no idea who they were. No youtube back then. They blew me away. Went and talked to them. Super cool guys. Been a fan ever since. Going on 20 years.
2021!
I melted down this CD!
One of the many introductions I had into metal. Waaay back in 2003-2005, I was introduced to Darkest Hour, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Unearth... Man, did I fucking love this album. I listened to it CONSTANTLY.
You'd classify D.H. as metal?
I'm not saying you're wrong, but I feel like there is a more specific word than that. To me it sounds like a metal and hardcore crossover. Not like D.R.I. and not like Hatebreed... same crossover, different results.
I mean, if you put this beside say, Megadeth, Metallica, or Venom.... the big metal bands... it's hard to say it's the same genre.
There is clearly metal in this, but I can't call it metal. In my mind, metal was an 80s thing. Definitely not a post 2000 thing.
But then, I listen to new hardcore and punk bands 35 or so years after the time of those genres too.
Dude holy Fuck I completely forgot about Unearth.
Metalcore
Don't forget CampKillYourselk! Convalescence best song!!
@@alainrosebush5093 Megadeth and Metallica are classic metal now
Everything about this still holds up. Lyrics, music, video
18 years later and the lyrics are more relevant than ever!
Wait is this serious
More like 20 I'm 39 and got cd in a bmx order when I was 18 or 19
just turned 36 years old. love this band to the core just the same as i did on day one. hardcore man. very well written. darkest hour just has the tangy zip to the miracle whip. excellent music.
Darkest Hour will never get old to me
No way.
does anybody remember the victory records dvds?
Jon Armbruster they came with almost all the cds form victory you'd buy ...
hell yes with convalescence!
bbeaup me too!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
Bout 2 watch comeback kid thanks 2 your comment
Song takes me back to better days
Yeah, tell me about it. I bought this album a year or so after it came out. It was on a whim because I had no idea who they were, but the name reminded me of MegadetH...so I spent the 15 bucks. And Ive not regretted it since.
This album was blasted at every party I drank at for many years. Damn good times.
Same.
Absolutely...I’m 30 now and life blows, take me back to ‘04
Crazy that this song is still just as relevant as ever
Always has been
Even more relevant than ever. Regardless of your beliefs on gun control anyone that can't understand something is seriously wrong is out of touch with reality. "One nation under the gun where forward thinking is shunned"
I’ll give up my weapons when the government does.
@@OneD33pTX exactly
The US gov. Took away firearms from Indigenous people before. Never again
This song keeps getting more relevant every year that passes by.
This was among the bands I discovered with the little extra Victory Records CD they gave you with every album. Great memories. Bury Your Dead, BTBAM, so many great bands.
I like how the entire song is fast as fuck, but still melodic at times.
That's true ! When I heard it for the first time - I thought "what da fuck is this? fuck that!"... But after some time I managed to discover the melodic part of this song, read lyrics which are related to the 2nd Amendment ... And since then I fell in love with this song and even learned how to play it on guitar ! This song is one of my favorite from the whole DH repertoire!
That's awesome man, I freaking love playing this kind of music on guitar. In my opinion I can enjoy a song a lot more if I can also play it. Bands like, Darkest Hour, All That Remains, All Shall Perish, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, fucking complete my life. Never stop playing! \m/ \m/
For show man ! Dark Tranquility and In Flames are my favorite bands ! Learning how to play "At Loss for Words" by DT right now ;)
Artur Musin Awesome! =P I just learned The New World by In Flames, EPIC solo.
fuck yes DT fan here !
“Fear is an heirloom, Hate is contagious”
2:17-2:21 the breakdown and lighting in this scene is so sick. The slow motion effect tops it off, really fantastic editing.
It captivates all the intensity
These were the days , where ppl didnt care bout fashion where you just went and had the best time of your life and listen to go music!
Hell yeah! Shit is too much about "style" now a days. Anyone can throw an outfit together but not everyone can produce great music.
Fashioncore now?
They cared more about fashion / aesthetics then
my personal favorite metal song of all time.. this album inspired a lot of my drumming & just kind of stuck with me all these years XD
FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG FUCKING LOVE THIS BAND
I immediately thought of this song after hearing about all the things that happened in Orlando.
Not much more to say. I don't feel like ranting for now. Peace guys.
Scarily prophetic lyrics
Seriously
there wasn't and still isn't any other album even close to this one. it speaks the truth and shreds. love DH they've been my fav band from the beginning
One of the best metal songs of our time.
2015 this song still rips
+John Doe 2016... check
+Thizzlamicus can confirm
thats a check in 2017
Yup
2019
2023 anybody 💪🏿💪🏿
😢2024 - STILL fucking loving this shit the same as when I saw it back in 2004
Me 2024
Still hits like it's 2006
Hidden Hands and Undoing Ruin - their best by far! Johns voice/ singing was so epic back than!
U catch the vocals from at thr gates singer in this?
@@tonioooh7140 yes! starting at 2:30. He produced the record, did'nt he?
I was in this music video
These guys should of received as much recognition as August Burns Red
holy damn give this drummer a cookie
2021 .. "And hate is contagious ,A nation of sadists is what you are breeding "
Anaheim,CA - Chain Reaction I was there and this song still gives me chills
This is the darkest hour that I fell in love with back in the early 2000s. For those who don't know, Anders from At The Gates produced this album (the whole album is very Gothenburg sounding) and he recorded those vocals around the 2:45 mark!
Frederik Nordstrom produced this album and Tomas from At The Gates is on this song.
got my names mixed up. Thanks for the correction
2:30 and yeah, Tomas' singing made me happy :D
Norm Andres Gomez . Dude that’s awesome. I knew at the gates and the haunted were influences of Darkest hour but i didnt know The legend produced this, makes sense.! I was wondering how they got those tones.
we will hear this song for all eternity
this aged well. in more ways than one. we're pretty much living in this song now.
Man this was such a great time in the American metalcore genre. You had bands like Darkest Hour, Unearth, As I Lay Dying were just getting really popular, etc. I had albums like Ondoing Ruin, Deliver Us(My favorite), Oncoming Storm, and Shadows are Security on constant repeat. I was just really starting to get into guitar playing at the time and these bands really shaped my guitar playing. I was 18-19 at the time this album came out. I got to see all of them live during their golden years(in my opinion). Saw Darkest Hour twice, both times during their Deliver Us tour cycle, both times with Kris Norris. Saw Unearth several times, As I Lay Dying several times, other bands like All That Remains, August Burns Red(Thrill Seeker and Messengers were out by then), so many good bands. Darkest Hour just sort of totally fell off my radar when Kris left the band though. Still love them though. Their singer was just particularly vicious with the way he screamed. I fucking loved it and I love how in this song they got the vocalist for At The Gates to do some screams. You can tell they were heavily influenced by swedish melodic death metal and bands like At The Gates, In Flames, etc. They even went to Fredrik Nordstrom to record this album, the same guy who recorded Colony and Clayman for In Flames.
They were so influenced by melodeath that they were melodeath... Maybe you could argue that from Deliver Us and on they were metalcore, but before that they were melodeath.
Seeing this live tonight after first hearing back in '03 was amazing, just as much of a banger!
The Victory Show Vol. 4 anyone?
2023 still the hardest shit ever
Been jammin since 2003 I'm 31🤘🤘🤘
2019, anyone ?
Get to see them next Friday in Danver with Unearth. I 🤘
Sir you are a clown. Anyone who asks if people are listening to a song still in a certain year should go back to wherever they crawled out of and stay there. I don't see why people are sooooo concerned about what year it is. If you like the song or band then it doesn't matter what year it fucking is. Your all fools and lost if you do
I always thought he was an underrated drummer. Killer song. Love this band
Fifteen years later and the lyrics are sadly still relevant.
This song makes me drive fast :)
Relevant in 2020
All time best since 2003. :D
Still 🏆
You know... just uh... back in the day when people were actually [screaming] for something. It hasn't been answered; but it has most definitely resonated.
mtv 2 headbangers ball 2003 2004 2005 😢
I was there. It was fun.
been an awesome band for years, this is my favorite album!
Remember seeing them in 2011 in summer slaughter tour shit was crazy af
One of my fav albums ever
one of the bests albums from 2003 alongside As I Lay Dying, Trivium, Dark Lunacy, Children Of Bodom, Machine Head, Detonation, The Black Dahlia Murder, Apocalyptica, ill Niño, Thrice, Dimmu Borgir, Chimaira, Arch Enemy, Bleeding Through, Soilwork, Sepultura, Caliban, Dream Theater, From Autumn To Ashes, A7X, Strapping Young Lad, just naming a few..... LOL
all bangers uve listed
We were definitely spoiled with some great albums from 2001-2006 when it comes to the genre. Then it all became breakdown metal 🙄🙄👍
May favs werre Undoing Ruin and Deliver Us. The Sadist Nation is the only older song i listen to, but, also the only older one i know
R.i.p Trevor from black Dahlia
♥️♥️♥️♥️
Middle school days 🤓
Can’t forget about this song
Have to go back XD
This shit was so good
King's Grove. 😈🤘🙃
whole album more relevant now than ever
Waiting to listen this great song in tomorrow's gig!! 🤟🤟🤘🤘
listening to this on the fourth of July is a must.
Elliot Cole agreed
I'm pretty sure this song is bashing the violent nature of what USA have become.
+eludereluded
That's what makes it a great 4th of July song.
EXACTLY
check out the cover of it i just put up!
These guys are fucking hardcore. Not the genera but just in general.
Just saw these guys tonight. And this still kills !!
I used to get one random CD that caught my eye every month from age 10 all the way to age 31, this was one of those albums. I was in an FYE and the artwork caught my eye and then I saw that it was on Victory so I grabbed it. Definitely one of my best random album buys, I wish I still did it but unfortunately my local record store closed down about 3 or 4 years ago and the closest one is over an hour away from where I live.
I didn't know they recorded clips for this at THE MODESTO UNDERGROUND
I was at that exact show back in the day!
I was 14, saw these dude at the AXIS (that’s how fucking long ago this was)in Boston, MA with ANTI-FLAG lol! This was the first time hearing of Darkest Hour. Looked them up and loved it, they blew Anti-flag out of the water, performance wise.
I'm seeing these guys in March in Berlin along with Misery Signals, Malevolence and Unearth. Damn boooy
Unearth is from my hometown lynn mass. Seen them about 50 times lol before they got recognized and after
official rawring 20's
Still their best album...damn this is good!
It took me 24hours to find this damn song I could only remember the main riff
And will always...be my favorite band...
2020
2024 check in lol never gets old
Darkest Hour had the three best metalcore albums in a row then something changed...
Members changed, Kris Norris (lead guitar on Sadist Nation, Undoing Ruin, and Deliver Us) left the band in 2008. IMO The Human Romance is every bit as good as the trilogy, but yeah they've never been quite the same since.
Reminds my of the Time of my life
getting off h. darkest hour has helped immensely. much love. and aggression directed in the right place.
In 2004 I bought a victory records dvd with this video on it played it loud as fuck every chance I got.
SLAVA DARKEST HOUR!!!
I can't say that darkest hour is my favorite band, they hold a very special place BUT... that 1:52 build-up and on is one of the best shit my ears ever listened to.
damn,,,it's been nine years ,,,time goes so fucking fast.
Back when victory records put out promos
HARDCORE IS PASSION
Favourite song!!
These guy's were on another level .
Machine gun guitar! Love this band.
DH kinda died when this line up was done, i'll remember you forever my dear friends, Hidden Hands... and Undoing Ruin are still my favorite albums of HS time, i've two kids now and DH is regularly played in the household
2022! YesssSir! Love the GNR SHIRT THIS DUDES ROCKIN'
God I love this song, would love to see some old shit up! DARKESTT HOURRRRRRR
Alwayd loved this band
Take me back pleeeeeeeaaaaaseee!!!!!!!!!
So fucking amazing! I wish you guys brought it this heavy in you're new Album, but no matter I do enjoy the new songs and understand that sound evolves x)
June 2022
BEST. BAND. EVER.
I work at a dispensary and the lead guitarist shops there. I try my best every week not to be a star struck fan boy and hes the nicest fucking dude. Ive been listening to them since high school and every time i see him I have to pretend im not losing my shit
Just do nothing but listen to the music for a while. If you focus on it you'll get the hang of it!
Best thrash metal band imo can't get over how amazing these guys were, still blasting this in the car turning heads. Darkest Hour for ever..
2022 and I’m seeing them with black dahlia murder tomorrow in Michigan, who else jammed this growing up?
Still there is hyper rhythm
I❤this album
Man. I've seen these guys so many times I can't even remember. Good stuff.
Lucky only once for me
@@danielzychniewicz2633 hah. Why lucky?
@@ShootYourRadio they put on a. Good show don’t u think? Unless they’re hammered completely
This song changed my life 15 years ago
1:50- 2:30 is my favorite part .
this song is the shit.
The apogee is coming there !