Stoked to hit the studio again. Got a few letters to put up but right now its all about the riffs. Hold tight the dudes got some shredding to do!

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Monday, August 2, 2010

DARKEST HOUR TO ENTER STUDIO &

ANNOUNCE PRODUCER FOR NEW RECORD

(New York, NY) — DARKEST HOUR are about to enter the studio and they have announced that they are teaming up with renowned SOILWORK shredder Peter Wilchers. The band has put a lot of time and thought into choosing the right producer for this record and they’re convinced they’ve found one. “We’re really excited about working with Peter on this album. It’s going to be amazing collaborating with such an inventive and unique guitarist/musician to produce and document what we feel is the most emotional and melodic Darkest Hour album to date,” says drummer Ryan Parish.

With records such as ALL THAT REMAINS’ “The Fall of Ideals” and SOILWORK’s latest effort, “The Panic Broadcast” under his belt, DARKEST HOUR are quite confident in what Peter brings to the table. “Peter is someone we’ve admired and very much respected as a musician and producer for quite some time. Being a pioneer of the Swedish metal sound, (which has so greatly influenced our band) we hope to refine all of those classic elements with him and incorporate new methods to improve our songwriting” says font man John Henry.

This time around, these songs we’re done a bit differently. Guitarist and founding member Mike Schleibaum explains, “We have been working on these tunes ever since we left the studio last April. The Eternal Return was written during a very dark, bleak time for the band and I think that record matches that in both tone and character. Our vision was for it to be an in your face, no frill aggressive assault. The new material shares in that aggression and pushes Darkest Hour beyond the unknown.” The new songs are just about finished and ready for the studio. “I am very exited to work alongside the Darkest Hours guys, and I know from hearing some of their new material that it will be a killer one,” says Wilchers himself.

For more information on DARKEST HOUR and their experience in the studio with Peter, visit http://www.darkesthour.cc for updates over the next few months.

Some call it blood rain, others call it star jelly but, I can tell you its all crazy! Don’t miss the latest show I’ve composed for The National Geographic Channel airing Sunday, June 13, 2010! See ya in the pit soon!

Just found out a show I scored entitled: Shooting Iwo Jima (about the mythic history of the US flag raising at Iwo Jima) won the Special Jury Award at the 2010 Worldfest-Houston International Film Fest! Congrats to all the people at Baney Media as well! Hard at work on the new DH! More to follow!!

Check it out show number two: “Paranatural: Mystery Lights” premiers Monday March 1st @ 9:00PM on the National Geographic Channel. Musical score by yours truly.

Read More! The dude as guest judge for Metal Insider’s “No Label Needed Contest!” - The No Label Needed Contest & Series is a collaboration between Metal Insider and Scion to give one unsigned artist an entire DIY music industry education and launch a release without the help of a label. We’ll be posting features and updates on the contest & series periodically on Metal Insider. Find out more about No Label Needed here.

Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum is among the artists, managers, agents and writers on our judging panel. While we can’t reveal his vote until March 9, he wanted to take a minute to make sure you take a minute and vote for your favorite No Label Needed finalist.

Check out this video as I profess my love for the Duncan family of pick ups at the Winter 2009 NAMM!

The Dude