Darkest Hour on tour, new album and on Guitar Hero 5

Washington DC’s own DARKEST HOUR have posted two brand-new webisodes, documenting the band’s recording process for their upcoming album, The Eternal Return. The album streets June 23 on Victory Records. The ‘Making-Of’ webisodes are available NOW on the band’s official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/darkesthour or on their YouTube page, www.youtube.com/darkesthourdudes.

DARKEST HOUR was also recently announced as part of the set list for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 video game. Stay tuned to find out which track made the cut!

The Eternal Return, due June 23, 2009 on Victory Records, is DARKEST HOUR’s sixth full-length album. The band tapped producer Brian McTernan (Senses Fail, Thrice, From Autumn to Ashes) and recorded at his Baltimore, MD-based Salad Days Studio.

The band will be kicking off the Summer Slaughter tour with Suffocation and Necrophagist on June 5 in Baltimore, MD. The complete list of tour dates is below. Visit DARKEST HOUR’s revamped MySpace for tour updates at http://www.myspace.com/darkesthour, as well as info on the band’s ‘The Eternal Giveaway’ contest.


DARKEST HOUR SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR
w/ NECROPHAGIST & SUFFOCATION,
6/5 - BALTIMORE, MD - SONAR
6/6 - RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
6/7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA –THEATRE OF THE LIVING ARTS
6/8 - HARTFORD, CT - WEBSTER THEATRE
6/10 - CHARLOTTE, NC - AMOS SOUTH END
6/12 - LOUISVILLE, KY - HEADLINERS
6/13 - ATLANTA, GA - MASQUERADE
6/14 - ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JANNUS LANDING
6/15 - JACKSONVILLE, FL - PLUSH
6/16 - ORLANDO, FL - CLUB FIRESTONE
6/18 - SAN ANTONIO, TX - WHITE RABBIT
6/19 - HOUSTON, TX - JAVA JAZZ OUTDOORS
6/20 - SAN ANTONIO, TX - WHITE RABBIT
6/21 - DALLAS, TX - HOUSE OF BLUES
6/23 - DENVER, CO - GOTHIC THEATRE
6/24 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM - SUNSHINE
6/26 - PHOENIX, AZ - THE MARQUEE THEATRE
6/27 - SAN DIEGO, CA – SOMA
6/28 - ANAHEIM, CA - THE GROVE
6/29 - LAS VEGAS, NV- HOUSE FO BLUES
6/30 - LOS ANGELES, CA - HOUSE OF BLUES
7/1 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - GRAND BALLROOM
7/2 - PORTLAND, OR - ROSELAND THEATRE
7/3 - SEATTLE, WA - KING CAT THEATRE
7/6 - CALGARY, AB - THE WHISKY
7/7 - SPOKANE, WA - KNITTING FACTORY
7/9 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FIRST AVENUE
7/10 - MILWAUKEE, W I - THE RAVE
7/11 - BIRCHRUN, MI - DIRTFEST (BIRCH RUN EXPO CENTER)
7/12 - LAKEWOOD, OH - THE PHANTASY
7/13 - CHICAGO, IL - HOUSE OF BLUES
7/14 - CINCINNATI, OH - BOGART’S
7/15 - TORONTO, ON - SOUND FACTORY
7/16 - MONTREAL, QC - LE MEDLEY
7/17 - CLIFTON PARK, NY - NORTHERN LIGHTS
7/18 - WORCESTER, MA - PALLADIUM
7/19 - NEW YORK, NY- IRVING PLAZA
7/20 - NEW YORK, NY- IRVING PLAZA