So Sedated So Secure

Darkest Hour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B00005MLVS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,051 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

In the eight years since Darkest Hour formed, the metal gods have molded them into an extremely fierce band incorporating elements of Death Metal, Thrash and Punk. They have honed their sound into a high octane frenzy of mayhem and chaotic melody ‚ with homicidal vocals, a machine gun bass drum and guitars that are technical yet reckless, embodying the ferocity that lies in their hearts. Darkest Hour has prevailed over countless setbacks, from line up changes to the label problems that preceded their signing to Victory. This is a band that will survive and thrive no matter what obstacles they face. Fans and press received Darkest Hour's first Victory release, "So Sedated, So Secure," with unadulterated elation, and the band proceeded to tour non-stop to spread their brutal message.

Darkest Hour is back, with a strong foundation of Gothenburg-style Swedish death metal, hardcore song structures, and punk rock attitude to conjure up "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation." Recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg Sweden by legendary producer Fredrick Nordstrom (At the Gates, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir) Darkest Hour delivers their most mature and extreme material to date. If traveling to Gothenburg wasn't enough, Darkest Hour invited their friends to join them. "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation" includes performances by some of Sweden's darkest metal wizards. Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates), Peter Wichers (Soilwork), Anders Bjorler (The Haunted), and Marcus Suneson (The Crown) cast horned spells throughout the record.

"Basically, it was intimidating to walk into the studio where so many of our favorite albums were recorded, but it was great to work with Fredrick on defining the Darkest Hour sound, rather than having a producer work on making us sound like anyone else. He had a lot of input in getting the right kind of sounds, which was really great," explains guitarist Mike Schleibaum. "We took the band full circle in a lot of ways, from creating music based on our influences back to the source of those inspirations." There were challenges involved with recording so far away from home, from the hour long walk to the studio and back daily to the hunt for lodging, but the band were extremely happy with the outcome. "It was all worth it, because we are really proud of the album," commented Mike.

Musically faster, more intense, and more melodic than any previous release, "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation" is the next gospel in the new religion that is Darkest Hour. Lyrically, the record focuses on many issues, from aspects of American culture to personal relationships, to a song about the whole band being locked up by the Feds in Oklahoma. "Sadist Nation" is an indictment of America's culture of guns and violence while "Marching To The Killing Rhythm" and "The Patriot Virus" condemn blind patriotism and military arrogance equally.

Over the past year Darkest Hour has spread the circle pit sickness to the US, Canada, Iceland, and Europe. They have partied and played with bands including: Drowningman, Zao, Six Feet Under, God Forbid, Lamb of God, Dillinger Escape Plan, The Crown and Shadows Fall.

They will heed the wizard and set into motion a new tour onslaught with the release of "Hidden Hands of A Sadist Nation" on May 20th. Look for Darkest Hour to be destroying a club near you!

Product Description

“So Sedated, So Secure” is DARKEST HOUR’s third and most destructive album continuing in their spirit of misery and frustration. For over 6 years, DARKEST HOUR has proven that they are one of the most brilliant and distinct bands in the extreme hard rock genre. They are unafraid to use a variety of musical weapons to paint their sordid stories including death/thrash guitar riffing, rumbling bass and ballistic styled percussion. The ferocious blend of brutal riffs and exorcising screams has an underlying hint of melodic brutality that stays undeniably extreme yet memorably listenable. Conventional power metal song structures ala classic Iron Maiden and Judas Priest constitute a subtle, permeating influence in many of their songs without leaving behind the band’s aggressive hardcore upbringings.

Hailing from the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, DARKEST HOUR brings back memories of the Gothenberg sound of the mid-90’s. The band plans to be on the road non-stop throughout 2001 and 2002. This will be one of the most talked about US Metal albums of the year.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Metal!!!, August 31, 2006

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Spineshank155 "Cloud" (Waukegan, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Sedated So Secure (Reis) (Audio CD)

For those who dont know this album has bonus tracks.

Track Listing:
01. An Epitaph
02. So Sedated, So Secure
03. The Hollow
04. Another Reason
05. No Closer Than A Stranger
06. A Cold Kiss
07. Treason In Trust
08. The Last Dance Massacre

Bonus Tracks:
09. Be Forwarned (Pentagram Cover)
10. Go Back To The Gym (Battery Cover)
11. Bear Hunting USA (2001 Version)
12. Bear Hunting USA (2006 Version)
13. My Guitar, Estaban

Ok, so if your cd does not have 13 tracks on the cd (the cover only shows 10 tracks) when playing it i would ask for a refund or exchange. For those who are selling the cd make sure its the reissue & not the original one.

Now on to the review, this cd is awesome!! Its better then most hardcore out there today & if your looking for something similar to Unearth or Dead To Fall this is the band! I really got into them when they debuted thier album 'Undoing Ruin' so i knew i had to get the other albums. They're probablly not as great as Undoin Ruin but these albums definatly deliver the sound you want! And this reissue of the original 2001 album has bonus tracks as well.. most of the time they're not that great but getting the bonus stuff on this cd is worth it.

5.0 out of 5 stars DARKEST HEAVY!, April 4, 2008

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Brock Maganz "ahhhhhh!" (oakland sucks california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Sedated So Secure (Reis) (Audio CD)

This album is pure metal heavy brutal fast loud and awesome.If you like darkest hour i suggest you get this album is heavier than any of the new stuff they have come out with but their newest stuff rules too.This is one great album also get hidden hands of a sadist nation,that one is also heavy as hell and one of my favorites.This band is one of the best you will love this one METAL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Darkest Hour rules, May 9, 2005

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Total Scumbag "slayer_dude" (Hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Sedated So Secure (Audio CD)

These guys play an excellent type of metalcore, minus the wimpy emo vocals and the breakdowns. This is more like total full on Swedish metal a-la At the Gates. If you haven't heard Darkest Hour you dont know what you're missing. Anyways, this is their second best CD behind Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation. If you like melodic death metal, or if you want a real quality metalcore band you can't go wrong here. Also, be sure to check out there new album out in the summer of 2005, it promises to be one of the best in the genre, and genre defining.