Darkest Hour is an American
melodic death metal band from
Washington, D.C., formed in 1995. Though failing to break early in their career, the band has received acclaim for their albums
Undoing Ruin,
Deliver Us, and
The Eternal Return.
Deliver Us debuted at number 110 on the
Billboard album charts, with sales of 6,600, and their more recent effort
The Eternal Return garnered them an even higher position in the Billboard album charts at number 104. Their latest
self-titled effort charted at 102 on the Billboard 200, a peak for the band, and it marked a stylistic shift in the band's discography.