Darkest Hour - The Sadist Nation

Music video by Darkest Hour performing The Sadist Nation. (C) 2004 Another Victory

[@SuperMetalFiend]

I'm 40 years old, and this still hits hard! This band changed my life.

[@BreakThrough51]

Still til this day...one of the best songs ever

[@Razielmon]

100% 🤘

[@Tsudkyk]

Such great melodies, harmonies, and song writing wrapped in a gritty and aggressive package.

[@chrisswanson5851]

The message is more accurate now then ever too, one nation under the gun, where forward thinking is shunned.

[@Ryu_Kage.]

It really is epic

[@dannyproulx8012]

Fact

[@dftns19]

This whole album still rules.

[@davidmckee3903]

2020STILL ROCKIN IT

[@joshuaboyd7675]

Two years later. Can confirm

[@wilhelmscream6834]

Saw them play back then, and this shit still slays.

[@ChaseHub]

@@davidmckee3903 faxxxxxxxxxxx

[@joshhellstorm7767]

Agreed still jam it 2020 seen them twice this still the best album

[@richardr.patlan4778]

Here in 2020. Who else jammed this all through highschool?

[@tbone079]

first vinyl I ever bought at Record and Tape Traders in Frederick, MD

[@philchevrier]

I was finishing my master's degree... good times.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

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.

[@ThePsykokud]

2021!

[@FYM555]

I melted down this CD!

[@SereneSaturnPlanet-ps4bl]

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.

[@Dstardubbin]

18 years later and the lyrics are more relevant than ever!

[@rubyperkins4966]

Wait is this serious

[@hessiangardner9134]

More like 20 I'm 39 and got cd in a bmx order when I was 18 or 19

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

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.

[@alainrosebush5093]

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.

[@shuzzASAP]

Dude holy Fuck I completely forgot about Unearth.

[@johnmoyarbmg5845]

Metalcore

[@DefChains34]

Don't forget CampKillYourselk! Convalescence best song!!

[@Ryu_Kage.]

@@alainrosebush5093 Megadeth and Metallica are classic metal now

[@apexscape]

Everything about this still holds up. Lyrics, music, video

[@kristennification]

Darkest Hour will never get old to me

[@spacegoblin4964]

No way.

[@MoonHaze_exe]

Crazy that this song is still just as relevant as ever

[@Ryu_Kage.]

Always has been

[@Nightwishmaster]

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"

[@OneD33pTX]

I’ll give up my weapons when the government does.

[@rubyperkins4966]

@@OneD33pTX exactly

[@non.treaty.dreamer]

The US gov. Took away firearms from Indigenous people before. Never again

[@googlesuckz2325]

This song keeps getting more relevant every year that passes by.

[@Roscoe-111]

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.

[@jonarmbruster6466]

does anybody remember the victory records dvds?

[@johnpate4982]

Jon Armbruster they came with almost all the cds form victory you'd buy ...

[@stephantrejo8757]

hell yes with convalescence!

[@jiggajon3391]

bbeaup me too!!!

[@dftns19]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

[@josephfreeman8516]

Bout 2 watch comeback kid thanks 2 your comment

[@jondavis3040]

Song takes me back to better days

[@SvendleBerries]

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.

[@chromegnats]

Same.

[@katiemcweeny8196]

Absolutely...I’m 30 now and life blows, take me back to ‘04

[@FusRoDah2]

I like how the entire song is fast as fuck, but still melodic at times.

[@ArturMusin]

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!

[@FusRoDah2]

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/

[@ArturMusin]

For show man ! Dark Tranquility and In Flames are my favorite bands ! Learning how to play "At Loss for Words" by DT right now ;)

[@FusRoDah2]

Artur Musin Awesome! =P I just learned The New World by In Flames, EPIC solo.

[@AlPacinoLeBoss]

fuck yes DT fan here !

[@antonoakenshield7362]

“Fear is an heirloom, Hate is contagious”

[@xmrxknifex]

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!

[@Ps3N3rd92]

Hell yeah! Shit is too much about "style" now a days. Anyone can throw an outfit together but not everyone can produce great music.

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

Fashioncore now?

[@apexscape]

They cared more about fashion / aesthetics then

[@xJeremy75x]

Hidden Hands and Undoing Ruin - their best by far! Johns voice/ singing was so epic back than!

[@tonioooh7140]

U catch the vocals from at thr gates singer in this?

[@xJeremy75x]

@@tonioooh7140 yes! starting at 2:30. He produced the record, did'nt he?

[@normgomez2969]

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!

[@Misterbgone1]

Frederik Nordstrom produced this album and Tomas from At The Gates is on this song.

[@normgomez2969]

got my names mixed up. Thanks for the correction

[@SvendleBerries]

2:30 and yeah, Tomas' singing made me happy :D

[@SheaRecordmetal]

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.

[@captaingnarlydavidson957]

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

[@TheRedRaven_]

2:17-2:21 the breakdown and lighting in this scene is so sick. The slow motion effect tops it off, really fantastic editing.

[@davetorres3906]

It captivates all the intensity

[@urbzNspicez]

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

[@Iaretreytrey]

One of the best metal songs of our time.

[@victorsjostedt4393]

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.

[@JohnDoe-ru5qv]

2015 this song still rips

[@Thizzlamicus]

+John Doe 2016... check

[@ispintoysllc2990]

+Thizzlamicus can confirm

[@DeepSouthPal84]

thats a check in 2017

[@moad8794]

Yup

[@joeeks]

2019

[@christinalopez2487]

These guys should of received as much recognition as August Burns Red

[@michaelrichardson51]

2023 anybody 💪🏿💪🏿

[@danamerica.666]

😢2024 - STILL fucking loving this shit the same as when I saw it back in 2004

[@666purge]

Me 2024

[@danger1980c]

Scarily prophetic lyrics

[@rsaldivar8]

Seriously

[@toxictator4561]

2021 .. "And hate is contagious ,A nation of sadists is what you are breeding "

[@retrocny5625]

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.

[@wowno5763]

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.

[@PapaTango1M]

Still hits like it's 2006

[@gvceda900]

this aged well. in more ways than one. we're pretty much living in this song now.

[@akefusatoru2012]

we will hear this song for all eternity

[@kevinlevasseur3521]

holy damn give this drummer a cookie

[@katoken90]

I always thought he was an underrated drummer. Killer song. Love this band

[@mota2028]

FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG FUCKING LOVE THIS BAND

[@MinamotoAkori]

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.

[@KorthalMaiyn]

Seeing this live tonight after first hearing back in '03 was amazing, just as much of a banger!

[@METALLiCMETALLEr]

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

[@allgamingnetwork9448]

all bangers uve listed

[@MerriMerr]

We were definitely spoiled with some great albums from 2001-2006 when it comes to the genre. Then it all became breakdown metal 🙄🙄👍

[@vinsanity982]

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

[@anthonyjones3835]

R.i.p Trevor from black Dahlia

[@likeitornot23100]

Anaheim,CA - Chain Reaction I was there and this song still gives me chills

[@jonnyknight8001]

I was in this music video

[@benmorgan59]

Been jammin since 2003 I'm 31🤘🤘🤘

[@galaxydrifter1165]

Darkest Hour had the three best metalcore albums in a row then something changed...

[@Wiggibow]

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.

[@saulgood6313]

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.

[@reinaldorizki]

2019, anyone ?

[@cripsician]

Get to see them next Friday in Danver with Unearth. I 🤘

[@chadesquimaux3208]

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

[@snowflake706]

Fifteen years later and the lyrics are sadly still relevant.

[@Soopcan42]

The Victory Show Vol. 4 anyone?

[@Papagajidomitas]

All time best since 2003. :D

[@Papagajidomitas]

Still 🏆

[@samuelrubio4541]

mtv 2 headbangers ball 2003 2004 2005 😢

[@trurocker03]

been an awesome band for years, this is my favorite album!

[@RadikalBasswise]

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

[@theghostofnavigator9891]

2023 still the hardest shit ever

[@badmawone]

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..

[@GrimalkinOnAir]

Relevant in 2020

[@carpathiantroll]

One of my fav albums ever

[@papermadhatter5]

listening to this on the fourth of July is a must.

[@Incubus9576]

Elliot Cole agreed

[@eludereluded]

I'm pretty sure this song is bashing the violent nature of what USA have become.

[@alainrosebush5093]

+eludereluded That's what makes it a great 4th of July song.

[@papermadhatter5]

EXACTLY

[@papermadhatter5]

check out the cover of it i just put up!

[@NickFallsFromTheRoof]

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.

[@littlemisslabtwat]

This song makes me drive fast :)

[@chiefbrownfart]

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.

[@FranciscoSilva-mk9tu]

I'm seeing these guys in March in Berlin along with Misery Signals, Malevolence and Unearth. Damn boooy

[@anthonyjones3835]

Unearth is from my hometown lynn mass. Seen them about 50 times lol before they got recognized and after

[@katogojira7223]

These guy's were on another level .

[@thestinkknuckle8670]

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

[@kkrriissy]

♥️♥️♥️♥️ Middle school days 🤓

[@philchevrier]

Still their best album...damn this is good!

[@capitalprice]

No posers, no phones, just real emotional. Good era of good metal

[@scruffy3528]

whole album more relevant now than ever

[@angelromero2926]

Remember seeing them in 2011 in summer slaughter tour shit was crazy af

[@whycamucwatuwant]

And will always...be my favorite band...

[@rubenquezada3999]

Just saw these guys tonight. And this still kills !!

[@mattzart]

I was there. It was fun.

[@nobilitytattoo4043]

2022 and I’m seeing them with black dahlia murder tomorrow in Michigan, who else jammed this growing up?

[@CronicYouth]

I didn't know they recorded clips for this at THE MODESTO UNDERGROUND I was at that exact show back in the day!

[@NobleDeadman]

2024 check in lol never gets old

[@stevenlewisking1982]

King's Grove. 😈🤘🙃

[@mrmindbender8985]

Reminds my of the Time of my life

[@nevermight451]

2020

[@BRYKNM]

official rawring 20's

[@aarongrangaard3757]

getting off h. darkest hour has helped immensely. much love. and aggression directed in the right place.

[@davetorres3906]

HARDCORE IS PASSION

[@xdeath3037]

Take me back pleeeeeeeaaaaaseee!!!!!!!!!

[@thousandblood]

Machine gun guitar! Love this band.

[@gaberising]

BEST. BAND. EVER.

[@ignitionmodule1]

It took me 24hours to find this damn song I could only remember the main riff

[@InfiniteHorizon69]

Just do nothing but listen to the music for a while. If you focus on it you'll get the hang of it!

[@garyfosterii6421]

2022! YesssSir! Love the GNR SHIRT THIS DUDES ROCKIN'

[@Soopcan42]

These guys are fucking hardcore. Not the genera but just in general.

[@billy-vb4oy]

Can’t forget about this song Have to go back XD This shit was so good

[@JustCheese01]

1:50- 2:30 is my favorite part . this song is the shit.

[@ArturMusin]

The apogee is coming there !

[@HardLuckFilms]

In 2004 I bought a victory records dvd with this video on it played it loud as fuck every chance I got.

[@spacealienjesus709]

Been jamming their albums since their rise..i have seen them over 30 times and have all kinds of memorabilia like , hats..shirts..wrist band..shot glasses.etc. I loved the last album but I want a return of form with this line- up..i know Kris may be busy , but I would let Lone Star play that part.. I miss the rhythm section and Parish added a lot..

[@marovlasic3167]

SLAVA DARKEST HOUR!!!

[@DeepSouthPal84]

Back when victory records put out promos

[@DraculaXHunter101]

Darkest Hour fucking closed off the Undoing Ruin show perfectly. So much fun in one night. Dead to Fall also fucking slayed.

[@stephantrejo8757]

DraculaXHunter101 hell yes they closed it with sadist nation here in Houston I was so fucking excited

[@sino5919]

Still there is hyper rhythm I❤this album

[@EvilNeil187]

God I love this song, would love to see some old shit up! DARKESTT HOURRRRRRR

[@xXxBorknagarxXx]

This song changed my life 15 years ago

[@jopax66]

What a tour de forced this album is...I hope the next album will take them back to the avanguard writing this beast comes from...praise be to DH!

[@LUSENALOCHUPA]

damn,,,it's been nine years ,,,time goes so fucking fast.

[@beaualvarez3214]

2022 and still banging my head to this!

[@metalingia]

Waiting to listen this great song in tomorrow's gig!! 🤟🤟🤘🤘