Dawning, the forthcoming new album from Nashville Metal Squad DARK HOUND is now streaming in its entirety, five days prior to release date. Stream itbelow:
Nashville? Yes. Country music? Not even close. Pure, powerful, and undeniably metallic, DARK HOUND have upped the ante with forthcoming album Dawning, which will be released January 19, 2018.
Pre-order Dawning: darkhound.bandcamp.com/album/dawning
Following in the sizable footsteps of their 2014 self-titled debut and 2015 EP Oceans, Tennessee's resident Heavy Metal torchbearers have pulled out all the stops with Dawning. Eschewing genre-blending pablum and trend-hopping futility, the new album finds DARK HOUND proudly display influences from the likes of MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN, and TESTAMENT without falling victim to uninspired mimicry. Rather, Dawning lands repeated punches to the cranium and leaves memorable marks with its compelling compositions in a way that is familiar, yet refreshing and even unique. Put simply, this is well-written, muscular U.S. Metal in all its fiery glory!
Track Listing:
1. The Ashes of Your Worth
2. Guilt Tripper
3. Carnival of Youth
4. The Answer
5. Crisis of Hope
6. Thrown to the Wolves
7. Stripped Away
8. Balancing Act
9. The Jagged Edge
10. Thrashgasm
11. Here Lies Truth
"Like Megadeth? Like King Diamond? Like music that is just pure metal with no unnecessary bull? If you answered yes to all of these questions then you are sure to like Dark Hound."
- Skulls N Bones
LINEUP
ET Brown - Vocals/Bass
Evan Hensley - Guitars
Preston Walls - Guitars
Josh Brown - Drums
BIOGRAPHY
With the unlikely home base of Nashville, Tennessee, one might wonder just how Dark Hound managed to achieve a heavy metal sound that seems so distinct and distant from the country music heroes spun off of Music Row. "Though we live in the capital of Country music, Nashville really is Music City, USA. There is such a rich and diverse musical community in this town, you don't have to go too far off Broadway to escape the honky-tonks filled with tourists in boots and cowboy hats and find amazingly talented musicians from all walks of life playing all sorts of great music. I think where we're from is an important factor as to why we don't sound like your typical modern-day metal group", says ET Brown, vocalist and bassist of the decidedly different Nashville act.
Formed in 2009, Dark Hound is comprised of ET Brown, Josh Brown (Enfold Darkness), Preston Walls and Evan Hensley (Nightfall). Both the band and their sound were forged out of mutual friendship and respect for the musicianship and song-craft that define top-tier heavy metal music.
“We’ve all been friends for years”, says guitarists Evan Hensley. “Something special happens when you create music with people you have a real history with – it’s just very natural. I think it’s also safe to say that we’d all love to help put Nashville on the map for metal!”
Dark Hound followed up their full-length debut with the well-received 'Oceans' EP in 2015. And now, the group is poised to bring about their finest hour with the release of 'Dawning', a new offering containing 11 tracks of the band's most intense and ambitious material to date. Focused yet unbridled and armed with a new statement, Dark Hound is charging ahead in their pursuit to kick asses, melt faces, and lay waste.
DISCOGRAPHY
Dark Hound Full-length 2014
Oceans EP 2015
Dawning Full-length 2018
