Darkest Hour Record Store Day Release to Benefit the National Immigration Law Center
Times are tough, which means you really wanna get the most bang out of your buck. Stretch those greenbacks, son!
This being the case, we here at MetalSucks heartily endorse Darkest Hour’s Record Store Day 2017 7″. The limited edition release includes “Enter Oblivion,” from their new, basically perfect album Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora, plus covers of Minor Threat‘s “I Don’t Want To Hear It” and Judas Priest‘s “Pain Killer.”
Which is cool enough, but in addition to supplying you with great music, the 7″ will:
- Benefit the National Immigration Law Center, “one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.”
- Benefit your local record store
- Piss off Todd Jones
In other words, for one low price, you get four different types of satisfaction. Like we said: this thing has got value.
Find out which of your local record stores are participating in Record Store Day here. Read a statement about the release from founding Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum below. Party on forever.
“It is with great pride we present to you our first Record Store Day release, which also happens to be our first 7-inch record in almost two decades! This 7-inch features two covers that we recorded before the launch of our Indiegogo campaign last year. Although the songs were released for free as part of a thank you to our loyal fans we felt they wouldn’t get their justice served without some sort of physical release. In addition to the covers, this 7-inch also includes the song ‘Enter Oblivion’ from our new album, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora. This song and 7-inch have a very special meaning for us.
“Having toured the world countless times at this point, we have seen the destructiveness and divisiveness that arises from nation states, borders, and immigration policies. These invisible, arbitrary lines that divide families, cultures, and humanity are archaic and obsolete. We believe that no human being is ever illegal just for existing. We believe that everyone regardless of race, religion, age, ethic heritage, sexual identification and sexual orientation should be treated with the respect and dignity that everyone deserves. A Darkest Hour show is a place where everyone is welcome, where individual thought is celebrated. We do not want a hive mind of loyal followers; we want a community of free-thinking individuals. It is in this spirit that we, in conjunction with Southern Lord Recordings, will donate all proceeds from this 7-inch record to the National Immigration Law Center. They are a non-profit who have been on the forefront of the fight to deliver services to those who find themselves caught in the middle of this outdated, feverishly demonic system.
“The song ‘Enter Oblivion’ centers on a traveler with no home and is, therefore the perfect choice for this 7-inch. Vinyl is our preferred way of enjoying music and the depth of these songs on wax is unparalleled in any other medium. If you can find this 7-inch before it sells out, get it! It will never be repressed and will always be a special part of our history. Cheers to Southern Lord Recordings for helping us make this unique record and also for echoing our thoughts. It is only together that we can turn the present tide of humanity towards the idea that we all share one world, together.”
[via Lambgoat]
