Dark Empire was created in the winter of early 2004 by Verona, New Jersey-based guitarist Matt Moliti.
In early 2005, the recording of their debut album, Distant Tides, commenced. Distant Tides was released on April 25, 2006, and received rave reviews from specialized publications.[1][2] The album was picked up for its first official label release by Rock Machine Records in Brazil, and was remastered by renowned Finnish engineer Mikka Jussila (Children of Bodom, Stratovarius, Nightwish, etc.). Their second album, Humanity Dethroned, commenced recording in early 2008 and was released on May 5 of that year.
Marc Ferreira – bass guitar, backing vocals (live) (2007)
Omar Davila – drums (live) (2008)
Brian Larkin – vocals (live) (2008)
Former members
Brian Larkin – lead vocals (2011–2013)
Urban Breed – vocals (a few months in 2010)
Andrew Atwood – guitar (2007–2010)
Jens Carlsson – vocals (2004–2009)
Samus – drums (2006–2008)
Teemu Tahkanen – drums (2004–2006)
Noah Martin – bass guitar (2004–2006)
Discographyedit
Studio albums
Distant Tides (2006)
Humanity Dethroned (2008)
From Refuge to Ruin (2012)
Singles
"Northern Sky" (2006)
Referencesedit
^"Dark Empire – Distant Tides review" Metal Storm. April 4, 2006.
^"Dark Empire: Distant Tides" Sea of Tranquility. Jan 21, 2007
External linksedit
Official Facebook
Official Myspace Page
April 15, 2024
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