Deliver Us

Deliver Us
Studio album by Darkest Hour
Released	July 10, 2007
Recorded	March 1, 2007 – April 1, 2007 at Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, Canada
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	39:07
Label	Victory
Producer	Devin Townsend
Darkest Hour chronology
Archives (2006) Deliver Us (2007) The Eternal Return (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10[2]
MetalSucks	[3]
Punknews.org	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Deliver Us is the fifth studio album by American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. It was released on July 10, 2007 through Victory Records. The album debuted at number 110 on the Billboard album charts, with sales of 6,600.^[6] "Sanctuary" is featured in the video game, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, while "Demon(s)" is featured in Guitar Hero 5 and "Doomsayer" was made available in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock through the Darkest Hour Track Pack, the last to be released by Activision. ^[7] The artwork was created by John Baizley who has also done art for bands such as Pig Destroyer, Daughters, and his own band Baroness. It is also the last album to feature lead guitarist Kris Norris.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Doomsayer (the Beginning of the End)"	4:33
2.	"Sanctuary"	2:13
3.	"Demon(s)"	3:48
4.	"An Ethereal Drain"	3:56
5.	"A Paradox with Flies"	4:26
6.	"The Light at the Edge of the World"	1:42
7.	"Stand and Receive Your Judgment"	2:38
8.	"Tunguska"	5:32
9.	"Fire in the Skies"	3:19
10.	"Full Imperial Collapse"	2:39
11.	"Deliver Us"	4:47
Total length:		39:07

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Closing on the Day" (Track number 10 on the FYE special edition of the album)	2:46

Production notes

• Recorded between March 1, 2007 – April 1, 2007 at Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, Canada.
• The album was produced, mixed and engineered by Devin Townsend.
• Townsend contributed guitar work on the track "Full Imperial Collapse".
• Engineered by Dean Maher.
• Mastered by UE Nastasi.

Line-up

• John Henry – vocals
• Kris Norris – guitar
• Mike Schleibaum – guitar
• Paul Burnette – bass
• Ryan Parrish – drums

Trivia

• The song "Demon(s)" can be heard in the episode "Escape from Dragon House" of HBO's True Blood. It is also a playable track in Guitar Hero 5.

References

1. "Deliver Us - Darkest Hour". Allmusic.
2. "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net.
3. http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/07/05/review-darkest-hour-deliver-us/
4. "Darkest Hour - Deliver Us". Punknews.org.
5. "Darkest Hour - Deliver Us". Sputnikmusic.
6. Blabbermouth.net, "Smashing Pumpkins, Darkest Hour, Danzig, Beatallica First-Week Sales Revealed", Posted July 18, 2007.
7. "Darkest Hour Track Pack". Microsoft. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-12.