Dark Empire
OriginVerona, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresPower metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, melodic death metal
Years active2004–2013
MembersMatt Moliti
Randy Knecht
Matt Graff
Derrick Schneider
Christian Colabelli
Harris Bergsohn

Dark Empire was an American heavy metal band from New Jersey. The band played a mix of power metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, and melodic death metal.

History

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.

Dark Empire disbanded in July 2013.

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

  • Distant Tides (2006)
  • Humanity Dethroned (2008)
  • From Refuge to Ruin (2012)

Singles

  • "Northern Sky" (2006)

References

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