Archives is a compilation album by Darkest Hour, released on October 3, 2006 through A-F Records

A-F Records

A-F Records is an independent record label originated by the band Anti-Flag, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This label was created to help expose more political punk rock bands to a greater audience...

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The disc includes tracks from the band's first two independent EP

Extended play

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s, 1996's The Misanthrope and 1999's The Prophecy Fulfilled

The Prophecy Fulfilled

The Prophecy Fulfilled is the second EP from metal band Darkest Hour and was released on May 20, 1999. It was the band's last EP, before their debut album The Mark of the Judas.-Track listing:# "Choir of the Prophecy Fulfilled" - 5:41...

. The audio for this release was re-mastered from the original master tapes

Master recording

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. Unlike the band's more recent material, the following early work of Darkest Hour is much more hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 orientated metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

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Track listing

1. "The Choir of the Prophecy Fulfilled" – 5:18
2. "Reflections of Ruin" – 3:49
3. "Broken Wings, Pt. 1" – 3:22
4. "This Side of the Nightmare" – 4:09
5. "This Curse" – 6:45
6. "Coda XIII" – 5:03
7. "This Side of the Nightmare" [Alternate Version] – 3:30
8. "Reflections of Ruin" [Alternate Version] – 3:51
9. "This Curse" [Alternate Version] – 6:23
10. "Faith Like Suicide" – 6:19
11. "Vise" – 5:28
12. "Looking Forward (To the End)" – 3:42
13. "The Misanthrope" – 4:14
14. "Fathom" – 5:34
15. "Keepsake 23" – 6:15
16. "Crossroads" – 3:48