MAILКоллектив был основан Matt'ом Moliti (лид- и ритм-гитара, дэтовый вокал) в 2004 году.
Moliti, вдохновлённый творчеством SYMPHONY X и RAGE, создал DARK EMPIRE для того, чтобы олицетворять собой совершенство металл-банды: с трэш-риффами, невероятными соло и агрессивным, но мелодичным вокалом, полным энергии и чувств.
Однако группа получила известность благодаря знаменитому пауэр вокалисту Йенсу Карлссону, известному по работе с коллективами Savage Circus и Persuader. Отличительная особенность его голоса – это подражание манере легендарного Ханси Кюрша из Blind Guardian
Можно сказать, что Dark Empire - это тот же Blind Guardian, но, во-первых, отошедший от основной для жанра фэнтезийной тематики, а во-вторых - более тяжеловесно звучащий благодаря элементам thrash'а. В итоге - очень органичный и вкусный коктейль.
В 2009 году Йенс покинул группу. Причина ухода была банальной, ввиду того, что Йенс живет в Швеции, группе редко удается собраться в полном составе, что осложняет их концертную и творческую деятельность. В 2010 году вокалистом группы стал Brian Larkin.
В июле 2013 года Мэтт объявил, что положит конец имени Dark Empire и создал Death Metal группу Sentient Horror для своих дальнейших идей. 2006 - Distant Tides [Self-released]
01. We Will Never Die
(6:13)02. The Alchemist
(5:42)03. A Soul Divided
(5:34)04. Distant Tides
(6:40)05. Northern Sky
(5:06)06. The Final Vision
(7:41)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 15. April 2012, 10:50
Dark Empire / Distant Tides
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : No
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 32 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V %s
TOC of the extracted CD
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2 | 6:13.25 | 5:42.12 | 28000 | 53661
3 | 11:55.37 | 5:33.47 | 53662 | 78683
4 | 17:29.09 | 6:39.63 | 78684 | 108671
5 | 24:08.72 | 5:06.03 | 108672 | 131624
6 | 29:15.00 | 7:41.01 | 131625 | 166200
Range status and errors
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Filename G:\Dark Empire - Distant Tides.wav
Peak level 99.1 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC FF57146D
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [6AABF1D0]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [3C3F336B]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 5) [023B5D10]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [B2145EF5]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [88385903]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [FB89A034]
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
2008 - Humanity Dethroned [Stay Gold, ARTSG-026, Japan]
01. Eyes Of Defiance
(5:06)02. No Sign Of Life
(5:05)03. Humanity Dethroned
(5:12)04. The Forgotten Sin
(8:26)05. Faded Dreams
(5:30)06. Salvation Denied
(5:17)07. Prelude
(3:14)08. Haunted
(5:29)09. Possessed (We Are One)
(5:10)10. Closure
(6:48)11. Possessed (We Are One) (Radio Edit)
(4:40)12. The Knife (Genesis Cover)
(3:34)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 13. July 2013, 23:07
Dark Empire / Humanity Dethroned
Used drive : ATAPI iHAP122 9 Adapter: 3 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 40 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -V %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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2 | 5:05.71 | 5:05.13 | 22946 | 45833
3 | 10:11.09 | 5:12.05 | 45834 | 69238
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5 | 23:49.26 | 5:30.31 | 107201 | 131981
6 | 29:19.57 | 5:16.59 | 131982 | 155740
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8 | 37:50.65 | 5:28.49 | 170315 | 194963
9 | 43:19.39 | 5:10.26 | 194964 | 218239
10 | 48:29.65 | 6:47.60 | 218240 | 248824
11 | 55:17.50 | 4:39.49 | 248825 | 269798
12 | 59:57.24 | 3:33.69 | 269799 | 285842
Range status and errors
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Filename D:\Download\Dark Empire - Humanity Dethroned.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC C9D17E34
Copy CRC C9D17E34
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 not present in database
Track 2 not present in database
Track 3 not present in database
Track 4 not present in database
Track 5 not present in database
Track 6 not present in database
Track 7 not present in database
Track 8 not present in database
Track 9 not present in database
Track 10 not present in database
Track 11 not present in database
Track 12 not present in database
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
End of status report
2012 - From Refuge To Ruin [Nightmare Rec., NMR7932, EU]
01. A Plague in the Throne Room
(5:23)02. Dreaming in Vengeance
(7:14)03. The Crimson Portrait
(4:58)04. Dark Seeds of Depravity
(4:41)05. From Refuge to Ruin
(9:39)06. Lest Ye Be Judged
(5:49)07. What Men Call Hatred
(4:43)08. Black Hearts Demise
(4:13)09. The Cleansing Fires
(13:55)
Exact Audio Copy V1.5 from 20. February 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 31. July 2020, 20:51
Dark Empire / From Refuge to Ruin
Used drive : HP DVD Writer 1170d Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
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2 | 5:23.27 | 7:13.40 | 24252 | 56766
3 | 12:36.67 | 4:58.19 | 56767 | 79135
4 | 17:35.11 | 4:41.24 | 79136 | 100234
5 | 22:16.35 | 9:38.58 | 100235 | 143642
6 | 31:55.18 | 5:48.64 | 143643 | 169806
7 | 37:44.07 | 4:43.13 | 169807 | 191044
8 | 42:27.20 | 4:13.29 | 191045 | 210048
9 | 46:40.49 | 13:55.17 | 210049 | 272690
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\EAC\ungern666\Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin.wav
Peak level 99.5 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4AB2BF24
Copy CRC 4AB2BF24
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [F2BDDB93] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [74B54FAA] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [5E21146C] (AR v2)
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Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [B031DD11] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [D7E442A4] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 4) [46803504] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
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5 | (3/3) Accurately ripped
6 | (3/3) Accurately ripped
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