Whatever Happened To...#26: Dark New Day

 Dark New Day was one of a few supergroups that debuted during the first decade of the 21st century. They released a few albums and played a few shows. However, other commitments kept them from becoming a band that would survive on its own for an extended period of time.

The group was formed by Will Hunt, Corey and Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla, and Troy McLawhorn. They were initially known as Dark Blue. Their debut album Twelve Year Silence was released under the Dark New Day moniker in 2005. 

Dark New Days performed at several shows in support of Chevelle before Hunt filled in for Tommy Lee at a few Motley Crue concerts. The group's first EP, Black Porch (Acoustic Sessions), was released in 2006. They continued on, even as Hunt went on the road with Vince Neil and his solo band and Clint Lowery became a touring guitarist for Korn in 2007. Both and Hunt would eventually be recruited to fill openings in the band Evanescence. 

Clint returned to Sevendust permanently in 2008, shortly after their Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow album was released. Dark New Days put three new tracks on their MySpace page that summer and B.C. Kochmit joined their group following Clint and McLawhorn's departure. Kochmit and Corey Lowery went on to form a new band called Violent Plan in 2009. They would soon move from that short-lived band to create Eye Empire (which proved to be another group with a brief lifespan). Hunt moved on to play drums for Black Label Society and Crossfade.

An album called New Tradition debuted in 2012. It also contained tracks first heard on the Hail Mary album, issued on CD the following year. Hail Mary had been recorded several years prior, but both albums were still well-received by their loyal fans. 

Even though most of their music was released well after many of the band members had already gone their separate ways, I have to applaud Dark New Day for daring to try something new and go outside the scope of the members' previous efforts with other bands. It's very unlikely that we'll hear new music from them or see them reunite any time soon, but I've learned to never say never. 

Well, that's all for now. Next up is Greenwheel, one of those "if you blinked, you probably missed them" type of groups. Until then, have a great weekend, everyone!