It is no exaggeration to say that Ventura, California's Night Demon took the traditional metal world by storm with their 2015 debut album, Curse of the Damned. Channeling the finest of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but with the band's own ferocious twist, Curse of the Damned achieved the death-defying feat of taking a musty, dusty, antiquated early '80s sound and making it sound fresh and exciting again. The underground hordes reacted with fanatical intensity and wild-eyed appreciation, and Night Demon were rightfully hailed as the best, greatest hope for old-school heavy metal in the USA. After two years of relentless touring around the globe and one key lineup change (co-founding guitarist Brent Woodward having been replaced by Armand John Anthony last spring), Night Demon have returned with their all-important sophomore album, Darkness Remains.