Revelation Records has conitnued reissuing the back catalog of Turning Point, this time releasing It's Always Darkest...Before the Dawn on vinyl and tape.

Turning Point formed in 1988 by members of the New Jersey hardcore scene who had played in such bands as Pointless, Awareness, and Failsafe. While the group's earlier, more Youth Crew-styled material appeared on their demo and eponymous 7 inch, they would begin to shift their sound into a more melodic direction by the time they began constructing the material that would end up on their album.

Released in 1990 by New Age Records, It's Always Darkest...Before the Dawn would go on to become the sole studio Turning Point full-length, with the group breaking up the year after it initially arrived in stores. Despite all this, the album's influence can still be heard decades later in the sound of bands like Fury and Mil-Spec.