Velvet Darkness is a Mexican heavy metal band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, founded in 2013 by guitarist Joe SaraF and bassist Charles Kray.

Velvet Darkness has released songs based on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter characters, Stephen King’s Carrie, and Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi.

A few months later, drummer Erick Ruiz joined the band, followed shortly after by singer Lucrecia Ang, guitarist Alex Laris, and keyboardist Andrea Piña.

In September, Ang left in order to pursue a master's degree in Spain,[7] which prompted auditions, and in November, Kate Michaels joined the band.

[12] On the same day, Rai moved to Japan,[13] still contributing to the writing and recording process remotely; the band has refused to hire a substitute, using playback for keyboards and sequences during live shows.

Cuevas, Reckoning’s Alfredo Murasaki and Altair served as live guitarists for the following months, the latter becoming official member on 9 October; he was introduced with a rerecording of “God of War”, song from Nothing But Glory.

On 25 November 2019, Velvet Darkness released their first single with Altair as guitarist, “Insomniac”, recorded at Sound Mob Studio in Mexico City.

On 8 June, being the second anniversary of Nothing But Glory, a video for the title track featured members from Jet Jaguar, Lvto, Driven, Everlight, Erzsebeth, Reckoning, and new collaborations with Ang and Largher.

On 29 October, as part of Halloween celebrations, they released a cover version of Misfits' 1997 song Dig Up Her Bones with an alternate lineup: SaraF on vocals, Kray and Yanez on guitars, Altair on bass, and Michaels on drums.

On 29 June 2022, the band announced the departure of Joe SaraF citing personal motives, leaving Kray as the only founding member remaining.

On 8 July 2023, Velvet Darkness began the recording of their next material, again at Sound Mob Studio, with Agora's drummer Eduardo Carrillo as producer.