Solid State released three versions of the album with various bonuses. The hard rock and heavy metal based magazine, Revolver, published a cover story on Christian metal in December 2006, featuring what the magazine called "The Holy Alliance": Spencer Chamberlain from Underoath, Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter, Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying, and Cory Brandan Putman from Norma Jean.ĭemon Hunter entered the studio in June 2007 to record their fourth full-length album, Storm the Gates of Hell, which was released on November 6, 2007. The Triptych was re-released on Octowith a DVD accompanying the album and four extra songs added to the original album. The band shot a video for "One Thousand Apologies" after the tour was over with director Darren Doane at the helm. "Undying" was the band's first single from this album, and was also made into a music video directed by Chris Sims (As I Lay Dying, Lamb of God, Zao).ĭemon Hunter's only 2006 tour took place over the summer with Zao, Becoming the Archetype, August Burns Red, and Spoken. The Triptych was even bigger than Summer of Darkness, selling more than twice as many records on its first week of release than Summer of Darkness had. Supertones (Guitar), The Dingees (Drums)) as lead guitarist, replacing Kris McCaddon. This album debuted Watts as Sprinkle's permanent replacement on drums (Jesse having joined Dead Poetic) as well as the addition of Ethan Luck (The O.C. Included on the album is a cover of Prong's song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". The word "triptych" centers around the concept of three, as it was the band's third album. In 2005, Demon Hunter went back to The Compound in Seattle, Washington to record their third album, entitled The Triptych. Post-hardcore band Staple replaced Haste the Day towards the end of the tour.
This time Demon Hunter took with them rock/post-hardcore rookies Dead Poetic, along with metalcore band Haste the Day. The album featured four guest vocal appearances, including Mike Williams of The Agony Scene on "Beheaded", Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists on "Beauty Through The Eyes Of A Predator", Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage on "Our Faces Fall Apart" and Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch on "Coffin Builder".ĭemon Hunter hit the road that summer with McCaddon on lead and Dunn on bass, and with new touring drummer Tim "Yogi" Watts, as Jesse Sprinkle could not make the tour. Summer of Darkness hit stores on May 4, 2004, and was a modest success, propelling Demon Hunter into the secular scene with the addition of the music video "Not Ready to Die" on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball and Fuse TV, along with single "My Heartstrings Come Undone" being placed on the Resident Evil: Apocalypse soundtrack. Summer of Darkness/The Triptych (2004-2006)ĭemon Hunter returned to the studio to record their second full-length release, Summer of Darkness, with McCaddon contributing, and again with Jesse drumming. Their names were revealed when they undertook their first tour, which featured Norwegian metal heavyweights Extol and death-influenced metalcore youngbloods The Agony Scene, and saw the permanent adding of Jesse Sprinkle on drums, Jon Dunn on bass, and Kris McCaddon, formerly of Embodyment, on lead guitar. Ryan and Don wrote all of the songs, performed the majority of the instruments (with Ryan singing as he had in TFU) and hired Jesse Sprinkle to record drum tracks.Īt first the members of the band chose to hide or obscure their identities in photos and in the press. Demon Hunter's self-titled album was released in October 2002 on Tooth and Nail Records subsidiary Solid State Records. 3 with their first song "Through the Black" released in February 2002. Ryan had previously played guitar in hardcore band Focal Point, who released an album on Tooth & Nail/Solid State when Ryan was still in his teens.ĭemon Hunter first appeared on This is Solid State, Vol. As of Early 2010 the band has sold over half a million albums.ĭemon Hunter was initially conceived as a project band by the Clarks, who had played together previously in the initially Coalesce and Neurosis influenced but later more experimental band Training For Utopia. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, Don Clark having left the band to take care of his family. Demon Hunter's members are Christian and express their faith in many of their songs. Demon Hunter is an American Christian metalcore band from Seattle, Washington, started by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark.
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